CONSERVATION RELATED RESOURCES
for
Teachers, Students, Parents, Everyone
Conservation/Environmental/Outdoor Education:
• Appalachian Mountain Club:
o Outdoor Education http://www.outdoors.org/education/index.cfm
o Conservation http://www.outdoors.org/conservation/index.cfm
• New England Aquarium:
o Teacher Resource Center http://www.neaq.org/scilearn/ed_progs/landing.php?linkname=trc
• Monterey Bay Aquarium:
o Teachers’ Place http://www.mbayaq.org/lc/teachers_place/
o Kids’ Place http://www.mbayaq.org/lc/kids_place/
• North American Association for Environmental Education: http://eelink.net/pages/EE-Link+Introduction
o For Teachers http://eelink.net/pages/Teachers
o Endangered Species http://eelink.net/EndSpp/
• Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources:
o Environmental Education for Kids http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/ce/eek/
• National Wildlife Federation:
o Outside in Nature http://www.nwf.org/outside/
o Wildlife http://www.nwf.org/wildlife/
• Sierra Club:
o Environmental Education http://www.sierraclub.org/education/
• The EnviroLink Network http://www.envirolink.org/
• National Sea Grant Library http://nsgd.gso.uri.edu/
• Education Index – Conservation Online Resources http://www.educationindex.com/conserv/
• Discovery Channel – planet earth – Conservation Resources
http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/planet-earth/weblinks/weblinks.html
Conservation/Ecology/Environment Educational Activities:
• Wilderdom – Environmental Education Activities http://wilderdom.com/games/EnvironmentalActivities.html
• Earth 911 – Kids http://earth911.org/just-for-kids/
• Indiana Dept of Environmental Mgt:
o Environmental Education Activities
http://www.in.gov/idem/your_environment/education/activities.html
• Scripps Institute – Earthguide http://earthguide.ucsd.edu/
• Educational REALMS - Environmental Education http://www.ericse.org/lessons.html
• The Science Spot – Ecology Lesson Plan Links http://sciencespot.net/Pages/nclsslnks.html
• Bugscope – Scanning Electron Microscope http://bugscope.beckman.uiuc.edu/
• Ecological Society of America – Teaching & Learning http://www.esa.org/teaching_learning/
• National Science Resource Center:
o Curriculum Resources http://www.nsrconline.org/curriculum_resources/index.html
o Student/Parent Resouces http://www.nsrconline.org/student_and_parent_resources/index.html
• PBS:
o Science & Tech – Topics http://www.pbs.org/teachers/sciencetech/
o Nature http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/archive/int_natu.html
Conservation Commission Related:
• The Land Trust Alliance http://www.lta.org/
• Maine Association of Conservation Commissions http://www.meacc.net/
County:
• University of Maine
o Cooperative Extension http://www.umext.maine.edu/
o County Offices http://www.umext.maine.edu/counties/county.htm
• Maine Association of Conservation Districts http://maineswcds.org/locations.htm
o Cumberland County Soil & Water Conservation http://www.cumberlandswcd.org/
o Androscoggin Valley Soil & Water Conservation http://www.androscogginswcd.net/
State of Maine Conservation Information:
• Department of Conservation – http://www.maine.gov/doc/
o Maine Forest Service http://www.maine.gov/doc/mfs/
o Bureau of Parks & Lands
The Maine Conservation Corps http://www.maine.gov/doc/parks/mcc/index.html
• Region 1 – EPA New England – Maine State Information http://www.epa.gov/Region1/eco/maine/index.html
• Department of Environmental Protection http://www.maine.gov/dep/index.shtml
o Bureau of Land and Water Quality http://www.maine.gov/dep/blwq/index.htm
o Maine’s Wetlands – their function and value http://www.maine.gov/dep/blwq/docstand/ipwetfv2.htm
• Department of Inland Fisheries and Waterways http://www.maine.gov/ifw/
• Department of Marine Resources http://www.maine.gov/dmr/index.htm
• US Natural Resources Conservation Service – Maine http://www.me.nrcs.usda.gov/
• US Fish & Wildlife Service
o Rachel Carson Natural Wildlife Refuge http://www.fws.gov/northeast/rachelcarson/
• Beginning with Habitat http://www.nabci-us.org/aboutnabci/stateofmaine.pdf
• Maine Natural Areas Program http://www.mainenaturalareas.org/
New England:
• Soil Information for New England http://www.nesoil.com/
• The Eastern Trail Alliance http://www.easterntrail.org/
Gulf of Maine:
• Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment http://www.gulfofmaine.org/
• Gulf of Maine Research Institute http://www.gmri.org/
• Gulf of Maine Aquarium – Lobsters http://www.gma.org/lobsters/
• Gulf of Maine Ocean Observing System http://www.gomoos.org/
• US Fish & Wildlife Service – Gulf of Maine Coastal Program http://www.fws.gov/northeast/gulfofmaine/
• Gulf of Maine Institute http://www.gulfofmaineinstitute.org/
• National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration http://www.noaa.gov/
o National Marine Sanctuaries http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/
o National Marine Sanctuary Foundation http://www.nmsfocean.org/
US Departments:
• Environmental Protection Agency http://www.epa.gov/
o Environmental Education http://www.epa.gov/enviroed/
o Teaching Center http://www.epa.gov/teachers/
o Kids http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/osw/kids/index.htm
• Department of the Interior http://www.doi.gov/
o Bureau of Land Management
BLM Learning Landscapes http://www.blm.gov/education/
• US Fish & Wildlife
o Conserving the Nature of America http://www.fws.gov/
• About.com – US/Canada Parks
o Environmental and Nature Organizations
http://usparks.about.com/od/environmentalorganizations/Environmental_and_Nature_Conservation_Organiza
tions.htm
o Nature Conservation http://usparks.about.com/cs/environmentalorgs/a/conservationac.htm
• US Geological Service http://www.usgs.gov/
o Education http://education.usgs.gov/
o Water Resources http://water.usgs.gov/
o Biology http://biology.usgs.gov/
Environmental Groups:
• The Nature Conservancy http://www.nature.org/
• National Wildlife Federation http://www.nwf.org/
• The Conservation Fund http://www.conservationfund.org/
• Environmental Defense http://www.edf.org/home.cfm
• Natural Resources Defense Council http://www.nrdc.org/
• Rails-to-Trails Conservancy http://www.railtrails.org/index.html
• Sierra Club http://www.sierraclub.org/
• The Trust for Public Land http://www.tpl.org/
• Clean Water Action http://www.cleanwateraction.org/
• Ocean Conservancy http://www.oceanconservancy.org/site/PageServer?pagename=home
• Defenders of Wildlife http://www.defenders.org/index.php
Miscellaneous Links:
• Ecology-Environmental Links http://patrickgarner.com/eCOLOGY/HTML/