In 2013 KCEEI will offer a variety of one and two day workshops, lectures, presentations, week-long courses, a new hybrid Geology course, and a Whale Watching experience. Participants have the option of receiving Act 48 Hours, NEIU-19 CPE credits, Keystone College Undergraduate credit, or Wilkes University Graduate Education credit. 

All are open to teachers as well as community members!**                                                                                       Space is limited to 25 participants per course on a first-come, first-served basis.

The Offerings for 2013 are:

Workshops, Lectures, and Field Experiences (Act 48 Hours only)

• Book Discussion, Full Plate, Empty Planet, by Lester Brown, led by Professor Howard Jennings – Feb. 7, 6pm, FREE!, Cancelled.

• On the Pennsylvania Road with Mike Stevens: A Collection of Stories and Photos – March 7, 6pm, FREE!

• Lichen Identification - March 20, 9am - 3pm, $50

• Maple Sugaring Demonstration & Open House - March 23, 9am - 12pm, FREE!

• Spring Wildflower Identification and Natural History - April 13, 9am - 3pm, $50

• Reusing Our Raindrops to Protect Our Watershed Rain Barrel Workshop, May 4, 10am - 2pm, $25 (includes barrel)

• Woodlands Campus Guided Hike - May 15, 5pm, FREE!

• Wetlands Delineation Workshop (one or two day), May 18 & 19, 9am - 3pm, $100/day

• Whale Watching Field Experience - June 7-9, $350 CANCELLED!

• Dragonfly and Damselfly Appreciation - July 30 & 31, 9am - 3pm, $75

• Plant Identification - August 7 & 8, 9am - 3pm, $75

• Fall Wildflowers Identification - September 21, 9am - 3pm, $50

• Mushroom Identification - October 11, 9am - 3 pm, $50

• Winter Botany - January 19, 2014, 9am - 3pm, $50

Week-Long Courses ($300 plus the cost of credits for NEIU-19 CPE Credits; Wilkes Graduate Education Credits; Keystone College Undergraduate Credits)

• Watershed Explorers (grades K-6)  June 24-28 There is no $300 registration fee for this course!!

• Forests & Society (grades K-12)  July 8-12 There is no $300 registration fee for this course!!

• Geology of Northeast Pennsylvania Hybrid Course (grades K-12)  July 8-12

• Flora & Fauna of Pennsylvania (grades K-12)  July 15-19 CANCELLED

• Climate Change & the Energy Challenge (grades 7-12)  July 22-26

Sustainability Series: Regional Environmental Challenges and Opportunities

Each program is FREE and open to the public.  Programs will begin at 6pm and will be held at the KCEEI Center on Keystone's Campus and will run approximately an hour and a half each. Pre-registration is required.   

• Energy Conservation & Sustainability Strategies, January 29

• Managing Stormwater; Protecting Waterways, February 26, 2013 Rescheduled to 3/5/13 - FULL!!

• Understanding & Managing Environmental Opportunities & Challenges Related to Marcellus Shale: Groundwater, Energy, Ecosystem, March 26

• Preserving Green Space Through Land Trusts, April 23

• How to Work With Conservations Districts to Conserve Natural Resources on Your Private Land, May 21