Getting Out

IT'S YOUR ENVIRONMENT

OBSERVE & Get Out

RI DEM: RI Fish and Wildlife
AQUATIC RESOURCE EDUCATION (A.R.E.) PROGRAM
Training: Educator Workshops; Freshwater/Marine Ecology for Teachers, Scout & Camp Leaders. Ecology Programs: Bring your scouts and explore a local stream, pond, or river. Resource materials and Fishing Equipment Loan Program

Moose Nature Works
Moose World
Alaska Photo Graphics - Moose

Trees
What Tree is That?
RI State Tree: Red Maple
Identifying Trees Around Narragansett High School
RI Christmas Tree Growers trips and more RI Tree Council

Plants
Rhode Island Wild Plant Society
Invasive Plants of RI
New England Wildflower Society
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Texas

Weather
Weather Station | Psychrometer (humidity) | Barometer (air pressure) | Thermometer (temperature) | Anemometer (wind speed) from Miami Museum of Science and Franklin Institute Online


Weather related crafts: Wind Wand (circle of vines with ribbons) or Wind Sock; Chime: start with a large God's Eye for the top, hang shells or old spoons or anything that will make 'music' in the center. Whisper Vane: Like the chime above but each person hangs a small God's Eye from the cross sticks.

NIEHS: Environmental Awareness Coloring Books

EPA: Nonpoint Source Kid's Page 

CONSERVE & Save

EPA: Student Center

EERE: Kids Saving Energy

Northern RI Conservation District

Southern RI Conservation District

Call2Recycle where to recycle rechargeable batteries and why

PRESERVE & Use Wisely

The Nature Conservancy

National Audubon Society
   Audubon Society of Rhode Island


South Kingstown Land Trust

Narragansett Land Conservancy Trust

The Westerly Land Trust


Pollution types: Air - Water - Noise - Light - Litter - Traffic 

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