Links
Info on the National Movement
Children & Nature Network (Richard Louv)
www.cnaturenet.org
No Child Left Inside Act
www.nclicoalition.org
National Environmental Education Foundation
www.neefusa.org
North American Association for Environmental Education
www.naaee.org
Midwest Environmental Education Conference – 2009
www.eeai.net
Wisconsin Association for Environmental Education
www.uwsp.edu
Info at the State Level
Michigan Alliance for Environmental and Outdoor Education
www.michiganenvironmentaled.org
Western Upper Peninsula Center for Science, Math and Environmental Education
Check out the upcoming teacher training workshops for educators – Summer of 2009
www.wupcenter.mtu.edu
Michigan Department of Natural Resources (click on education and outreach tab)
www.michigan.gov/dnr
Environmental Education
Little Traverse Conservancy
www.landtrust.org
231.347.0991
Northwings of SEE-North
www.seenorth.org
231.238.4786
Thorne Swift Nature Preserve
www.landtrust.org
231.347.0991
Adventure Education
Camp Daggett
www.campdaggett.com
231.347.9742
Adventure Education Center
www.campdaggett.com
231.347.9742
The Outfitter in Harbor Springs
www.outfitterharborsprings.com
231.526.2621
Explorative Learning (Cross-Curriculum Programs)
Just a Plain Farm
www.justaplainfarm.com
231.537.2302
Oden Fish Hatchery
www.michigan.gov/dnr
231.348.0998
Pond Hill Farm
www.pondhill.com
231.526.3276
Raven Hill Discovery Center
www.ravenhilldiscoverycenter.org
231.536.3369
Alternative Education Program Offerings
Little Traverse Bay Bands (Tribal and Environmental Education)
www.ltbbodawa-nsn.gov
231.242.1400
Northern MI Regional Hospital (Health Education – Tanya Janes)
www.northernhealth.org
231.487.4183
YMCA Northern Michigan
www.ymcanm.org
231.348.8393
Other Community Resources
Petoskey State Park/DNR (Recreation, Camping & Boating)
www.michigan.gov/dnr
231.347.2311
Emmet County 4H
www.msue.msu.edu/emmet
231.439.8974
North Country Trail Association (Jerry Keeney)
www.northcountrytrail.org
231.526.9597
Top of Michigan Trails Council
www.trailscouncil.org
231.348.8280
YMCA
www.ymcanm.org
231.348.8393
City of Petoskey
www.ci.petoskey.mi.us
231.347.2500
Girl Scouts of MI-Shore to Shore
www.girlscoutscrookedtree.org
800.968.5030
Scenic Trails Boy Scouts
www.stcbsa.org
231.947.7071
Petoskey Chamber of Commerce
www.petoskey.com
231.347.4150
U of M Biological Station
www.lsa.umich.edu/umbs
231.539.8408
Helpful Sites for Teachers
Project Learning Tree Workshops – If you have at least 10 people that are interested in a PLT workshop, one of their facilitators can set up a workshop in your area. The workshops are environmental in content and are usually $25 per person, and you leave with a curriculum guide and many, many handouts and teacher resources. Contact Ada Takacs at www.michiganplt.org or takacsa@michigan.gov
Visit Project Learning Tree for Suggested PLT Outdoor Activities (PDF)
www.learnoutside.org
Project Learning Tree offers multi-disciplinary tools and resources for educators who want their students to learn about the natural world … by being there.
www.plt.org
Find out more about how you can help make Environmental Education a part of the curriculum in your school: Project Learning Tree: Every Student Learns Outside
www.learnoutside.org
Every Child Learns Outside – Action Packet
www.learnoutside.org
Family Activities
www.learnoutside.org/familyactivities.html
National Wildlife Federation: Green Hour
This website is a great resource for educators and parents. It includes the following: Current Activities, A Book Nook, Make and Do, Did You Know? Parent’s Guide, Resources and Downloads
www.greenhour.org
Find Nature Nearby: (click on Nature Find link)
www.greenhour.org
National Audubon Society – Education
www.audubon.org
Leave No Child Inside: Greater Cincinnati
www.lncigc.org
Fun for All Seasons – Outdoor Fun Ideas for Kids
www.lncigc.org
Wildlife Observation Hike – checklist (PDF)
www.greenhour.org
Educational In Nature
www.gp.com
Idaho Forest Products Commission (contains many nature activities for teachers &kids)
www.idahoforests.org
Pass It On – Outdoor Mentors, Inc. – Matching caring adults with a passion for the outdoors with children that want to learn about the outdoors…that’s what the Pass It On program is about in a nutshell.
www.outdoormentors.org
Discover the Forest – activities for kids and teachers or parents
