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2006 is our 20th anniversary! A brief chronology of the organization is below. We'd like to present a more personal history as well, but don't have the information. If you have photos or rememberances, please email . We can scan and return photos.
Chronology
1986
- formation of the EE Executive Leadership Committee in northern Nevada at the EE Planning Workshop at Galena Creek (people known to be involved are: Sue Jacox, Jim Bradley, Shirley Pollock, Suzanne Smiley, Greg Kniseley, Mark Kimbrough, Bob Goodman, Karen Mullen, Sandy Sullivan)
- similar activities were going on in southern Nevada (people known to be involved are: Carol Ward, Frank Tepper)
- 1st meeting of the "Nevada Environmental Education Council" (Laura Baron, Greg Knisely, Jim Bradley, Alicia Merryman, Bob Goodman, Shirley Pollock, Sue Jacox, Suzanne Smiley, Mark Kimbrough)
- 1st Nevada Outdoor Education Workshop, Camp We-Ch-Me (ran through 1995 at We-Ch-Me and Nevada 4-H Camp
1987
- ? active program of Project WILD workshops started
- ? active program of Project Learning Tree workshops started
1988
- Articles of Incorporation (signed by James Rathbun, Dan Allison, Frank Tepper, John Jones, Becky Bell) and Bylaws
- became a 501(c)3 organization
1989
- Annual Meeting, Tonopah (Becky Bell, Vern Fridley, Sue Jacox, John Jones, Mark Kimbrough, Alicia Merryman, Gini Mitchell, Shirley Pollock, Jim Rathbun, Dave Sanger, Frank Tepper)
- northern and southern chapters formally established
1990
- ? 1st Mt Charleston Outdoor Education Workshop, southern Nevada
1991
- ? Nevada Environmental Education Directory, first edition
- 1st High Sierra Resource Workshop
1992
- Annual Meeting, Las Vegas (Kathy August, Elsie Hardenbrook, Sue Jacox, John Jones, Mark Kimbrough, Bob Lawson, Chris Miller, Gini Mitchell, Pat Murphy, Richard Pine, Shirley Pollock, Jim Rathbun, Tim Rochelle, Kay Rohde, Dale Shute, Suzanne Sturtevant, Frank Tepper)
- NNREC became an affiliate of the North American Association for Environmental Education
- PLT Facilitator Workshop, Lake Tahoe
1994
- State of Environmental Education in Nevada publication
1995
- EPA Environmental Education grant to NNREC (the only one ever received)
- Great Basin Outdoor School starts as a pilot program at Davis Creek
1996
- Nevada Environmental Education Directory, second edition
1997
- 1st strategic plan
- 1st website for NNREC
2000
- nnrec.org established
- Annual Meeting, Carson City (Beth Isaeff, Sue Jacox, Wesley Reid, Steve Hale, Susan Stead, Mark Kimbrough, Bob Lawson, Shirley Pollock, Chris Miller, Shonna Ingram, Carol Heinricy, Suzanne Sturtevant, Julie Koop, Kathy August)
2001
- RockEE Summit in Salt Lake City, 2nd strategic plan
2002
- Statewide Environmental Education Conference at Clear Creek near Carson City
- Annual Meeting, Carson City (Chris Miller, John Jones, Portia Jelinek, Shonna Ingram, Craig Rock, Mark Bridgewater, Linda Ries, Shirley Pollock, Sue Jacox, Mark Kimbrough, Anga Rebane, John Roos, Dan Allison, John Warpeha, Eric Anderson, MaryKay Reidl)
- bylaws revised to allow but not require chapters
2003
- Statewide Environmental Education Conference at Incline Village
- Annual Meeting (Shirley Pollock, Craig Rock, John Roos, Dan Allison, Anga Rebane, Mary Kay Riedl, Phyllis Atkinson, Chris Miller, Stephanie Lefevre)
2004
- Statewide Environmental Education Conference at Winnemucca
- first mini-grant program
- northern and southern chapters disbanded
- 1st Lamoille Canyon Summer Institute
- Annual Meeting (Chris Miller, Dan Allison, Craig Rock, Shirley Pollock, Anga Rebane, Sue Jacox, Phyllis Atkinson, Erin Channell)
2005
- 2nd Lamoille Canyon Summer Institute
- third strategic planning process initiated with Advisory Council meetings in western, southern and rural Nevada to gather input
- PLT Facilitator Workshop, southern Nevada
- Annual Meeting, Las Vegas (Dan Allison, Shirley Pollock, Stephanie Lefevre, and Anga Rebane, Margie Klein, Josh ?, Kelly Jackson, Ann Nagel, Jamie Minnick, K Dasenbrock, John Jones, Ivy Santee, Marilyn Gillespie, Elsie Sellars, Allison Brody, Linda Ries)
2006
- mission statement revised: "NNREC is an educational catalyst for environmental sustainability, generating partnerships that foster stewardship, conservation and responsible land use with students, educators, and communities, to ensure a healthy environment for future generations."
- 3rd Lamoille Institute for Educators (LIFE) at Camp Lamoille, the Ruby Mountains
- EETAP Building State Capacity for Environmental Education grant received from NAAEE ($12K/year for three years)
- EETAP Environmental Education Certification Program Development grant received from NAAEE ($7K)
2007
- join us to create what will be NNREC history!
