| The North Carolina Environmental Education Plan evolved from the ideas and suggestions of hundreds of people across North Carolina. Every comment has been documented and compiled by the staff of the Office of Environmental Education. Over 1,300 individuals, businesses, organizations and government agencies participated in the process during the past 18 months. This plan represents the collective thinking of these North Carolinians.
A partnership between the North Carolina Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources, the Wildlife Resources Commission and the Department of Public Instruction established the credibility of this process. The trust and confidence in the process is evidenced by the scope of participation and the diversity of interests represented. The implementation of the North Carolina Environmental Education Plan is dependent upon continued trust and the translation of that trust into long-term working relationships.
North Carolina's future depends on a better understanding of our environment. This plan is an investment in that future.
The staff of the Office of Environmental Education enjoyed the rare privilege to have carried out the legislative responsibility for the development of this statewide plan. As the scribes and guardians of the hopes and experiences of North Carolina's finest, we believe this document reflects the quality of their commitment to the value of environmental education.
Anne Taylor
Denis DuBay
Judy Pope
Susan Davis
Susan Whitehead
Mary Walter Rumley
Cherylle Deal
Jane Basnight
Ruby Jones-Elleby
Brenda Harwood
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