Additional Environmental Education Resources
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Green Your Classroom! Field Trips & Classroom Presentations Videos
Resources & Other Learning Opportunities Air Quality Links
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Green Your Classroom!
Download this handout and find out how you can make your classroom more environmentally friendly.
Field Trips & Classroom Presentations
Marine Science Exploration on the Snow Goose
http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~bhambay/Marine%20Science/home.html
Middle school and high school opportunity for hands-on marine science exploration aboard the Snow Goose, in Bellingham Bay.
Killer Whale Tales
http://www.killerwhaletales.org
Bring the field of orca research and conservation to your classroom. Teaching curriculum/activities and classroom presentations are available.
North Cascades Institute
http://www.ncascades.org/programs/school/index.html
http://www.ncascades.org/index.html
Educational opportunities for individuals and classes to learn about the north cascades environment through direct experiences. .
Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association
http://www.n-sea.org
Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association is dedicated to restoring wild salmon runs in Whatcom County, in part by restoration of habitat. Work crews and volunteers plant and maintain thousands of trees year-round. Among many other benefits, trees in our community sequester and store carbon. There are many work parties every year. Get your class involved!
Padilla Bay Reserve
http://www.padillabay.gov/
Information about the local Padilla Bay area and Research Reserve. Teaching curriculum available; Educational opportunities for students and families.
Skagit Fisheries Enhancement Group
http://www.skagitfisheries.org/
Preservation and restoration of local watershed and salmon habitat through community action and education. Educational presentations and volunteer activities available
Tennant Lake Interpretive Center and Fragrance Garden
http://www.co.whatcom.wa.us/parks/tennantlake/index.jsp
Promotes the awareness, appreciation and conservation of wetlands through educational programs, exhibits and on-site exploration. In addition to field trips, they offer classroom outreach lessons.
The Whale Museum
http://www.whalemuseum.org
Information and stewardship of Orcas through research and education. Teacing curriculum and education presentations available.
Videos
Bullfrog Films
http://www.bullfrogfilms.com/about.html
Rent or purchase documentary films from a variety of global issues.
Film Connection
http://www.filmconnection.org
A community of film lovers, social activists and lifelong learners who use this non-profit online film library to watch, discuss and act on compelling films from around the globe. and stewardship of Orcas through research and education.
The Video Project
http://www.videoproject.com
Provides educational media and documentary programming to schools, libraries, and educators worldwide.and stewardship of Orcas through research and education.
Resources & Other Learning Opportunities
Cool School Challenge
http://www.coolschoolchallenge.org
Provides educational media and documentary programming to schools, libraries, and educators worldwide.and stewardship of Orcas through research and education.
Council for Environmental Education
http://www.projectwild.org
Provides educational media and documentary programming to schools, libraries, and educators worldwide.and stewardship of Orcas through research and education.
City Of Bellingham
http://www.cob.org/pw/environment/lw/index-ed.htm
Education resources regarding the Lake Whatcom Watershed.
Earth 911
http://www.earth911.org/usa/master.asp
Helping communities improve their quality of life by providing resources, programs, and local information.
The Edible Schoolyard
http://www.edibleschoolyard.org/homepage.html/
This program promotes environmental and socially healthy communities through the creation and cultivation of a community garden.
Environmental Education on the Internet
http://eelink.net/pages/EE-Link+Introduction
Resources for environmental education with lesson plans and activities available.
Facing the Future
http://www.facingthefuture.org/
Educational materials involving global issues, sustainability, and solutions.
Natural Resources Defense Council Kid’s Links
http://www.nrdc.org/reference/kids.asp
A variety of great environmental education links for young people including global warming, air pollution, and recycling.
Project WILD
http://www.projectwild.org/EducatorResources.htm
Wildlife conservation education facilitated through teacher workshops and curriculum materials for national, regional, and local environments and wildlife. Teaching curriculum and resources available.
Paper Making Kits
http://www.arnoldgrummer.com/ordering/index.cfm?action1=Prod&prod_cat_id=1
Make paper at home with a complete kit.
Puget Sound Energy’s Powerful Choices Program
http://www.pse.com/community/communityprograms/Pages/PowerfulChoices.aspx
Powerful Choices for the Environment is an environmental education program that is changing how Washington state's middle school students and their families think about and use natural resources in their daily lives.
Seattle Public Utilities Water Busters
http://www.savingwater.org/waterbusters
Interactive computer game for students focusing on how to conserve water in the home.
Smart Trips
http://www.whatcomsmarttrips.org
Whatcom Smart Trips is an ongoing partnership between local government, public agencies, employers, and schools to promote transportation by bicycling, sharing rides, and riding the bus. 360-756-TRIP
Washington State Department of Ecology
http://www.ecy.wa.gov/services/ee/index.html
Environmental education materials and resources, plus student research resources.
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