Connecting your Outdoor Learning to the region with Clearing Magazine
Spring 2023 issue features Lower Columbia School Gardens and other local partners
As environmental educators, we know that the power of place begins right here — in our watersheds, forests, coasts, and communities. One of our regional resources, CLEARING Magazine, is excited to introduce a new editorial calendar designed to spotlight the themes, voices, and innovations shaping environmental education across the Pacific Northwest and the greater Cascadia bioregion.
And the timing couldn’t be better. In late 2026, the North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE) Conference will bring the continent’s environmental education community to our region. This is an extraordinary opportunity to unify our regional efforts and showcase the best of Cascadia’s EE leadership — the creativity, collaboration, and deep sense of place that define our work here.
Contribute your programs, centers, school gardens, outdoor learning and ideas to the upcoming issues of Clearing to inspire our regional outdoor learning opportunities:
Spring Issue: Roots & Renewal - Focus: Reconnecting with Nature & Place
Place-based education in action
Indigenous knowledge and seasonal cycles
Youth poetry/art celebrating renewal
Outdoor classrooms and garden projects
Feature: “Teaching Biodiversity through Local Landscapes”
Submission deadline: January 31, 2026 & Publication date: March 1, 2026
Summer Issue: Water & Community - Focus: Rivers, Oceans, and Shared Resources
Watersheds as living classrooms
Climate change and water resilience
Community spotlight: tribal and local stewardship of rivers/lakes
Classroom practices: water quality monitoring projects
Youth voices: “Why Water Matters to My Future”
Submission deadline: April 30, 2026
Publication date: June 1, 2026
Fall Issue: Justice & Voices of Change - Focus: Equity, Advocacy, and Environmental Citizenship
Environmental justice in schools and communities
Centering youth leadership in climate action
Case study: EE programs serving underrepresented communities
Research & policy: equity frameworks in EE
Feature essay: “Teaching Hope in a Time of Crisis”
Submission deadline: July 31, 2026
Publication date: September 1, 2026
Winter Issue: Resilience & Restoration - Focus: Building Sustainable Futures
Climate literacy and adaptation strategies
Restoration projects as learning spaces
Educator spotlight: resilience in teaching practice
Systems thinking and sustainable cities
Closing reflection: “Stories of Hope from the Field”
Submission deadline: October 31, 2026
Publication date: December 1, 2026
Look to see where you can contribute an article, essay, or other content throughout the year.
More details are available on the CLEARING website.
