Billy’s Working Relationships
Billy’s connections to Environmental Education and Performance Organizations. Billy B has a number of ongoing relationships with a wide variety of Environmental Educational Organizations. Below you will find brief descriptions of those relationships and links to related projects.
PROJECT LEARNING TREE
Billy B’s first recording was ” Billy B Sings About Trees ” so a relationship with PLT was a natural fit. He has performed for PLT at many national conferences and regional workshops. He has released three award winning recordings ( recently, a remake and upgrade of ” Billy B Sings About Trees ” ) and a video compilation in conjunction with PLT. Below you can link to more in-depth descriptions of each project.
About Project Learning Tree
PLT Presents Billy B Sings About Trees CD
Parents’ Choice Recommends PLT’s Billy B Sings About Trees
Press release announcing Early Childhood guide and CD
PLT’s Early Childhood program wins Teachers’ Choice Award
PLT’s Energy & Society kit
Billy B’s CD ” Billy B Sings About Trees ”
Billy B’s CD ” Energy and Me ”
WORLD WILDLIFE FUND
The WWF commissioned Billy to create a recording of songs, ” Biodiversity and Billy B “, and to act in videos, all of which ended up being part of their “Biodiversity 911″ project, a traveling exhibition by WWF. Also, they commissioned the creation of a live show, ” Bio, Bio, Biodiversity “, which Billy has now performed hundreds of times all over the country.
About Biodiversity 911
The ” Biodiversity and Billy B ” recording
The live performance ” Bio,Bio,Biodiversity ”
The ” Biodiversity ” music video
The Greenhouse Effect video
THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
Billy’s relationship with The National Geographic has primarily been as a performer and occasional song writer. He has performed a number of times at The National Geographic Headquarters in Washington DC and twice for “BioBlitz” where he sang the song he wrote for the occasion, “BioBlitz”.
Billy performing “The Coral Reef ” at the Key Biscayne National Park BioBlitz
” The BioBlitz ” song
Performance Flyers
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SMITHSONIAN
Billy’s relationship with the Smithsonian has been as a performer. Unbeknownst to many people outside of the Washington DC area, the Smithsonian encompasses a large number of very significant locations, operations, and events, such as The National Zoo, The American Art Museum, The Natural History Museum, The Folklife Festival, The Discovery Theater, all of which Billy has performed in or at.
BALTIMORE WOODS NATURE CENTER, INC.
Baltimore Woods Nature Center in Marcellus, New York, Baltimore Woods has an annual tradition of bringing Billy in to perform for the city of Syracuse school children. Many times the performances have been outside in the many beautiful parks of Syracuse. Focusing on learning in the parks and green spaces within walking distance to the schools, Baltimore Woods produced the “Nature in the City” teaching program and commissioned Billy to produce the accompanying cd “Nature in the City”.
Billy B’s CD ” Nature in the City ”
BWNC’s description of Billy’s live show “Nature in the City” with comments from kids and teachers
BWNC’s brochure describing the ” Nature In The City ” program
About Baltimore Woods Nature Center, Inc.
