Teacher Resources

Educational Resources

Curriculum Guides and Resources

Project Learning Tree
Project WILD
Project WET
Enchanted Learning
California Dept of Ed Environmental Education resources
EE Link Lesson Plans
Environmental Protection Agency Teaching Center
California Regional Environmental Education Community Network

Classroom Projects

Cornell Classroom Feederwatch Program
Kids Recycle! Resources for Teachers
American Forest and Paper Association Tools for Teachers
EIA Energy Kids Page
Earth Force for Kids
The Rahus Institute - Solar Energy resource
Isla Earth Radio Series - home of the Catalina Island Conservancy Public Radio Program with many archived radio shows on varied topics
MEERA - My Environmental Education Evaluation Resource Assistant - Learn more about and evaluate environmental projects you can do in the classroom
Camp Highland's Teacher Resource Packet

California Natural History

California Native Plant Society
California Chaparral Field Institute
National Audubon Society
Los Angeles Audubon Society
Pasadena Audubon Society
San Bernardino Audubon Society
San Diego Zoological Society Education Page
National Wildlife Foundation - Excellent resource!

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!

National Go Green Initiative
Kids Recycle!
Be Waterwise.com
California Integrated Waste Management Network
Californians Against Waste
The National Recycling Coalition
Alliance to Save Energy Green Schools Project
Zero Waste Alliance
Stop! Recycle Those Boxes

Great Books for Teaching Science

Activity Books

Hands On Nature by ...
Sharing Nature with Children I & II by Joseph Cornell

Story Books

The Other Way to Listen by Byrd Baylor
Everybody Needs a Rock by Byrd Baylor
The Desert is Theirs by Byrd Baylor
There's a Hair in My Dirt by Gary Larson
The Mountain that Loved a Bird by Alice McLerran and Eric Carle
The Lorax by Dr Seuss
The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein

Grant Tips, Links and Ideas

EPA Region 9 Environmental Education Grants
Camp Highland's Teacher Resource Packet
Camp Highland Grant Sources and Writing guide

Environmental Organizations and Websites

Many of these organizations not only help to protect and restore California's tremendous natural resources but offer tremendous educational resources as well!

Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education in California
The Nature Conservancy of California
Sierra Club - Gorgonio Chapter
Heal the Bay!
Envirolink.org
Isla Earth Radio Series - home of the Catalina Island Conservancy Public Radio Program with many archived radio shows on varied topics

Government Organizations