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Wetlands
Stuff
- February 2 is
World Wetlands
Day, sponsored by the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands. Posters,
more.
- May is American Wetlands
Month. The Izaak Walton League of America sponsors this event for the
nation.
Campaign Kit
on-line with project ideas.
- Visit
the Wetlands
Mapper to see a map of wetlands near you
- Northeast region
wetlands website,
Wetlands Introduction. What are wetlands? How can I help?..
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Wetlands Coloring
Book PDF. Also
available in
hard copy (175 bks/bx @ $52.50 plus shipping).
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Wetlands Education,
Environmental Protection Agency, science fun, games, curriculum
EPA
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Young Scientist's Introduction
to Wetlands
the Army Corps of Engineer's coloring book with text.
USACE
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The Fragile Fringe
A guide for teaching about coastal wetlands USGS
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Frogwatch,
National Wildlife Federation. Find the frogs that live in your state,
hear their songs, find out how to help. Leaving
FWS website
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Purple
loosestrife volunteers. USGS
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More
Habitat and Wetland Species Stuff
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Shorebird Sister Schools
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Schoolyard
Habitat
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The Nature
of Learning (formerly
Earth Stewards)
Resources and how to get involved
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Adopt-A-Salmon Family Program,
Teacher's guide and newsletter
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School partners,
Partners for FIsh and Wildlife program. How to become a partner and
more
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Fish and Wildlife Service's Educator's
Page has links for images, videos, library, maps, and training
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Endangered
Means There Is Still Time
(slide show)
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Hey Teachers
- Teacher's Packet. How you and your school can help preserve rare,
threatened, and endangered species -- contains activities, fact sheets,
coloring books and more.
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Pictures/Images - Looking
for images and drawings related to fish and wildlife? We have hundreds
online, and thousands more to come.
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Ecosystem Photo
gallery
- What's happening in nature, issues and solutions,
visit the Service's
quarterly newsletter for the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
- Don Edwards San Francisco
Bay National Wildlife Refuge, California, teaches about
ecology, wetlands, and
the environment for the surrounding area, using both field trips
and classroom presentations, plus
field trips
run by Friends of San Pablo Bay NWR.
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Kids on the Web
is a site created by our "parent" agency, the
Department of the Interior. Very cool links for kids of all ages!
DOI
- The
Environmental Protection Agency
- has a great site for students. Filled with links to ecosystems, air,
conservation, water, environmental club projects, careers, internships
and much more. EPA
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Kids Explorers Cub, EPA
- Really neat stuff for
kids ages 5 -12 . Explore the game room,
plants & animals, water, garbage & recycling and much more.
EPA
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Teaching Center, EPA
- For information on Community Service Projects, Student Jobs, Scholarships,
Grants, Awards, Workshops & Conferences. EPA
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Linking Girls to the Land
- Interagency partnership between the Girl Scouts of America and the
Environmental Protection Agency. EPA
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F.R.E.E.
(Federal Resources for Educational Excellence) - website supported by
30 Federal agencies, visit Science section, and check out topic areas
such as Ecology or Biology.
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Oceans Sciences Teacher's
Center. VIMS.
Leaving FWS website
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National
Wildlife Federation: Educational Program Links Schoolyard Habitats
program, educator resources, Campus Ecology program, Backyard Wildlife
Habitat program, and Earth Tomorrow program. http://www.nwf.org/education/
Leaving FWS website
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Unpave the Way for Wildlife. Create habitat along the migration
trail. Register your site.
- National Geographic's
Geography Action 2003 Habitat website
Leaving FWS
website
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