A guide and accompanying videocassette provide information about wetlands in New England for educators. The guide suggests ways of studying wetland characteristcs, why wetlands are important, and how students and teachers can help protect a local wetland resource. This guide aims to help students get to know the complexities of wetlands, discover wildlife, enjoy the experience of being outdoors and learn how necessary wetlands are to the health of our environments. One way to hook kids on caring for the environment is to teach them about fish and shellfish through fishing. Fishing clinics and equipment are available to schools, where volunteers teach students how to fish.
Instructors stress ethics, conservation practices and personal safety.
The Washington NASA Space Grant consortium is a statewide nonprofit organization established and supported by NASA, with additional funds provided by state and private sources. The Washington NASA Space Grant Consortium is offering small grants to K-12 teachers for science and interdiscipliniary projects. Public, private and certified home-school teachers are welcome to apply. More than 10,000 citizens and students now use Streamwalk to learn more about their streams and rivers. Streamwalkers are invited to NatureMap while collecting field data.