CONSERVATION RELATED RESOURCES

for

Teachers, Students, Parents, Everyone

Conservation/Environmental/Outdoor Education:

· Appalachian Mountain Club:

o Outdoor Education http://www.outdoors.org/education/index.cfm

o Conservation http://www.outdoors.org/conservation/index.cfm

· New England Aquarium:

o Teacher Resource Center http://www.neaq.org/scilearn/ed_progs/landing.php?linkname=trc

· Monterey Bay Aquarium:

o Teachers’ Place http://www.mbayaq.org/lc/teachers_place/

o Kids’ Place http://www.mbayaq.org/lc/kids_place/

· North American Association for Environmental Education: http://eelink.net/pages/EE-Link+Introduction

o For Teachers http://eelink.net/pages/Teachers

o Endangered Species http://eelink.net/EndSpp/

· Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources:

o Environmental Education for Kids http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/ce/eek/

· National Wildlife Federation:

o Outside in Nature http://www.nwf.org/outside/

o Wildlife http://www.nwf.org/wildlife/

· Sierra Club:

o Environmental Education http://www.sierraclub.org/education/

· The EnviroLink Network http://www.envirolink.org/

· National Sea Grant Library http://nsgd.gso.uri.edu/

· Education Index – Conservation Online Resources http://www.educationindex.com/conserv/

· Discovery Channel – planet earth – Conservation Resources

http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/planet-earth/weblinks/weblinks.html

Conservation/Ecology/Environment Educational Activities:

· Wilderdom – Environmental Education Activities http://wilderdom.com/games/EnvironmentalActivities.html

· Earth 911 – Kids http://earth911.org/just-for-kids/

· Indiana Dept of Environmental Mgt:

o Environmental Education Activities

http://www.in.gov/idem/your_environment/education/activities.html

· Scripps Institute – Earthguide http://earthguide.ucsd.edu/

· Educational REALMS - Environmental Education http://www.ericse.org/lessons.html

· The Science Spot – Ecology Lesson Plan Links http://sciencespot.net/Pages/nclsslnks.html

· Bugscope – Scanning Electron Microscope http://bugscope.beckman.uiuc.edu/

· Ecological Society of America – Teaching & Learning http://www.esa.org/teaching_learning/

· National Science Resource Center:

o Curriculum Resources http://www.nsrconline.org/curriculum_resources/index.html

o Student/Parent Resouces http://www.nsrconline.org/student_and_parent_resources/index.html

· PBS:

o Science & Tech – Topics http://www.pbs.org/teachers/sciencetech/

o Nature http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/archive/int_natu.html

Conservation Commission Related:

· The Land Trust Alliance http://www.lta.org/

· Maine Association of Conservation Commissions http://www.meacc.net/

County:

· University of Maine

o Cooperative Extension http://www.umext.maine.edu/

o County Offices http://www.umext.maine.edu/counties/county.htm

· Maine Association of Conservation Districts http://maineswcds.org/locations.htm

o Cumberland County Soil & Water Conservation http://www.cumberlandswcd.org/

o Androscoggin Valley Soil & Water Conservation http://www.androscogginswcd.net/

State of Maine Conservation Information:

· Department of Conservation – http://www.maine.gov/doc/

o Maine Forest Service http://www.maine.gov/doc/mfs/

o Bureau of Parks & Lands

§ The Maine Conservation Corps http://www.maine.gov/doc/parks/mcc/index.html

· Region 1 – EPA New England – Maine State Information http://www.epa.gov/Region1/eco/maine/index.html

· Department of Environmental Protection http://www.maine.gov/dep/index.shtml

o Bureau of Land and Water Quality http://www.maine.gov/dep/blwq/index.htm

o Maine’s Wetlands – their function and value http://www.maine.gov/dep/blwq/docstand/ipwetfv2.htm

· Department of Inland Fisheries and Waterways http://www.maine.gov/ifw/

· Department of Marine Resources http://www.maine.gov/dmr/index.htm

· US Natural Resources Conservation Service – Maine http://www.me.nrcs.usda.gov/

· US Fish & Wildlife Service

o Rachel Carson Natural Wildlife Refuge http://www.fws.gov/northeast/rachelcarson/

· Beginning with Habitat http://www.nabci-us.org/aboutnabci/stateofmaine.pdf

· Maine Natural Areas Program http://www.mainenaturalareas.org/

New England:

· Soil Information for New England http://www.nesoil.com/

· The Eastern Trail Alliance http://www.easterntrail.org/

Gulf of Maine:

· Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment http://www.gulfofmaine.org/

· Gulf of Maine Research Institute http://www.gmri.org/

· Gulf of Maine Aquarium – Lobsters http://www.gma.org/lobsters/

· Gulf of Maine Ocean Observing System http://www.gomoos.org/

· US Fish & Wildlife Service – Gulf of Maine Coastal Program http://www.fws.gov/northeast/gulfofmaine/

· Gulf of Maine Institute http://www.gulfofmaineinstitute.org/

· National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration http://www.noaa.gov/

o National Marine Sanctuaries http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/

o National Marine Sanctuary Foundation http://www.nmsfocean.org/

US Departments:

· Environmental Protection Agency http://www.epa.gov/

o Environmental Education http://www.epa.gov/enviroed/

o Teaching Center http://www.epa.gov/teachers/

o Kids http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/osw/kids/index.htm

· Department of the Interior http://www.doi.gov/

o Bureau of Land Management

§ BLM Learning Landscapes http://www.blm.gov/education/

· US Fish & Wildlife

o Conserving the Nature of America http://www.fws.gov/

· About.com – US/Canada Parks

o Environmental and Nature Organizations

http://usparks.about.com/od/environmentalorganizations/Environmental_and_Nature_Conservation_Organizations.htm

o Nature Conservation http://usparks.about.com/cs/environmentalorgs/a/conservationac.htm

· US Geological Service http://www.usgs.gov/

o Education http://education.usgs.gov/

o Water Resources http://water.usgs.gov/

o Biology http://biology.usgs.gov/

Environmental Groups:

· The Nature Conservancy http://www.nature.org/

· National Wildlife Federation http://www.nwf.org/

· The Conservation Fund http://www.conservationfund.org/

· Environmental Defense http://www.edf.org/home.cfm

· Natural Resources Defense Council http://www.nrdc.org/

· Rails-to-Trails Conservancy http://www.railtrails.org/index.html

· Sierra Club http://www.sierraclub.org/

· The Trust for Public Land http://www.tpl.org/

· Clean Water Action http://www.cleanwateraction.org/

· Ocean Conservancy http://www.oceanconservancy.org/site/PageServer?pagename=home

· Defenders of Wildlife http://www.defenders.org/index.php

Miscellaneous Links:

· Ecology-Environmental Links http://patrickgarner.com/eCOLOGY/HTML/