Links and Contacts

We are providing links to the following sites because they may by of interest to you. EECO does not necessarily endorse the views expressed or the data and information presented on these sites.

Classroom FeederWatch
A curriculum for grades 5-8 in which students participate in an annual feeder-bird survey conducted by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
http://birds.cornell.edu/cfw/


Gardens for Growing People
Resources for garden based education.
http://www.svn.net/growpepl/


Greening School Grounds
Tells how to order this anthology of schoolyard greening articles and activities from Green Teacher magazine.
http://www.greenteacher.com/books.html


Journey North
A free online program where can students share their own field observations on migratory species.
http://www.learner.org/jnorth/


Kidsgardening.com
This great resource on gardening with kids from the National Gardening Association includes information on gardens, greenhouses, hydroponics, online courses for teachers, and youth garden grants.
http://www.kidsgardening.com


Monarch Watch in the Classroom
Curriculum Guides and projects to help you integrate the study of Monarch butterflies into your existing curriculum.
http://www.monarchwatch.org/class/index.htm


National Wildlife Federation’s Schoolyard Habitats
Turn your school yard into a Schoolyard Habitat for Wildlife with help from the National Wildlife Federation.
http://www.nwf.org/schoolyardhabitats/


Ohio Wetlands Website
The site contains a wealth of information on wetland types, history of wetlands, wetland restoration, wetland mitigation banking, wetland education resources, wetland contacts and wetland mapping.
http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/wetlands/


Schoolyard Ecology
A teachers Guide for grades 3-6 presents activities students can do when conducting their outdoor life sciences investigations in the schoolyard. Each activity includes an overview, materials, lists, and instructions for advance preparation and for carrying out this activity in class. You can purchase this Guide for $16 by contacting Let's Get Growing, 1900 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz, CA 95065; or by telephone at (800) 408-1868.


The Seeds for Education program gives small monetary grants to schools, nature centers, or other educational organizations for the purpose of creating natural landscapes:
http://www.for-wild.org/sfecvr02.htm


The Wild Ones
A non-profit organization that promotes biodiversity and environmentally sound practices through landscaping with native plant species. TheWild Ones School video introduces creating an outdoor school natural area using native plant species:
http://www.for-wild.org/schoolvid.htm


Wild School Sites
Resources, consultants, and workshops available for teachers seeking to utilize the school site as an outdoor classroom. Contact Jen Dennison, Project WILD Coordinator, 614-265-6310, jen.dennison@dnr.state.oh.us.