Teen Environmental Media Network (TEMN)
"The TEMN internship offers high school students a real world experience involving media, technology and environmental journalism." Interns research, produce and report online topics they have chosen.
World Watcher Project
"WorldWatcher is a visualization environment for geographic data that has been developed especially to serve the needs of students and teachers." The accompanying global warming curriculum (grades 7-10) covers key issues in environmental science (Curriculum and Teacher resources in PDF). Downloading software requires free registration and is for Mac users only! A project of Northwestern Univ.
Ecological Subregions of the United States
This document contains biophysical descriptions and maps of the Ecoregions and Subregions of the United States. This site is a product of ECOMAP, 1993 - a collaboration between all the Forest Service Regions, two Research Stations, the USDA Soil Conservation Service, and The Nature Conservancy.
Green Schools Manual
Sponsored by YES! (Youth for Environmental Sanity), "'The Green Schools Manual' contains inspiring information about how to make your school's campus environmentally friendly" (available in PDF format). The site also has information on topics ranging from consumption to overpopulation.
Idealist Jobs & Internships
Search nationally or internationally for jobs and internships in the Non-profit sector. Idealist also offers a daily email update of job and internship postings.
Olympic Tree, The
"Browse Olympic National Park's Education Center. Learn about the Pacific Northwest's mountain, forest, river and tidepool ecosystem park. Designed for students, teachers and explorers of all ages. " Classroom activities for grades 1-12 are available online.
Nature Photography
Photographs and information about Iowa's prairies, wetlands, woodlands, wildlife and endangered species, by photographer Gary D. Tonhouse.
The Great Green Web Game
"The Great Green Web Game is an online, fun and informative way to learn more about how your consumer habits can help or hurt the environment (based on the book, "The Consumer's Guide to Effective Environmental Choices")." Created by the Union of Concerned Scientists.
Restoration in the Barrens
A support site for classroom use of the novel, "Restoration in the Barrens," by Joe Riederer. Resource links and downloadable (text file) classroom resources include a list of related curricula, chapter notes and reference books.
WWF Global 200: The Focal 25
WWF has identified more than 200 of the world's most outstanding and essential habitats. Of these, 25 ecoregions have been selected as areas of immediate concern. The Focal 25 site outlines the biodiversity, threats and conservation projects in these ecoregions.
Dunn Foundation - Visual Environmental Education
Information on the Foundation's environmental education grantmaking programs open to schools and organizations (deadline 3/31 annually), samples from the upper elementary curriculum "ViewFinders," teacher workshop info and ordering forms.
Internet Guide for Teachers
An online guide for teachers learning the basics about using the internet -includes activities and reference sites (guide can only be viewed on -line).
Pace Virtual Environmental Law Library
Library of environmental law on the Internet by Pace University School of Law. Includes databases and links to sites with the full-text of national and international environmental laws. Requires membership.
Rodale Institute
A nonprofit organization that "seeks to define the link between farming practices, soil health and human health." Information on composting, sustainable agriculture, and the research projects taking place at Rodale's experimental farm in Kutztown, PA. As well as resources for educators, "Regenerative Enviro. Ed." activities (K-12)(available online), and workshop info.
Explore Sustainable Development
The Development Education Program (DEP) designs tools and resources to help teachers and students, principally at the secondary school level, study -- and think critically about -- the often complex social, economic, and environmental issues of sustainable development affecting their countries, their regions, and the world. Modules on:*Population Growth *GNP per Capita and *Access to Safe Water.
