EECO offers its members the opportunity for membership in special interest sections to promote networking among peers and groups with similar interests. EECO members may join one section at no additional cost to regular membership dues. Each additional section joined is $5 per section. Please check which section(s) you would like to join on your conference registration.

Business, Industry and Trade Associations Section: People from business, industry and related trade associations who have environment-related education, training or outreach as one of their objectives such as utility companies, manufacturers, law firms, engineering firms and agriculture.

Environmental and Community-based Organizations Section: Staff and members of local, state and national non-governmental organizations that have environment-related education, training or outreach as one of their objectives; typically non-profit organizations such as conservation organizations, community action groups, local watershed groups, or faith-based organizations.

Environmental Education and Outdoor Education Organizations Section:
Educators, administrators and other staff who work for an organization that has environmental and outdoor education as its primary mission such as an EE center, nature center, park, camp, resident outdoor education center, zoo, museum, arboretum, or historical site; may bring their education programs to schools and other settings; typically non-profit organizations.

Government Agency Section: Staff and administrators from local, state and federal government agencies who have environment-related education, training and outreach as one of their objectives such as county soil and water conservation districts, city health departments, planning commissions, solid waste districts, municipal groups. 

Higher Education Section: Students, faculty and administrators from colleges and universities offering associate, bachelor, Master’s and Ph.D. degrees; includes programs in teacher education and environment-related education, training and outreach as well as environmental literacy courses as part of general education requirements.

Research Section: People who conduct research in environment-related education, training and outreach and environmental sciences and those interested in applying the results of such research.  

Preschool, Elementary and Secondary Education Section: Teachers, curriculum supervisors, administrators and other staff who work for early childhood, elementary, and secondary public and private schools, before and after-school programs as well as parents who home-school their children.