2026 Census for Community Based Environmental Learning
Share your experiences to help guide the future of environmental and outdoor learning in Maine.
The Census of Community-Based Environmental Learning (CBEL) is a statewide survey that helps us understand how educators and organizations are connecting young people with the environment and their communities. Past censuses in 2019 and 2022 surveyed over 900 educators. The results directly informed state funding decisions and helped justify passing Maine's Climate Education and Wabanaki Studies legislation. Your responses help guide what comes next: funding, professional learning, partnerships, and statewide priorities, all with the goal of better supporting educators who connect Maine children to the natural world
Maine EE Evaluation Collaborative
As part of the Teach ME Outside Project we are convening a diverse group of stakeholders to advance Environmental Education Evaluation in Maine.
As part of Teach ME Outside, the program is offering to Evaluate Your Progress. On this page, there are tools to support continued learning and skill development for how to evaluate and assess the impacts of CBEL projects in Maine as well as how to incorporate that feedback into revising project design to supported continued project growth and improvement.
Here are some links to Environmental Education Evaluation Resources that the collaborative has shared:
MEERA: "My Environmental Education Evaluation Resource Assistant" (MEERA) is an online "evaluation consultant" created to assist you with your evaluation needs. It will point you to resources that will be helpful in evaluating your environmental education program.