The North Carolina Environmental Education Plan evolved from the ideas and suggestions of hundreds of people across North Carolina with over 1,300 individuals, businesses, organizations, and government agencies participating in the process. The first section of this document, Principles and Concepts of Environmental Education, outlines the principles and definition of environmental education, states the overall goals, and sets the stage for the presentation of the statewide plan's objectives and implementation strategies. The second section, Objectives of Environmental Education, includes the following topics: in-service professional development, pre-service teacher education, higher education, clearinghouse, curriculum correlation, model library collection, North Carolina environmental data, measures and evaluation, environmental education centers, government agencies, funding, partnership, the media, and adult education. Also included are a list of participants, draft committee, and enabling legislation. (JRH)