This guide concerns organizing and administering materials and resources outside the classroom and using them to meet educational objectives. It contains a brief historical review of conservation, and environmental and outdoor education in America and Europe. The identity and roles of administrators are described by discussing several studies of their personal and professional characteristics. Factors involved in successful eco-education projects are analyzed and elaborated upon. The importance of program evaluation is stressed and dealt with in depth. A brief summary of legislation and regulations that are relevant to eco-education is presented. A section on staff improvement offers various methods and techniques for personnel development. Resource materials, sites and facilities for eco-education are listed and discussed. The manual also includes information on initiating and interpreting a program and behavioral characteristics of a good administrator. (Author/SB)