Dragonfly resources
The British Dragonfly Society has a series of resources for teachers. These include powerpoint slides and teachers’ notes.
Is botany at bay?
The Economist has a feature article on the pressures that plants are under across the world. It is based on Kew’s new report: The State of the World’s Plants 2016 which was recently published. You can see the Economist feature here, and the report (with its great pictures and graphics) is here.
Hands on the Land
The USA is a huge place, and public lands comprise about one-third of the land area, making them a potentially great environmental learning resource. One way to access these is through the Hands on the Land network of field classrooms and websites. These stretch across America from Alaska to Florida, and are sponsored by Within…
Help Sought for the USA’s Red Wolves
Red wolves are in trouble. Since the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service abandoned efforts to recover these exceedingly rare animals, which today live only in North Carolina, their population has dropped by more than 50 percent in just two years. Now they’re down to as few as 45. That’s why the Center for Biological Diversity and…
Celebrating 100 Years
On August 25, 2016, the US National Park Service turns 100. The National Park Service and National Park Foundation are working closely with partners and stakeholders across the USA to ensure that the Centennial is more than a birthday. They want people everywhere to embrace the opportunities to explore, learn, be inspired or simply have fun in their 407 national…
The Marine Conservation Society
The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) is the voice for everyone who loves the sea. It works to secure a future for our living seas, and to save our threatened marine wildlife before it is lost forever. It says: “Almost nowhere in UK seas is marine wildlife safe from harm. We need to establish vital marine protected areas…
Features in Environmental Education 111
As we recently noted, NAEE’s latest journal, Environmental Education Vol 111 (which has a wildlife theme) was released to members last month. Here are a few of its feature articles: Sharks: The Great Eggcase Hunt Cat Gordon Marine: Cool Seas Investigators Jenny Griffiths Invertebrates: Little things that rule the world Luke Tilley Amphibians: Green Pathways project Becca Neal Birds: Schools outreach Tim Webb Fish: Stopping…
Conservation Education jobs
Here’s a new website for conservation education jobs across the UK and Ireland. You can register here, and see other sorts of posts here. Meanwhile, the latest edition of CJS Professional is now online.
National Insect Week
National Insect Week is from June 20th to June 26th. It encourages people of all ages to learn more about insects. Every two years, the Royal Entomological Society organises the week, supported by a large number of partner organisations with interests in the science, natural history and conservation of insects, and there will be events and activities taking…
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