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Florida Master Naturalist Program

Site: eePRO
Type: eePRO Post
Excerpt: … Program is an environmental education program for adults developed by UF/IFAS. Three 40 hour teaching modules include; freshwater wetlands, coastal systems, and upland habitats. Students learn science based curriculum and interpretation skills …
Date: June 2, 2004

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Children Influence Parents' Environmental Knowledge, Behavior

Site: eePRO
Type: Research
Excerpt: … The authors conducted their study in the Republic of Seychelles, an island nation in the Indian Ocean with pressing freshwater degradation issues. While environmental education is provided through schools in the country, the authors studied … children's participation in wetland education, their wetland knowledge, their parents' wetland knowledge, and household freshwater conservation behaviors. For the purposes of this study, the authors used two “knowledge” variables—one based on … knowledge of water systems, and past engagement in conservation activities are all associated with increased household freshwater conservation behavior. The authors interpret these findings as an indication that children may influence the …
Date: January 31, 2018

Tributaries of Life: A Watershed Inquiry

Site: eePRO
Type: eePRO Post
Excerpt: … designed for educators who work with students in 6th - thru 12th grades. What You’ll Learn Educators will increase their freshwater ecology knowledge and learn how to facilitate student-directed watershed inquiry that includes action projects. … reach existing academic standards and curricular goals. identify and understand the reciprocity of our relationships with freshwater systems, recognizing that the choices we make affect the capacity of all nature to flourish. strengthen knowledge of freshwater ecology. practice inquiry to address a local watershed issue. develop the confidence to share this integrated …
Date: March 7, 2019

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Minnesota Zoo Wetland Conservation Workshop for K–5 Teachers

Site: eePRO
Type: eePRO Post
Excerpt: … Conservation Workshop for K–5 Teachers With its 10,000 lakes and miles of winding rivers, Minnesota is a paradise for freshwater turtles. Unfortunately, these turtles face a variety of threats that put their future at risk. Join the Zoo to … find out more about these creatures and how to engage students in taking on a real conservation project to help Minnesota freshwater turtles and wildlife. Your students can engage their community, raise awareness, and preserve wetlands in our …
Date: April 21, 2026

Child-orientated environmental education influences adult knowledge and household behaviour

Site: eePRO
Type: Research
Excerpt: … increased age and longer community residence increase the chance that they experienced the tradition of community managed freshwater resources” that was replaced by public utility company management in more recent years. Eco-centric household … club; higher combined attendance at the wildlife club (duration and/or multiple children); and the adult’s knowledge of freshwater systems and engagement with related activities in their community. This study offers valuable quantitative data …
Date: February 25, 2020

FlowCam Equipment & Travel Grant Programs

Site: eePRO
Type: eePRO Post
Excerpt: … FlowCam Equipment & Travel Grant Programs Are you studying marine, freshwater or estuarine ecosystems with a focus on microorganisms or other particles? Wouldn't you love a method to … graduate students, and undergraduate students at U.S. colleges & universities studying or teaching about marine, freshwater, or estuarine ecosystems are eligible to apply.  Grad & undergrad level applications will be judged separately.  …
Date: May 11, 2020

Restorative Aquaculture for Nature and Communities

Site: eePRO
Type: eePRO Post
Excerpt: … true for bivalves and seaweed, which are near-zero input forms of farming—their production requires almost no feed, freshwater or land and results in minimal greenhouse gas emissions." "With greater attention on regenerative food systems and …
Date: November 10, 2021

Extinction Studies encourages curiosity and story-making in children

Site: eePRO
Type: Research
Excerpt: … Peel-Yalgorup colony of thrombolites, in the Noorook Yalgorup-Lak Clifton are about 2,000 years old. Thrombolites rely on freshwater; however, the complex web of human activity destroying freshwater ecosystems is why thrombolites are endangered. The purpose of this study, and visits to the thrombolites, was not …
Date: May 4, 2022

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Beavers Are Superheroes—Find Out Why! Livestream for Students

Site: eePRO
Type: eePRO Post
Excerpt: … on Exploring by the Seat of Your Pants this March 18 at 2:00 PM ET in celebration of World Water Day to learn about a freshwater hero—the American beaver! Peggy Darr is a wildlife biologist who works for Defenders of Wildlife. She spends a lot …
Date: March 12, 2025

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2021 Northeast Natural History Conference

Site: eePRO
Type: eePRO Post
Excerpt: … managers, students, and naturalists to present current information on the varied aspects of applied field biology (freshwater, marine, and terrestrial) and natural history for the Northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. It will …
Date: January 5, 2021

World Water Day Celebration

Site: eePRO
Type: eePRO Post
Excerpt: … will travel the blue planet at this free family-friendly event. Grab your passport to explore the global importance of freshwater. Learn about traditional crafts, folk music, and ethnic foods. Brought to you in partnership with Northeast Ohio …
Date: March 10, 2022

Down by the Bay

Site: eePRO
Type: Research
Excerpt: … of preserved and live marine organisms. During the “explore” phase, students examined three types of water (salt water, freshwater, and brackish water), first at the center and then at the Mobile Bay shoreline. The “explain” stage involved …
Date: February 24, 2020

Oregon ELP

Site: eePRO
Type: eePRO Post
Excerpt: … Quality, Fish and Wildlife, State Lands, State Marine Board, Parks and Recreation, Forestry, and Agriculture; The Freshwater Trust; The Environmental Education Association of Oregon, and Metro Regional Government. The task force met …
Date: September 10, 2015

An Incredible Journey curriculum

Site: eePRO
Type: eePRO Post
Excerpt: … have inspired dances, festivals, poems, and family recipes. For millennia, salmon have been a vital link between marine, freshwater, and riparian food chains—in fact, more than 130 species count on salmon for nutrients! From the West Coast of the …
Date: October 21, 2019

Survivor Island STEM Week Challenge

Site: eePRO
Type: eePRO Post
Excerpt: … Island STEM Week Challenge What’s the challenge? "Your class has been stranded on a deserted island and the only source of freshwater is quite a distance from your encampment. You must find a way to move water to the encampment and then filter it …
Date: September 14, 2020

Tributaries of Life: A Watershed Inquiry

Site: eePRO
Type: eePRO Post
Excerpt: … Development course for all academic disciplines, grades 6 through 12. Participating teachers will increase their freshwater ecology knowledge and learn how to facilitate student-directed watershed inquiry with NorthBay’s renowned …
Date: October 3, 2018