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- Endangered species scavenger hunt
- This lesson will help your students better understand endangered species. It requires a field trip to the North Carolina Zoological park.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Social Studies)
- By Craig Smith.
- Farm animal immigrants
- Students will identify a rare or endangered farm animal and then locate its country of origin on a world map. Students will also research the animal and its uses to determine why it was an imported.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Social Studies)
- By Meg Millard and Pamela Webb.
- The Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center
- This sea turtle sanctuary is committed to the care and release of sick and injured sea turtles.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- The Pee Dee River
- This is the Pee Dee River. The Pee Dee runs through southern North Carolina into South Carolina. Anson and Richmond Counties in North Carolina maintain the Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge, which supports a broad range of wildlife species, including over 168...
- Format: image/photograph
- Carnivore Preservation Trust
- Features videos, photos, and general information about the endangered carnivores living on this preserve.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- A nene, or Hawaiian goose, in Haleakala National Park, HI
- A Nene, also known as the Hawaiian goose, at Haleakala National Park, Hawaii. The Nene, a fairly close descendant of the more common Canada goose, is an endangered species, with only about 800 birds existing in the wild. The species almost went extinct in...
- Format: image/photograph
- Hiwassee Lake in Cherokee County, NC
- This is Lake Hiwassee in Cherokee County, NC. The lake is surrounding almost completely by the Nantahala National Forest. It and the river that feeds it, the Hiwassee River, are host to a variety of endangered wildlife, including three types of endangered...
- Format: image/photograph
- Sylvan Heights Waterfowl Park and Eco-Center
- One of the best field trip opportunities in northeast North Carolina, Sylvan Heights Waterfowl Center provides educational tours and programs in the conservation of rare and endangered waterfowl.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- The big, bad, red wolf: Fact and fantasy
- This lesson will explore the myths and legends surrounding wolves. We will also investigate factual information about the endangered red wolf.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Arts and Science)
- By steven sather.
- Forest and bald
- In Roan Mountain Highlands, page 11
- Figure 9 shows a patch of spruce-fir forest in the grassy bald on top of Round Knob. This patch suggests that the forest has found a way to invade the bald. That assumption is correct, but doesn't help solve the ecological mystery because we know that this...
- By Jennifer Godwin-Wyer and Dirk Frankenberg.
- How did longleaf pine forests become dependent on fire?
- In Forests and fires: The longleaf pine savanna, page 2
- “Fire-dependent forest” seems like an oxymoron — a combination of apparently contradictory terms put together to produce what seems to be a paradox. For southeastern pine savannas, though, the term fire-dependent defines the dominant...
- By Dirk Frankenberg.
- Why are there so many rare plants in Jocassee Gorges?
- In Jocassee Gorges: Temperate rain forests of the Blue Ridge, page 3
- The topography of Jocassee Gorges is responsible for the incredible rainfall the area receives, and thus is also ultimately responsible for the many rare and endemic plants of the region. The shape of the gorges causes the rising air, thunderheads, and rainfall...
- By Dirk Frankenberg and Stephanie Walters.
- Duke University Lemur Center
- Includes information about the feeding, reproduction, habitat and behavior of a variety of primates including lemurs, fat-tailed dwarves, and more.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge
- An introduction to the refuge containing information about the habitat, native plants, and wildlife species, as well as details about refuge activities, programs, and events.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- Fort Fisher State Recreation Area
- The Fort Fisher program introduces students to the habitat and life history of "colonial-nesting coastal birds." The program also focuses on endangered, threatened and special-concern bird species.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- The unique beauty of the Roan Highlands
- In Roan Mountain Highlands, page 1
- The natural beauty of the Roan Mountain Highlands has been recognized since they were first visited by Europeans in the eighteenth century. The first naturalist to report on this site was John Fraser (for whom the Fraser fir is named) in 1787. Other reports...
- By Dirk Frankenberg and Jennifer Godwin-Wyer.
- Gorges State Park
- A new state park, Gorges State Park is in the interim stages of development. Although the facilities are limited, Park Rangers offer programs by request.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- OWLS - Outer Banks Wildlife Shelter
- This wildlife shelter rehabilitates injured and orphaned native wild animals. They also educate the public on the importance of wildlife conservation.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- Key deer: Evolution and species survival
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade eight, page 5.7
- In this lesson, students learn about the evolutionary history of the Key deer, then discuss the animal's prospects for survival in a changing habitat.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Science)
- By Tammy Johnson and Martha Tedrow.
- The case of the disappearing pitcher plants
- This lesson addresses the cause and effect relationship between human interaction and a North Carolina endangered plant species. A role-playing scenario allows students to view the situation from a variety of positions and to collectively arrive at a solution to the problem.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts, Information Skills, and Science)
- By Eddie Hamblin.
