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The Fish and Wildlife Department offers a variety of general education resources
to teachers and the general public. Below is a list of resources.
If you have any questions about the resources listed here, or you would like to
request that materials be sent to you,
please click here.
Backyard Wildlife Habitat In Vermont: A guide to attracting wildlife to
the backyard. The booklet is available online.
Becoming an Outdoors Woman: Women age 16 and older have the opportunity to enjoy
a series of exciting outdoor recreation workshops and hands-on learning opportunities
just for them. Immerse yourself in a single outdoor pursuit, or sample a variety of
activities throughout the action-packed weekend. Becoming an Outdoors Woman is offered
each summer.
Fact Sheets: Fact sheets on the life histories of white-tailed deer, wood
turtle, black bear, wild turkey, common loon, beaver, birds, amphibians, bobcat, muskrat,
fisher, eastern coyote, salmon, osprey, peregrine falcon, wetlands, wildlife tracking,
how to build a bluebird nesting box, and wild mammals of Vermont.
Green Mountain Conservation Camps: Camps are located at Lake Bomoseen in
Castleton and Buck Lake in Woodbury. Nine one-week sessions in June, July and August
are available for boys and girls ages 12-14. Curricula include fisheries and wildlife management, hunter education and firearms training, archery, forestry, botany, aquatic ecology, fishing techniques, wetlands investigation, and outdoor survival and safety skills.
Natural Resources Management Academy: July 20-22, 2012
Natural Resources Management Academy is a special weekend set aside at the Buck Lake Conservation Camp for high-school students (grades 9-12) ready to explore, in depth, Vermont’s natural resources. At the Academy, students learn about Vermont’s forests, wildlife, soils and water ecosystems.
For more information contact Lauren Traister, 4-H Teen & Leadership Specialist, at 866-260-5603 x402 or lauren.traister@uvm.edu.
Hunter Education: Using a fun, hands-on approach, Vermont's hunter education
classes go far beyond basic hunting skills. Graduates leave with a thorough understanding
of how to get a lifetime of enjoyment out of Vermont's natural resources.
Click here, for more information.
Let's Go Fishing: A hands-on curriculum that encompasses fishing techniques,
tackle craft, ethics, ecology, and fisheries management. Teachers can receive materials
free by attending an instructor training workshop. This is an excellent curriculum for
physical education teachers.
For more information contact:
Let's Go Fishing Program
Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department
PO Box 6004
Rutland, VT 05702
Phone: 802-747-7900
Fax: 802-747-7989
or e-mail Erin Sheridan [erin@gwriters.com]
Visit our Let's go Fishing WebPage
Get the Lead Out: As of January 1, 2007, it is illegal to use a lead sinker weighing one-half
ounce or less to fish in Vermont. Many lead sinkers are similar in appearance to the small
stones and grit that birds swallow to aid in digesting food in their gizzard. Switching to lead- free tackle
will reduce the chance that loons and other waterbirds will swallow poisonous lead products that have
accidentally fallen into the water or that were lost while fishing.
Click here, for more information.
National Wildlife Week: The National Wildlife Federation provides an
excellent website. Information includes educator workshops, activities for grades K-12
in conjunction with the annual wildlife week theme, links to student clubs, schoolyard
habitat programs and interactive games. Be sure to check it out! www.nwf.org, click on "Environmental Education" and have fun exploring.
Natural Heritage Harmonies: Annual newsletter of the Non-game and Natural
Heritage Program, containing up-to-date findings on the status of many rare wildlife
species. To view current newsletters, click here.
WILD Workshops:
Workshops are available for training on each of these curriculum guides. The guides are interdisciplinary, supplementary, and environmental education programs that incorporate wildlife concepts and educational skills. All of the activities in the guides are correlated to national academic standards. Workshops to certify educators can be arranged for school districts or non formal education organizations. Workshops can include training for more than one curriculum guide.
Wildlife Management for Educators:
A one-week course held in July for teachers of all disciplines and grade levels. Educators interested in integrating environmental topics into their curriculum can learn about Vermont's wildlife and fisheries from professional biologists, foresters and educators through hands-on activities. Three graduate credits available.
Education Communication Form:
In order to stay better connected with you as a Vermont Educator who is interested in bringing Wildlife information into the classroom we are updating our Teacher's database.
Please take a moment to Update this
Education Communication Form
so that you can be informed of up-coming events.
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