Project WILD became
available in 1983 through the hard work and dedication of
many groups including CEE, the Western Association of Fish
and Wildlife Agencies and state departments of education.
For a detailed look at Project WILD through the years, please
visit the Project
WILD Chronology page.
Project WILD is
administered by the Council for Environmental Education (CEE)
[formerly Western Regional Environmental Education Council,
Inc. (WREEC)] and is co-sponsored with the Western Association
of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (WAFWA). The Western Association
of Fish and Wildlife Agencies is comprised of the directors
of public agencies responsible for management of wildlife
in member states. WREEC was founded in 1970 in a unique and
visionary effort to create a partnership between education
and natural resource professionals in the 13 western states.
In 1996, WREEC officially changed its name to the Council
for Environmental Education (CEE) to reflect its national
network of state department of education and natural resource
agency professionals. CEE's mission is to support environmental
education through the management and development of environmental
education programs; to publish and disseminate environmental
education materials; and to facilitate the development and
maintenance of partnerships for environmental education.
Agreements between
these two founding sponsor organizations allow for additional
sponsorship by other interested organizations and agencies.
Contributions, grants, and cooperative agreements also provide
support for the work of Project WILD.
The Project WILD
Program Committee, CEE staff, CEE Board of Directors, and
all organizational and state sponsors are dedicated to achieving
the highest possible standards of professional quality, factual
accuracy, and objectivity in all programs, activities, and
materials bearing the Project WILD name. Project WILD has
adopted policies and guidelines that state the program's commitment
to neutrality on controversial issues, treating such issues
fairly and honestly without advocating any particular point
of view and recognizing that people need information from
a variety of sources to make their own informed decisions.
Project WILD programs, activities, and materials are not to
be used to promote agency or organizational policies or political
points of view
For more information
about CEE, visit www.councilforee.org
For more information about WAFWA, visit
www.wafwa.org
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