Drakes Creek Restoration Project
The Nashville District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers website informing the public about the Drakes Creek Environmental Restoration Project.
Nature in Fragments: The Legacy of Urban Sprawl
Abstract by William Honachefsky, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
Michael R. Martin's Aquatic Plant Image Library
Photographs and line drawings of aquatic plants, arranged by Family
Michael R. Martin's Phytoplankton Image Library
Photomicrographs of freshwater phytoplankton
Earth Science Week Activities
October 10th-16th, 2004 - Grades 5-12
Each year, Earth Science Week focuses on a different facet of Earth science to help all people gain a better understanding of and appreciation for the natural world. This year, the focus is on Natural Hazards and the ways that Earth Scientists study hazards in order to understand their causes and minimize their impact on society.
Healthy Forests: An Initiative for Wildfire Prevention and Stronger Communities
The Wilderness Society and Sierra Club proposed forest management plan which emphasizes an increase in prescribed burns, community protection and forest restoration.
National Water Monitoring Day
April 22nd The Earth Day Network has produced "What's in Your Water?" an educator's guide for grades 5 - 8 to help teachers and students take part in this nationwide event by measuring the health of their local watersheds.
Pathfinder Teaching and Learning Units - Grades 5-8
The Pathfinder Teaching and Learning Units present important scientific concepts in Pacific Island learning contexts and engage island values, such as careful stewardship of the home environment.
Project Caribou - K-12 Educator's Guide and Resources
A 150-page Educator's Guide to the Wild Caribou of North America. Website for students and educators acts as support to Project Caribou learning guide.
Reaching Non-Science Teachers
The results of a focus group study released by EETAP confirm the challenge that environmental educators face when trying to reach non-science middle and secondary school teachers. A publication of the EETAP Resource Library. In pdf format.
September 11 - One Year Later
Interdisciplinary lesson plans for grades 6-12 and articles from The New York Times Learning Network that explore the events of September 11, 2001 and the effect that they have had on society.
Steward of the Land - Call for Nominations
Deadline: November 1, Annually American Farmland Trust 2003 Steward of the Land Award, honoring farmers and ranchers who positively contribute to the environment by protecting and conserving farmland.
Stories From Where We Live - Grades 5-8
Readers will find a sense of the many ways people value and respond to the natural world. The curriculum is most suitable for late-elementary & middle school language arts, social studies, and interdisciplinary environmental science classes.
Western Governors' Wildfire Strategy
Western Governors' 10-year Comprehensive Wildfire Strategy. Goals of strategy are to improve fire prevention & suppression; reduce hazardous fuels; restore fire adapted ecosystems; & promote community assistance.
Whale Tail Grants Program
California schools, nonprofits, and government entities may apply for projects that foster an appreciation of California's coast, marine life, or inland watersheds, with an emphasis on reaching underserved
communities. Application Deadline: November 15th.
Mais Ambiente
The Mais Ambiente site was created for students and their teachers to develop a better knowledge in environmental education in Brazil. Subjects covered include education, ecology, rain forest, waste and sustainable development.
Building With Awareness
This web site is devoted to the aesthetic and environmental aspects of sustainable building
materials. Its purpose is to inspire the viewer. This demonstration home features: small size, straw bale and adobe construction, passive solar design, interior and exterior mud plaster, 100%
photovoltaic powered, and a rain water cistern.
California Safe Schools
Created most stringent pesticide policy in the nation at Los Angeles Unified School District. Preamble to policy includes the "precautionary principle". Policy has become a model for school districts and communities nationwide.
Pequannock River Coalition
Spanning the heart of the Highlands Region with the longest stretch of wild trout water remaining in New Jersey, the Pequannock River has enormous natural resource value yet is equally prone to abuse. The Pequannock River Coalition was formed in 1995 in response to environmental threats within the watershed.
GreenCOM Envirospaces
Envirospaces is an online community that allows environmental educators and communicators to facilitate the gathering, sharing and publishing of knowledge. The core of Envirospaces is the Projects, individual workspaces that community members create to share and provide teaching and training opportunities (guided practice, long-distance learning, mentoring).
Infovidrio Ambiental
Noticias de ecologia, reciclaje de vidrio y periodismo ambiental
Artful Dolphin
Provides a soft activist approach through images and stories that gives the veiwer food for thought on issues surrounding dolphins.
International Accreditation & Recognition Council
Directory to universities and colleges that offer credible education of a high internationally recognised standard. Distance & Classroom Education from Europe, America and Australasia.
NYC WasteLe$$ Individual Home Page
The NYC WasteLe$$ individual section provides practical ideas for how to prevent waste at home, work, and school, and when shopping. The school page contains many resources for students and teachers to further explore the three R's of Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle.
Environmental Law Center at Vermont Law School
The Environmental Law Center at Vermont Law School offers a Master of Studies in Environmental Law (M.S.E.L.) degree, which may be earned on a full-time, part-time, or summers-only basis. Our program offers interdisciplinary study in environmental law, policy, science, and ethics.
Alice Ferguson Foundation / Hard Bargain Farm Environmental Center
Experiential environmental education in the Potomac watershed. Students conduct watershed and land use investigations on a 330-acre working farm across the Potomac River from Mount Vernon.
EETAP States Program
Eight states are supported and develop statewide programs that address state EE needs, advance quality EE training and serve as examples and models for other states. The states are: AZ, CA, IL, MO, OH, OK, UT, and WA.
GreenCom’s Human Nature: culturaly competent communicators
Several articles provide interesting perspectives for EE leaders committed to promoting increased access and participation by culturally diverse communities in the field of EE. A listing of resources in intercultural communication is provided in the newsletter.
Journal of EE Article on the Status of State Level EE in the U.S.
The Journal of Environmental Education (vol.32 No.3) features a comparative study that NEEAP conducted of comprehensive state-level EE programs. Titled: "A Survey of the Status of State-Level Environmental Education in the United States - 1998 Update" Email to request a copy.
NAAEE Guidelines for Excellence
The guidelines represent a broad and accepted consensus on what constitutes good EE and will help educators develop comprehensive EE programs that integrate across and build upon the high standards set by the core disciplines. Strengthen the skills of non-formal educators in identifying, selecting and using quality EE resources.
World Wildlife Fund
Our mission is the conservation of nature. To meet this challenge, we employ methods that are as varied as the challenge demands-from creating and strengthening parks and protected areas to weaving conservation into the fabric of local economic development, from protecting endangered species to influencing global environmental policies.
DITC Environmental Education Foundation Inc.
An environmental education resource for teachers and parents teaching awareness and conservation to children.
National Ground Water Association's K-12 Educator Resources
An online directory of lesson plans, classroom materials, teacher workshops and training, and reference tools related to ground water.
Environment Education in Germany
www.umweltbildung.de is the biggest portal for environment education in the german language. It contains the addresses of more than 600 environmental centers events and activities. A mailing list and a monthly newsletter are also available. Includes many links to other related organizations.
Pangea Partnership
The Pangea Partnership conducts workshops in third world countries which connect students with local youth. We teach participants how to construct healthy, ecological and economic buildings such as homes, schools and medical clinics, that are essential to a community's well being.
Travelin' Naturalists
How-to Helpful Hints for kids activities and hundreds of native animals & plants species found in our area. Travelin' Naturalists will visit your school, scout gathering or other group function to give a quality nature program.
Days in the Country
An environmental education resource teaching awareness and conservation, for children, teachers and parents
