This report is in response to an order of the Washington State Legislature which directed the state superintendent of public instruction to: (1) define environmental literacy; (2) assess the status and needs of environmental education in Washington and make appropriate recommendations based on that survey data; and (3) develop and submit a report to the 1986 Special Legislature Session. Included in the document are descriptions of the activities of the environmental education task force assigned to complete the above tasks. The recommendations formulated by the task force involve broadening the provisions of the existing state regulations to include a definition of environmental literacy, and to extend the state environmental education requirements to include the elementary grades. In addition, revisions of environmental education legislation, funding and guidelines are proposed. Included in the appendices are the survey instrument used and the survey responses and analysis. (TW)