Sustainable Education Handbook: Websites

Environemntal Education -- General

EPA Student Center
Information about environmental careers, ideas for projects, and primers on ecosystems, environmental regulations, and key eco-issues.

International Rivers Network
IRN supports local communities working to protect their rivers and watersheds.

Books for Young People on Environmental Issues
Illinois’s EPA suggests fiction and nonfiction selections for grades K-12 plus activity resources for teachers.

Acorn Naturalists
Curriculum and other resources for hands-on environmental education

Pesticides and Food
EPA information on pesticide residues and pesticide awareness.

Project Learning Tree and Leopold Education Project
K-8 and 7-12 forest ecology and ecosystem curriculum. Contact Michelle Vachon at MVCC: 517-371-1041

Project WILD
Well designed, national Environmental Education curriculum. Contact the state coordinator, Dale Elshoff at MSU: 517-355-1712

National Geographic Society
Maps, articles and film information.

Rachel’s Environment and Health Weekly
Weekly on-line informational guide --- good to download for class reading.

North American Association for Environmental Education
A project of the North American Association for Environmental Education, this web site lists classroom activities, resources and directories

National Council for Science and the Environment’s National Library for the Environment

PBS
Based on the provocative mini-series Journey to Planet Earth, this Web site transports your class on a trip around the globe to explore the health of three of the world's river systems, the fate of four of its major metropolitan cities, and the future of its food supplies.

Environemntal Education -- Higher

Second Nature
Second Nature is a nonprofit organization that helps colleges and universities expand their efforts to make environmentally sustainable and just action a foundation of learning and practice. The site includes curricula, syllabi and learning activities from colleges all over. They also have an extensive K-12 link.

The Higher Education Network for Sustainability and the Environment
HENSE is a network of individuals, organizations and institutions who are dedicated to make sustainability and the environment a foundation of all aspects of higher education: teaching, research, operations, and community outreach.

The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education
Learn how to help your campus incorporate environmental principles into its curriculum, building management, and purchasing policies.

http://www.ubgreenoffice.com/
Campus web site. Many examples and definitions of how universities deal with environmental conservation. Best for high school.