4-H Earth Connections Curriculum - Resource Links
Forest / Freshwater / Marine / Sustainable Living / Environmental Education / Gardening & Schools / Youth Friendly / Educator-Parent Resources
Library of Forestry, Wood and Wildlife links, University of Maine Cooperative Extension
http://www.umaine.edu/umext/forestry/
Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife – Wildlife Rehabilitator’s Listed by County
http://www.maine.gov/ifw/wildlife/rehabilitation/listofrehabbers.htm
Pine Tree State Arboretum
www.pinetreestatearboretum.org
Project Learning Tree
http://www.plt.org/
Project Learning Tree, Maine TREE Foundation
http://www.mainetreefoundation.org/index.htm
Project Wild
http://www.projectwild.org/
Drinking Water and Ground Water Activities for Youth K-12
http://www.epa.gov/safewater/kids/
Maine Volunteer Lake Monitoring Project
http://www.mainevolunteerlakemonitors.org/
PEARL Source for Environmental Information for Maine
http://pearl.maine.edu/
Project Wet
http://www.projectwet.org/
Gulf of Maine Research Institute
http://gmri.org/
Maine Marine Resources Aquarium
http://www.maine.gov/dmr/rm/aquarium/index.html
Gulf of Maine Marine Education Association
http://www.gommea.org/
University of New Hampshire Marine Docent Program
http://www.unh.edu/marine-education/
Affluenza: PBS Program on the Epidemic of Overconsumption and Teachers Guide http://www.pbs.org/kcts/affluenza/
Biomimicry is a new science that studies nature’s best ideas and then imitates these designs and processes to solve human problems.
http://www.biomimicry.net/
Bioneers, Visionary and Practical Solutions for Restoring the Earth
http://www.bioneers.org/
Center for Ecoliteracy
http://www.ecoliteracy.org/
The Center for Ecoliteracy is dedicated to education for sustainable living.
Center for Whole Communities
http://www.wholecommunities.org/
Earth Conservation Corps
http://www.ecc1.org/
Ecological Footprint
http://www.myfootprint.org/
Fostering Sustainable Behavior
http://www.cbsm.com/
Global Ecovillage Network
http://gen.ecovillage.org/
Maine Earth Institute
http://www.maineearthinstitute.org/
Maine Energy Education Program MEEP
http://www.meepnews.org/
Master Gardener Web site, University of Maine Cooperative Extension
http://extension.umaine.edu/gardening/programs/master-gardeners/
New American Dream
http://www.newdream.org/
The Center For Non-Violent Communication
http://www.cnvc.org/
The Earth Charter
http://www.earthcharter.org/
The Edible Schoolyard
http://www.edibleschoolyard.org/
The Edible Schoolyard, in collaboration with Martin Luther King Junior Middle School, engages students in a one-acre organic garden and a kitchen classroom.
The Great Turning: The Shift From The Industrial Growth Society to a Life-Sustaining Civilization, by Joanna Macy.
http://www.ecoliteracy.org/essays/great-turning
USDA for Kids
http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?navid=FOR_KIDS
Search Institute
http://www.search-institute.org/
The Search Institute is an independent nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide leadership, knowledge, and resources to promote healthy children, youth, and communities. See especially the Institute’s widely recognized 40 developmental assets.
Waste Free Lunches at Home or School
http://www.wastefreelunches.org/
Center for Environmental Education Online
http://www.ceeonline.org/
Classroom Earth: The National Environmental Education & Training Foundation
http://www.classroomearth.org/
Cooperative Extension Supports Youth Environmental Stewardship
http://www.uwex.edu/erc/cesyes/
EcoKids is Earth Day Canada’s Environmental Education Program for Youth
http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/index.cfm
Green Teacher, Education for Planet Earth
http://www.greenteacher.com/
Maine Environmental Education Association
http://www.meeassociation.org/
North American Association for Environmental Education: Environmental Education on the Internet, a resource designed to support students, teachers and professionals that support K-12 environmental education
http://eelink.net/pages/EE-Link+Introduction
Orion
http://www.oriononline.org/
Sharing Nature Foundation by Joseph Cornell
http://www.sharingnature.com/index.htm
Tanglewood 4-H Camp & Learning Center
http://www.extension.umaine.edu/tanglewood/
Worldwatch Institute
http://www.worldwatch.org/
Gardening With Kids
http://www.gardening-with-kids.com/index.html
Kids Gardening
http://www.kidsgardening.com/
How to Do Things: For Teachers
http://www.howtodothings.com/education/c1253-for-teachers.html
Get Outdoors its Yours
http://www.recreation.gov/
Fish and Wildlife Service Nature Explorers
http://www.fws.gov/neighborhoodexplorers/
US Department of the Interior Just for Kids
http://www.doi.gov/public/teachandlearn_kids.cfm
USDA Forest Service
http://www.fs.fed.us/kids/
Us National Park Service
http://www.nps.gov/kidszone/
National Wildlife Foundation
http://www.nwf.org/playandobserve/
The Green Hour
http://www.nwf.org/Eco-Schools-USA/Become-an-Eco-School/Case-Studies/Case-Study-Archive/Green-Hour.aspx
Children and Nature Network
http://www.childrenandnature.org/
Hooked on Nature
http://www.hookedonnature.org/
Richard Louv
http://richardlouv.com/
Project Learning Tree
http://www.plt.org/
No Child Left Inside
http://www.nclicoalition.org
Audubon at Home
http://www.audubonathome.org/yard/
Children, Nature and You
http://childrennatureandyou.org
Roots and Shoots
http://www.rootsandshoots.org/
Alliance for Childhood
http://www.allianceforchildhood.net/
Nature Explore
http://www.dimensionsfoundation.org/index.cfm
World Forum on Early Care and Education
http://www.worldforumfoundation.org/
Early Childhood Connections
http://www.earlychildhoodconnections.com/
Richard Louv’s Blog
http://www.childrenandnature.org/blog/
