Journey North engages over 300,000 students across North America in the global study of wildlife migration and seasonal change. Using the Internet, students track the coming of spring by observing the migration patterns of whales, birds and butterflies, the flowering of plants and springtime renewal throughout the web of life. Through Journey North , students share their own field observations with classrooms across the hemisphere. This innovative program is getting people of all ages interested in wildlife and our planet's natural cycles, and it's teaching them how their actions can affect an entire continent. Students discover the richness and complexity of ecological systems by exploring seasonal patterns in their own local surroundings.
Technology then helps expand their perspective to a global view.
This authentic approach leads from science to math, geography and the cultures of other countries. The key to Journey North s success, according to founder Elizabeth Howard, is that it is rooted in nature s design. Journey North received the award in the Education category. The nation's largest member-supported conservation advocacy and education group, the National Wildlife Federation unites people from all walks of life to protect nature, wildlife, and the world we all share. The Federation has educated and inspired families to uphold America's conservation tradition since 1936.