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YMCA Camp Thunderbird: Provides environmental education programs to North and South Carolina K-12 students in bird study, fish dissection, orienteering and forest ecology.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

A comparison of the plant ecology of two fields: Students will apply random sampling techniques to do a plant population/community/ecosystem study to model how these things are interrelated.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science); By Linda Sutton.

Tidal creek: In Cape Fear estuaries: From river to sea, page 9; This photo shows conditions just a few yards away from the shoreline. As you can see from the banks of this tidal creek, the tidal range is at least a foot, and the tide is out. Cord grass dominates the central, depressed, area of this photo, and in the background...; By Steve Keith.

Inquiry: You are an earthworm: In CareerStart lessons: Grade six, page 3.5; This lesson for grade 6 will help students understand the cycling of matter. Students assume they are earthworms and learn by asking questions about their life processes. The lesson also introduces career possibilities in the soil science field.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Science); By April Galloway and Christine Scott.

Ecology Center at Herring Ridge: This new environmental education center for 4th- 12th grade students has hands-on programs which promote a life-long interest in science and stewardship to the Earth.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

YMCA Camp Hanes: Offers hands-on classes in environmental education which "encourages cooperation, teamwork, and understanding of ones own abilities and potential."; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Pocosin wetland community: In A blackwater river from sea to source: The White Oak River transect, page 19; Figure 17 is a view of a pocosin wetland community like those that comprise the source of the White Oak in Hoffman State Forest about thirty miles inland of Bogue Inlet. Pocosin is a Native American word reputed to mean “swamp on a hill.”...; By Dirk Frankenberg.

Eco-tourism in the Outer Banks of North Carolina: Written to accompany a sixth-grade science lesson, this article describes the ecology of North Carolina's Outer Banks and discusses the effects of tourism on the region's delicate ecosystems.; Format: article; By April Galloway and Christine Scott.

Screech Owl Farm School: Students will learn about farm ecology when they participate in one of the tailor-made field trips at one of the local partner farms.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Airlie Gardens: Environmental education programs in a beautiful setting can be found at this public garden in Wilmington, North Carolina.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Camp Don Lee: Check out the programs available to classroom students at this beautiful camp located near Arapahoe, North Carolina.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

ACE - Agapé Center for Environmental Education: The ACE Education program is a carefully developed and integrated program designed to meet goals for science and social studies set forth by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (Standard Course of Study). The Center's activities...; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Genesis Farm School: Visit this working farm and enter into a learning laboratory where students will have fun and a hands-on experience with nature.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Holmes Educational Forest: Located in the Blue Ridge Mountains, this educational forest has trails that show the beauty of the area as well as instruct students in protecting the plants and animals that can be found there.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Jordan Lake Educational State Forest: Students will learn about the ecosystems which make up a forest and the animals that inhabit it.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

North Carolina Arboretum: A wide variety of classes and workshops are provided to students at the NC Arboretum, ranging from bonsai demonstrations to nature walks.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

StreamWatch: This lesson is intended as a long term project to determine the overall health of a stream or wetland. Students identify seasonal changes that occur within the ecosystem, ideally with a minimum of bimonthly or monthly monitoring.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science); By B. Carl Rush.

Agriculture and Farming: Kids of all ages love farms and farm animals. These resources provide virtual tours, fun facts, interesting information, and a variety of multimedia activities.; Format: bibliography/help

The lost landscape of the Piedmont: In Prehistory, contact, and the Lost Colony, page 5.5; The Piedmont region of North Carolina is unrecognizable compared to the landscape of 400 years ago. Where man-made lakes now sit were huge bottomland forests. While pine trees accounted for only a small percentage of Piedmont acreage, they now dominate the region's forests -- a result of clearing hardwoods to create farmland. Other once-prominent landscapes include areas of grassland known as “Piedmont prairie,” and upland depression swamps where the clay soils often kept moisture on the land’s surface.; Format: article

Natural diversity: In Prehistory, contact, and the Lost Colony, page 1.1; North Carolina has within its borders the highest mountains east of the Mississippi River, a broad, low-lying coastal area, and all the land in between. That variety of landforms, elevations, and climates has produced as diverse a range of ecosystems as any state in the United States. It has also influenced the way people have lived in North Carolina for thousands of years.; Format: article; By David Walbert.

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