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Catskill Mountain Eco-Heritage Festival at Ashokan

August 12, 2010
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Catskill Mountain Eco-Heritage Festival at Ashokan

Celebrate the Spirit of the Catskills at the Ashokan Center Saturday, September 4th. Day event: 11am – 5pm, Dinner 5pm – 7pm, Evening Concert 7pm The Ashokan Center, 477 Beaverkill Rd., Olivebridge, NY (OLIVEBRIDGE, NY) On Saturday, September 4th the Ashokan Center is hosting its 3rd Annual Catskill Mountain Eco-Heritage Festival. In a magical...

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Getting Kids Outdoors: Learn more and join in the discussion

July 12, 2010
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Teaching the Hudson Valley’s annual summer institute July 27-29, 2010 Thursday 7/29, 1-3pm Environmental Literacy Panel PAUL HAI, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry YUSUF WASI BURGESS, environmental educator, NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation SUSAN HERETH, education coordinator, Scenic Hudson TYRELL HUGHES, Natural Leaders Network JEN KRETSER, The Wild Center SEAN MAHAR, Audubon...

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“Furry Vengeance” Partners with the NWF to Get Children Outdoors

April 20, 2010
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“Furry Vengeance” Partners with the NWF to Get Children Outdoors

Bring the fun and furry wonders of nature into your home and classroom! The National Wildlife Federation has teamed up with Participant Media and the family comedy Furry Vengeance to educate children and families about the importance of getting outdoors and protecting wildlife! In Furry Vengeance, a band of animals and community members battle...

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Lesson Plan: Life, Death, Dirt, & Walt Whitman

April 15, 2010
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Lesson Plan:  Life, Death, Dirt, & Walt Whitman

Life, Death, Dirt and Walt Whitman By:  Sarice Greenstein INTRODUCTION This lesson includes an analysis of Walt Whitman’s poem “This Compost” from his famous collection of poetry, Leaves of Grass. Through a literary lens, students will discuss and understand the rebirth of organic materials through composting. LESSON OVERVIEW Grade Level & Subject: Grades 9-12:...

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Why Environmental Studies?

April 15, 2010
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By Chaffee Monell In the center of the Campus where I used to work, there are three good-sized Basswood, or American Linden trees.  Most everyone in the school passes underneath one of them at least once if not several times over the course of the day. There was a picnic table in a grassy...

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Lessons From the Copenhagen Climate Talks

April 15, 2010
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By Bryan Walsh/Monday, Dec. 21, 2009/TIME Magazine It was during the wee hours of Saturday morning when a delegate from Saudi Arabia, of all places, expressed what may have been the consensus view of the contentious final plenary session at the UN climate change summit in Copenhagen. “I am working without break for 48...

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COP15: Climate-Change Conference

January 23, 2010
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COP15: Climate-Change Conference

Lessons From the Copenhagen Climate Talks By BRYAN WALSH Monday, Dec. 21, 2009 TIME Magazine It was during the wee hours of Saturday morning when a delegate from Saudi Arabia, of all places, expressed what may have been the consensus view of the contentious final plenary session at the UN climate change summit in...

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Be Out There

December 4, 2009
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Be Out There

The National Wildlife Federation has a great website discussing their movement to get kids outside. Here is some information from their website: Be Out There engages American families, educators, healthcare practitioners, corporate leaders, policymakers, and the media in persuading others to spend more time outdoors. Our goal is to re-connect families to the outdoors...

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Kaiser Permanente Creates Outdoor Classroom Space for Preschoolers

December 4, 2009
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Kaiser Permanente Creates Outdoor Classroom Space for Preschoolers

LOS ANGELES– (BUSINESS WIRE) — Inspired by the educational concept that outdoor learning and play enriches and contributes to the well being, health, and social development of children, Kaiser Permanente Watts Counseling and Learning Center today unveiled and dedicated an environmentally friendly outdoor learning space for its Preschool Education for Parents and Children (PEPC)....

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Disney Planet Challenge

November 30, 2009
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Disney Planet Challenge

Funding for 4th, 5th, and 6th Grade Classrooms to Execute Projects to Benefit the Environment! 1. What’s available? Disney Planet Challenge is offering full-funding to the next 100 hands-on classroom project(s) we receive that aim to benefit the environment! 2. Who qualifies? If you are a full-time 4th, 5th, or 6th grade teacher at...

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