An assessment of conservation and environmental education needs in southern Appalachian schools is provided in this survey. Superintendents of school districts and teachers within the southern Appalachian region responded to a questionnaire which was designed to determine: (1) the current status of conservation and environmental education; (2) attitudes toward expanding the role of conservation and environmental education; and (3) levels of interest in learning more about specific regional conservation and environmental topics and methods for teaching about those topics. The survey results indicated that conservation and environmental education are a relatively low priority in current practice, but that respondents believe that a greater emphasis should be placed on such education in their schools and districts. The educators felt that a summer teacher institute would be valuable and expressed interest in learning more about a variety of environmental topics and teaching methods. In light of these findings, recommendations were made for one or more conservation and environmental education teacher institutes. The survey instrument and related correspondence are appended. (ML)