Founded in 1977, the Massachusetts Environmental Education Society (MEES) is dedicated to the promotion, preservation and improvement of environmental education in the state of Massachusetts. MEES is a non-profit organization whose members include classroom teachers, environmental educators, outdoor leaders, naturalists and administrators committed to encouraging education and awareness of the inter-relationship of the natural world, and re-establishing the balance between nature and people.

The Goals of MEES:

• Promote environmental literacy in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
• Enhance the professional competence of teachers and environmental educators.
• Increase communication and collaboration among environmental education professionals.
• Promote professional and ethical standards and encourage their ongoing development.
• Serve as a resource for employment, programs, facilities, and techniques in environmental education.

MEES provides its membership with four main services:

• The annual conference, which draws 200 enviromental professionals from Massachusetts and greater New England. 
• The MEES Observer, a quarterly newsletter.
• massmees.org, the society's website, seeks to promote and improve environmental education in Massachusetts by providing networking, communication, and material resources.
• Project WET

MEES Board:

MEES is operated by an all-volunteer working board of directors. The 12-15 board members are generally drawn from the membership. We can always use enthusiastic, creative, dedicated, educational professionals on the Board. If you are interested, please This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it !

Current Board of Directors

Timeline of Board Members

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