Project Wild Popular!
Project WILD is one of the most widely used conservation and environmental education programs among educators of students in kindergarten through high school. Project WILD is based on the premise that young people and educators have a vital interest in learning about our natural world.
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Animals Of The Rainforest Popular!
A kids educational site featuring rainforest animals' images and facts. Created by sixth graders at Midlakes Middle School, Clifton Springs, New York.
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Audubon Society of Rhode Island
Information on educational programs, field trips, teacher workshops and Audubon refuges in RI.
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Children's Environmental Trust Foundation, International Web Site
CET is a non-profit organization that offers tropical ecology workshops in the Amazon and Costa Rican Rainforest regions.
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Desert Tortoise Preserve Committee
The Committee is working to conserve the endangered desert tortoise by protecting the habitat it needs to survive. The web site features information on the preserves, including a virtual field trip to the Desert Tortoise Natural Area, in Kern County California; research papers; and information on wild tortoises.
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Endangered Species Program
Education projects of Australia's Endangered Species Program.
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Environmental Interpretation:Gustav W. Verderber
Gustav W. Verderber is a professional environmental educator who offers a variety of EE programs and slide shows to schools, nature centers, museums, etc. across New England.
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Fish and Wildlife Service - Division of Education
The Division "provides technical assistance in environmental and conservation
education for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and other federal, state, and tribal governments,
as well as not-for-profit institutions and private enterprise."
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International Wolf Center
It's easy to track your own wolf via radio telemetry data. You can use the data to estimate the size of the pack's territory, compare one pack's territory to another, and contrast a pack's territory to the amount of land that a human family occupies. The site also has information on wolf recovery efforts around the world.
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Journey North - A Global Study of Wildlife Migration
"An Internet-based learning adventure that engages
students in a global study of wildlife migration and
seasonal change."
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National Association of Conservation Districts - Environmental Education
NACD works with Projects WET, WILD, Learning Tree, and others to promote EE. They also support contests and fund-raising for EE.
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Project Monarch Watch
Project to "to further science education ... to promote conservation of Monarch butterflies, and to involve thousands of students and adults in a cooperative study of the Monarchs' fall migration."
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SalmonWeb
An Internet-based water quality monitoring project, with the goal of "creating a "virtual" community aimed at preserving and
restoring wild salmon and their habitat throughout the [northwest] region."
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School Nature Area Project
SNAP is a Minnesota project "using local nature areas to further environmental education and benefit the environment through grants, training, and resource support."
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Secondary Education, Northwest Center for Sustainable Resources
NCSR "is helping to develop natural resource education programs at high schools throughout the northwest and nation. Through summer institutes and
an electronic clearinghouse of teacher resources, trained teacher leaders establish individual school programs in natural resources.
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Spirit of the Sage Council
A non-profit Native American wiildlife conservation project with emphasis in endangered species and habitat protection in the Southwest and nationwide -- expertise in Habitat Conservation Plans and Incidental Take Permits -- spearheaded the litigation and campaign to end "No Surprises" changes to the Endangered Species Act
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Sunbow Ecology Center
Environmental Education Organization. Sunbow offers Environmental Service Expeditions (ESE) for high school students. ESE's are extended expeditions up to 30 days which combine environmental field studies with service work and outdoor adventure. Sunbow is also dedicated to serving as "eco-mentors" for its graduates.
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The Amazon Center for Environmental Education and Research
ACEER is an American/Peruvian organization committed to rainforest
conservation. They offer
workshops in the Peruvian rainforest for teachers and students from the US
and Peru. ACEER
also sponsors an Adopt-a-School cultural exchange project.
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The Raptor Center: Highway to the Tropics
Lessons plans for grades 4-8, family activities, and resources for teachers and students on raptors.
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The Wild Ones
International EE network concerned with endangered species.
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WWF: 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.
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