Environmental Educator
Resource Library
This webpage is a library of resources for educators and community members in Maine, including access to supplies, professional development, curricula, and community partnerships.
Need one-on-one support or need help finding what you are looking for? Anna Sommo, MEEA Director of School and Community Partnerships, can help connect you and answer your questions about outdoor learning and environmental education. Email Anna at info@meeassociation.org
Want to add a resource to this webpage? Fill out our submission form here.
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Free or Low-Cost Resources
Funding for Schools and Educators
Maine Early Childhood Outdoors Network provides $1,000-$2,000 to licensed early childhood programs in Maine of all type, size or philosophy for
Funding for waste diversion projects that show a commitment to reduce, reuse, recycle, and composting.
MEEA mini grants offer up to $1,500 to public school teachers for outdoor learning, environmental education, and Wabanaki studies.
Offering five $2,000 grants to pay School Garden Caretakers in Maine. It is required to have a person who is currently or able to be the School Garden Caretaker.
Funding through the Maine Department of Education.
A nationwide directory of opportunities to support professional growth. Apply for a grant or scholarship, attend a job fair, enter a contest, publish content, or attend a conference.
School entities, including SAUs, private schools approved for public tuition purposes, Indian Education schools, and EUT schools are eligible to receive up to $500 to purchase books that support Wabanaki Studies.
Maine-based Resources
Free standards-aligned educational resources to support Maine educators in incorporating climate literacy into their curriculum.
Resources and opportunities for professional learning, data sharing, systemic reform, networking, and partnerships to support community-based environmental learning.
Searchable directory and map of Maine that parents, educators, and community members can use to discover environmental learning partners and collaborators in their area.
This report provides a comprehensive baseline understanding of the strengths, weaknesses, and needs for environmental education in Maine.
Outlines a vision of environmental literacy for Maine and a plan to strengthen environmental education and outdoor learning as a critical piece of every youth’s educational journey.
Wabanaki Studies
Professional Development
Online courses on your own time,
at your own pace. View Courses.
Be a leader for your school district. Starts August 13th. Register here.
Using Wabanaki texts in the classroom. Starts November 2026
Wabanaki Studies Intensive
October 25 at the Penobscot Nation
Wabanaki Studies Resources
Guides by grade level and topic area. View Guides
Purchase a kit for your classroom or program. View Kits
Project-based learning modules by grade level. View Modules
Indigenous authored books and books to avoid. View Books
Outdoor learning Wabanaki Studies project ideas. View Projects
Use these maps in your class or community group! View Maps
A non-exhaustive list of Wabanaki educators for hire. View Speakers
A foundational document to start your practice. View Framework
Equity Resources
Racial Justice Resources
In 2023, MEEA gathered these equity resources for environmental educators and organizations from participants in our Beyond Statements community calls. These are crowdsourced resources for community educating and we do our best to review them, but some of the views expressed in these resources may not reflect MEEA’s stances or perspectives
The resources below can be navigated by topic, by resource type, or via the search function in the top right corner. If you are just getting started in your learning, we suggest checking out this list of helpful definitions provided by the Center of Diversity and the Environment.
We’re always learning and if there’s a need for a resource or you need support, please let us know and we can add it to this resource library. Contact info@meeassociation.org with questions or requests.
This research supports making changes in key areas like pay and benefits, position design, recruitment, processes, and practices for environmental education organizations. It also outlines specific minimum standards for employers to enact immediately. MEEA's Executive Director Olivia Griset was an advisor on this national eeGuidance project. Please reach out to her at olivia@meeassociation.org