ECHO Resources

Want an overview of ECHO?  Watch OAK’s ECHO Across America Launch Webinar.

Education 

• Does your state have an Environmental Literacy Plan?  Find out.
• Working on drafting a State Environmental Literacy ?  Check out NAAEE’s Developing a State Environmental Literacy Plan Guide
• Want to use a developed state environmental literacy plan?  Read Rhode Island’s for an example
• Check out Maryland’s Environmental Literacy Standards
• NAAEE’s State Environmental Literacy Plan 2013 Status Report. 

Community Health and Wellness

• Do people in your city have access to public parks? Visit the Trust for Public Land’s ParkScore Index to find out.
• Does your city and state’s park and trails adequate for improving the health of children and families in your community? Conduct a Parks and Trails Health Impact Assessment using the CDC’s toolkit. 
• Trying to determine your state/city’s transportation health impact? Utilize the CDC’s Transportation Health Impact Assessment Toolkit and resources for improving active transportation. 
• Does your community need a Safe Routes to School Policy? Check out the Safe Routes to School Local Policy Guide
• Does your community have an outdoor equipment library?  Check out Bay Area Wilderness Training.  The Outdoors Empowered Network can help you get one started in your community.

Environmental Stewardship

• Curious about the impact a Conservation Service Corps can have on individuals and your community? Read the Public Land Service Coalition’s 2012 Evaluation Report.
• Does your Community or State have a 21^st Century Conservation Service Corps (21CSC) program?   Click here for a listing of 21CSC programs.
• Missing a Conservation Corps? The Corps Network can help you get a Conservation Corps started in your community today! Contact Joe Gersen for more information.

Comprehensive Strategies 

• Maryland’s Executive Order “Maryland Partnership for Children in Nature”
• Kansas’s Executive Order “Kansas Coalition for Children in Nature” 
• Current State’s Children Outdoor Bill of Rights. Find out if your State has passed one!

More resources coming soon…