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Recommended
Websites
We hope this
collection of sites will be useful and interesting to you. There
are several organizations that qualify for more than one
category listed below. However, we've placed them where we
thought made the most sense.
Please understand that the Maine Tree Foundation is not responsible for the content of
these pages. Feel free to email
us with any suggestions you may
have for other sites that should be included here.
Conservation
Information
Maine
Conservation School:
The Maine Conservation School’s mission is to provide affordable, experiential education in conservation and in the development of outdoor skills, within a natural setting, for people of all ages and backgrounds.
The
Nature Conservancy Maine Chapter: From
mayflies to mapping, this site is full of information about
Maine’s natural history and landscape and those places in
Maine that are special because of their ecological diversity.
Manomet
Center for Conservation Sciences:
Teaching shorebirds of New England to your students?
Curious about the flora and fauna of Belize? Visit this site!
Forest Society of Maine:
Protects and conserves Maine’s forestlands, including important natural areas such as lakes, rivers and mountains by purchasing easements from willing landowners and providing monitoring services.
Environmental
Education Resources
Chewonki
Foundation:
Find out all about the many top-notch
educational programs Chewonki offers, from the Center for
Environmental Education to the Maine Coast Semester.
Children
& Nature Network:
Building a Movement to Reconnect Children and Nature.
China
School Forest:
See what an amazing education tool a
forest can be to your school community.
Envirothon
Program: Get
your high school students involved!
Envirothon is an environmental competition for high
school students focusing on the improvement of the quality of
life and quality of the environment.
Kids
Outside:
Kids Outside is an informal group that includes educators,
researchers, businesses, non-profit partners, the State of Maine
and Acadia National Park, all working together to encourage all
people -- and especially young people -- to experience and enjoy
the out of doors.
Kieve
Affective Education, Inc.: Year-round educational and
leadership programs for students of all ages.
L.C.
Bates Museum:
Interested in Maine’s natural history?
Visit this site and sign up for one of the many programs
offered.
Life
Of The Forest: International Paper's
"Life of the Forest" educational materials to help you
and many others learn about the importance of superior forest
stewardship and sustainable forestland renewal. See how
seeds disperse, germinate, and grow into a tree, and learn how
to interpret a tree cookie.
Maine
Audubon Society:
From class field trips to their nature centers in Falmouth or
Holden, to bird watching in the Galapagos, this site
outlines the wide variety of hands-on educational programs for
students of all ages offered by Maine Audubon.
Maine
Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife:
Lisa Kane, Project WILD Coordinator,
284 State Street, SHS 41,
Augusta, ME 04333,
Tel: 207-287-3303,
Lisa.Kane@state.me.us
Maine
Environmental Education Association: Need
ideas for your classroom or funding for a project?
This site has information and links for you!
Maine
Math and Science Alliance:
Get information on improving Math and Science education in
your classroom.
Morris
Farm: A 50-acre farm, agricultural education center and
farm product outlet promoting Agriculture
National
Wildlife Federation Schoolyard Habitat Program: Have
your schoolyard certified as a suitable “habitat”.
A great project for individual classes or the whole
school.
No
Child Left Inside:
A special initiative of Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell,
coordinated by the Connecticut Department of Environmental
Protection to encourage Connecticut families and visitors alike
to enjoy all the recreational resources and outdoor activities
available in Connecticut's state parks, forests and
waterways. From Kent Falls in Kent to Stratton Brook in
Simsbury to Fort Trumbull in New London, it's time to discover
the great outdoors!
North
American Association for Environmental Education: From
policy to employment to funding sources, this site is the A-Z
guide to environmental education.
Northern
Woodlands: Information
and perspectives on forest-related issues for for everyone from
the logging
professional through to the young naturalist.
Pine
Tree State Arboretum: Need
a Community Project? Want
to take your class snowshoeing? Check this site out.
Project
Learning Tree: Information about how PLT is correlated to
state learning results and loads of other environmental
education information and links.
Tin
Mountain Conservation Center: If
you are looking for an environmental education focused summer
camp for your child or hoping to explore the Mt. Washington
Valley with your family, check this site out.
University of Southern Maine Environmental Science : University of Southern Maine Department of Environmental Science
www.oldfilm.org :1-800-639-1636 Videos and dvd’s about life in New England from Arts and Ethnic Interests through forestry, fisheries, boat building and railroad stories.
Landowner and
Logger Information
Professional
Logging Contractors of Maine:
Great logger’s
safety information and videos available to order.
Cool kid’s page!
Small
Woodland Owners Association of Maine:
Chock full of
information for small and large woodlot owners alike including
events and workshops to further your education and involvement.
Maine
Wood Products Association:
A great source of information on bringing Maine wood
products into the everyday marketplace.
Holt
Research Forest: Information on outreach and educational
programs available to landowners.
Certified
Logging Professionals Program: Information on how to
become certified. Also,
tips on logging techniques and practices, a schedule of events
and more. Check it
out!
American
Tree Farm System: Learn
all about what it means to have a certified Tree Farm.
Natural
Resources Council of Maine: Lots
of information here including information on FSC-Certified wood
and what’s going on in Augusta related to natural resources.
Maine
Tree Farm Committee
State of Maine
Resources
Maine
Department of Conservation:
Log on to this
site for conservation-related grants, land use regulations,
parks and recreation information and more!
Maine
Department of Education: From statistics to salaries to
home schooling, this site has the answers for you.
Maine
Department of Environmental Protection Online: Interactive
site chock full of state environmental information both teachers
and students will enjoy!
Maine
Forest Service:
Interested in Maine forest
issues such as policy, protection or management? Visit this site!
Maine
Inland Fisheries and Wildlife: Everything you ever
wanted to know about animals in Maine from hunting regulations
to endangered species. This site is full of information!
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