{"id":598343,"date":"2023-06-05T11:46:33","date_gmt":"2023-06-05T15:46:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/?p=598343"},"modified":"2025-03-11T21:57:32","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T01:57:32","slug":"earth-rangers-is-proud-to-be-a-founding-partner-of-nec","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/all\/earth-rangers-is-proud-to-be-a-founding-partner-of-nec\/","title":{"rendered":"Earth Rangers is proud to be a founding partner of NEC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Earth Rangers has been committed to kids\u2019 environmental education for many years and is proud to be a founding member of the <a href=\"https:\/\/natureducation.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"\">Nature Education Collective (NEC).<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NEC is an initiative of Earth Rangers, the Canadian Wildlife Federation, Ducks Unlimited Canada, Outward Bound Canada, and Project Learning Tree Canada. Together, we champion quality nature education for children and youth to ensure they become environmentally literate and build generations of sustainability-minded, action-oriented, and resilient people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"599\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/image0.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-598349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/image0.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/image0-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/image0-768x575.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/image0-150x112.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/image0-696x521.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/image0-561x420.jpeg 561w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/image0-80x60.jpeg 80w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/image0-265x198.jpeg 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On May 29<sup>th<\/sup>, 2023, NEC hosted a day-long meeting in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It brought together delegates from governments, ENGOs, formal and informal educators, and youth to talk about the future of nature education in Canada. It was a very encouraging and hopeful day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/KeeleyAndTovah-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-598355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/KeeleyAndTovah-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/KeeleyAndTovah-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/KeeleyAndTovah-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/KeeleyAndTovah-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/KeeleyAndTovah-1-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/KeeleyAndTovah-1-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/KeeleyAndTovah-1-1068x801.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/KeeleyAndTovah-1-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/KeeleyAndTovah-1-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/KeeleyAndTovah-1-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/KeeleyAndTovah-1-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/KeeleyAndTovah-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Earth Rangers president Tovah Barocas with Earth Ranger Keeley Raffey<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Keeley Raffey, a level 78 Earth Ranger, was among the crowd. She was there to represent the voice of young people. With stories of the actions she\u2019s taken, like recycling batteries, participating in Earth Hour, and spreading awareness, she was truly an inspiration to everyone present. Way to go, Keeley!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nature education is needed to ensure a healthy and sustainable future for our country. The Nature Education Collective is confident that with everyone working together, we can make this a reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"548\" src=\"\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sponsors-39-1024x548.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-598345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sponsors-39-1024x548.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sponsors-39-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sponsors-39-768x411.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sponsors-39-1536x822.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sponsors-39-2048x1096.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sponsors-39-150x80.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sponsors-39-696x373.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sponsors-39-1068x572.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sponsors-39-1920x1028.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sponsors-39-785x420.jpg 785w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earth Rangers has been committed to kids\u2019 environmental education for many years and is proud to be a founding member of the Nature Education Collective (NEC). NEC is an initiative of Earth Rangers, the Canadian Wildlife Federation, Ducks Unlimited Canada, Outward Bound Canada, and Project Learning Tree Canada. 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