Formal activities include classroom teaching and lectures and presentation in a formal setting. Classroom teaching includes subjects such as Reading the Landscape, Artist and the Landscape, Environmental Education, Outdoor Education, Prairie Preservation, Nature Photography, and Silkscreen Printing. Presentations, gallery showings, lectures, field trips, parades, etc.
Informal activities are many and varied.
They range from the handling of environmental questions to working with volunteers and public bodies. These activities play a major role in ERES's awareness programs. Art interpretation, bilogical knowledge, and cultural information also play an important role in the evolution of participant awareness.