Lesson ideas, educational hand-outs and interesting readings all on PDF downloads or links. 

  Forestry and Conservation for Kids - webpage with MANY  Educational Conservation links 

  Climate & Weather Explorer - webpage with MANY great Education Resources PreK-HS by SeaGrant Ill & Ind 

  Ohio Wildlife Field Guides and Backyard Wildlife -  webpage by ODNR - list of all PDF guides available for download

Birds 

• Eagles Among US - a PDF by Wayne SWCD with links about Bald Eagles and Raptors

• Bird Habitat Mural (12 page teacher lesson plan)

• The Buzzards of Hinkley Reservation pamphlet

• "Fill the Bill" (3 page teacher lesson plan on bird beak adaptation)

• Important Facts about Habitat Loss and Birds (2 page fact sheet)

Migration

• Animals that Migrate (one page list)

• Migration & The Migratory Birds of Texas (38 page Publication)

• Bird Migration (tri-fold pamphlet by Wild Birds Unlimited)

• Thinking Scientifically-Why Migration? (2 page student worksheet)

Outdoor Learning / Land Labs

• Recipe for School Land Lab (5 page document from Ohio EPA Env. Ed)

• ODNR Wild School Site pamphlet

• Developing Outdoor Learning Areas-A Kentucky Guide (45 page guide)

• Invasive Species Activity Workbook  - by Wayne Co.  SWCD - New York  (38 pages)

• Fighting Invasive Plants in Ohio - by the Nature Convervancy 2016 (12 pages)

Plastics / Pollution

• Plastic Action Sheet- (2 page action sheet)

• Plastic Debris- Educational pamphlet by Algalita Marine Research Foundation

• Plastics are Forever - Educational pamphlet by Algalita MRF

• Smart Plastic Guide - (4 page Educational guide) 

• "Don't let Go" - (pamphlet about balloons by the Marine Conservation Society)

• "A gutful of Plastic" ( poster about a Bryde whale and plastic by Queensland Govt. EPA)

• The Dangers of Plastic Bags - (power point slide show - animals & plastic)

• Information about Plastic Bottles & Chemicals, BPA - 4 page document

• "Preventable Journey" - teacher lesson plan - on plastics (used for Tony the Trash bag program)

Soils

• "Digging Dirt" - (3 page lesson plan)

• Worm and Soil Facts - (Educational power point with 27 slides)

• Soil Model -Teaching basic soil ecosystem -(27 slide presentation by PSU)

• "Sammy Soil" (18 page coloring book) 

Streams / Macroinvertabrates / Fish

• A Guide to Ohio Streams  - (59 page book, edited by Randall E. Sanders - Ohio Chapter of the American Fisheries Society)

• Ohio Field Guide to Aquatic Invasive Species  (164 pages)

• State Fish Species Identification ( 36 pages by Wildlife Forever)

• Macroinvertebrate Groups - 2 page color ID guide

• Stream Insects (1 page chart by LaMotte)

Watersheds / Storm Water

• How's my waterway? - this EPA website will tell you what watershed you live in & water quality issues! 

• Click to drop a raindrop anywhere in the contiguous United States and watch where it ends up - website RIVER RUNNER

• Caring for Our Watersheds - HOW IT WORKS  - 2021 Program Info for Ohio ( 2 pg pdf)
• Caring for Our Watersheds - link to website - open to students in Grades 9-12 who live within the Ohio state borders.

• "You are the solution to pointless pollution"  (Education Kit for teachers by Clean Ocean Action)

• "Green"  Websites - a one page list

• "After the Storm "  info about video from EPA and the Weather Channel

• After the Storm - video is NOW on YouTube. Wonderful follow-up to the Enviroscape program!

• Ohio's Groundwater Fact Sheet (4 page sheet by EPA)

Wetlands /  Habitat 

• Illinois Habitat Colony - (Biodiversity Coloring Book, plants & animals - 38 pages)

• Wetlands Coloring Book - (24 pages by US Fish & Wildlife Services)

• "Who Lives in a Wetland" - (1 page coloring guide by Southwest Florida WMD).

• "Seasonal Wetlands" (4 page publication on habitat management)

• "Vernal Pools -Midwestern Ephemeral Wetlands - A vanishing habitat" - 3 pages brochure

• Types of Wetlands - 2 page fact sheet by EPA

• Function and Value of Wetlands - 2 page fact sheet by EPA

• Overview of Wetlands - 4 page fact sheet by EPA

• Threats to Wetlands - 2 page fact sheet by EPA

Other

• "One State, Many Nations - Native Americans of Ohio" (140 page Educational Teachers Guide) 

  • Link to the video's for "One State, Many Nations" by PBS  at http://pbs4549.org/onestate   or   https://www.pbswesternreserve.org/education/one-state-many-nations-native-americans-of-ohio/   - 5 videos on Youtube that go with Educational Guide. 

• "The Honey Files - A Bee's Life" (Teaching Guide grades 4-6, a 97 page booklet)