Minnesota Statutes Environmental Protection (Ch. 114C-116I) § 115A.074. Environmental education resource centers

(1) implement the programs and priorities of the agency as defined in the plan;

(2) convey regional program priorities to the commissioner;

(3) evaluate regional implementation of environmental education programs and report to the commissioner on the evaluations;

(4) provide regional liaison and coordination for organizations, agencies, and individuals providing environmental education programs on particular issues;

(5) be a distribution and publicity center for agencies, environmental organizations, environmental learning center publications, programs, and services;

(6) be a central source of information for citizens interested in issues that are the responsibility of many agencies, boards, task forces, and organizations;

(7) provide technical assistance to local and state organizations and agencies on program design, promotion, and publicity to reach the chosen target audiences; and

(8) assist the service cooperatives by collecting and distributing environmental education teaching materials, displays, computer programs, resource person lists, and audio-visual aids, and provide assistance with teacher training workshops and programs on request.