Education Resources

Ecolibrary - a source for free educational materials on conservation, ecology, and the environment.

Arizona State University's Ecology Explorers encourages students and teachers to study the impact of urbanization on our ecosystem and contribute to a better understanding of our desert city.

Programs for educators at the Florida Museum

Hands on the Land network members are a community of scientists and interpretive staff, formal and non-formal educators, and nonprofit program providers that share education resources, exchange best practices, and engage in professional development.

Resources to develop a classroom phenology program through Harvard Forest

The Junior Master Gardener program is an international youth gardening program of the university cooperative Extension network. JMG engages children in novel, hands-on group and individual learning experiences that provide a love of gardening, develop an appreciation for the environment, and cultivate the mind.

Monarch Watch strives to provide the public with information about the biology of monarch butterflies, their spectacular migration, and how to use monarchs to further science education in primary and secondary schools. We engage in research on monarch migration biology and monarch population dynamics to better understand how to conserve the monarch migration. We also promote protection of monarch habitats throughout North America.

The National Wildlife Federation's Garden for Wildlife Program empowers people to plant with the purpose of saving wildlife.

Information about implementing a phenology afterschool program for a club or youth development program. Created by Susan Mazer, Alisa Hove, and Brian Haggerty at the University of California, Santa Barbara as part of the Phenological Literacy: Understanding Through Science and Stewardship Program (PLUSS).

The JOIDES Resolution (JR) is a research vessel that drills into the ocean floor to collect and study core samples. Scientists use data from the JR to better understand climate change, geology and Earth�s history. It is a part of the International Ocean Discovery Program and is funded by the National Science Foundation.