It is co-produced by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Colorado Division of Wildlife, and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. It is made available free to teachers with funding from the Phillips Petroleum Company. 7600 Wilkes Barre. The written materials are designed for grades 4-8 but can be used effectively with older audiences. The program is sponsored by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in cooperation with the Union Camp Corporation, the National Wildlife Federation, and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.
Materials are available for loan to educational institutions.
Earth Science Information Centers offer nationwide information and sales service for U.S. Geological Survey map products and Earth science publications. ESICs can also provide information on private and public producers of Earth science-related products throughout the United States. At each Earth Steward site resource professionals from either the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service or National Biological Survey use their expertise and facilities to develop an environmental education program with teachers, students, parents and community members. Teacher involvement in this program includes an intensive week-long program. Teachers from a variety of disciplines integrate the environmental topic into their classroom lessons and reinforce the topic by exploring myriad approaches to a conservation problem.