s Environmental Education Programs s
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
offers teachers, youth leaders and students a variety of environmental
education resources.
These resources, in the form of teacher training, special programs, curricula,
volunteer programs, and printed and audio/visual materials, address a
broad range of environmental issues including pollution prevention, habitat
and wildlife, water quality, specific ecosystems, and aquatic resources.
The purpose of this brochure is to provide a general overview of these
programs and offer a mechanism for you to receive additional information
about specific topics of interest.
Project WET
National Project WET is an interdisciplinary water education program
intended to supplement an educator's existing curriculum. Its goal is
to facilitate and promote the awareness, appreciation, knowledge, and
stewardship of water resources through the dissemination of classroom-ready
teaching aids. Teachers K-12 can obtain the guides by attending inservice
workshops (2.5 credit). For information, contact Nancy Rolli at 739-4506
or E-mail nrolli@dnrec.state.de.us.*
Project Wild
This internationally recognized curriculum supplement addresses
the issues of habitat and wildlife and man's relationship to the natural
world. The hands-on activities develop not only science skills, but
other disciplines such as social studies, language arts and math. Teachers
K-12 can obtain the workbooks by attending inservice training (2.5 credit).
For information, call Nancy Rolli at 739-4506 or E-mail nrolli@dnrec.state.de.us.*
Aquatic Wild
This curriculum is the "wet" version of Project Wild, focusing
on aquatic habitats and wildlife. Participants must have completed Project
Wild as a prerequisite. Teachers receive (2.5 inservice credit). For
information, contact Nancy Rolli at 739-4506 or E-mail nrolli@dnrec.state.de.us.*
*Materials in each project are correlated to the Delaware Content Standards.
Three R's for the
90s:
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle This Delaware-specific curriculum supplement
is geared to a K-8 audience and addresses the concept of pollution prevention
through recycling, reusing and reducing our waste streams. Hands-on
activities develop multi-disciplinary skills. Teachers and youth leaders
receive materials after completion of inservice training (2.5 credit).
For information, contact Nancy Rolli at 739-4506 or E -mail nrolli@dnrec.state.de.us.
Water Quality
The Water Quality Education Program addresses wastewater treatment,
surface water, groundwater and water conservation and is geared toward
a K-12 level. Corporate sponsors adopt a school and provide funds for
participating teachers to receive a resource guide, video, student guides
and related handouts at a three-hour workshop on each unit topic. For
more information call Karen Robertson at 739-5726.
State
Parks -- Environmental Education & Interpretive Field Studies
The statewide environmental education and interpretive programs
are flexible activities suited to the grade level of the student. These
programs are offered on-site at most all state parks, in the classroom,
or at other requested locations. These studies encourage an environmental
ethic in our natural, cultural and historic world, and stress small
group interaction. Programs are designed for public and school groups
and teachers. The program content and topics can be readily adapted
to integrate with previous classroom studies. Groups may attend for
an hour, a day, or at some parks, overnight. Teacher training with inservice
credit is also available. For more information or brochures call Laurie
Carter at 739-4413 or E-mail ldcarter@dnrec.state.de.us.
Aquatic Resource Education
Operated by the Division of Fish and Wildlife, the A.R.E. Program
offers teachers youth groups and conservation organizations training,
materials and wetlands ecology, angling skills, aquatic resources and
wildlife observation. On-site facilities accommodations for 36, a 940-foot
tidal marsh boardwalk, 10 canoe and canoetrails through tidal and non-tidal
waters, several stocked fishing ponds, and several miles of nature trails.
For information on the programs and facilities available from the A.R.E.
Program, contact Gary Kreamer at 653-2882 or E-mail gkreamer@state.de.us or Bob Jones at
653-3441 or E-mail robertjones@state.de.us.
Boating Safety
A new Delaware law requires all persons born after January 1,
1978 to successfully complete a boating safety course prior to operating
a vessel in Delaware waters. Courses are offered statewide and cover
topics such as ebb and flow of tides, rules of the road, and potential
hazards from weather. For information, contact Joyce Hennessey at 739-3486
or 1-800-648-7500.
Hunting Safety
Persons born after January 1, 1967 must successfully complete
a hunter safety course in order to purchase a Delaware hunting license.
Topics of the course include, in addition to firearm safety, landowner
relations, ethical behavior, wildlife identification and conservation
laws. For information, contact Mickey Barton at 739-3486 or 1-800-648-7500.
DNREC On the web
Teachers and students will find information about Delaware's natural
resources, teaching materials, educational programs and acitivities.
Come visit us at www.dnrec.state.de.us! Call Nancy Rolli at 739-4506
or E-mail nrolli@dnrec.state.de.us.
Speaker's Bureau/Resource Experts
DNREC can provide personnel to address youth groups or classrooms
on a host of topics. For more information, contact the Office of Information
and Education at 739-4506.
Good Natured News
This newsletter, published three times each year, is a guide to
environmental education resources available in Delaware and nationally.
The publication is distributed to all public school teachers in the
state. For information, contact Nancy Rolli at 739-4506 or E-mail nrolli@dnrec.state.de.us.
Technical Water Quality monitoring
Be a scientist - join a Water Quality Monitoring Program which
provides reliable baseline physical/chemical data. Technical programs
are currently being conducted on several Delaware Waterways. Volunteers
range from high school students to retired chemists. Initial training
and follow-up sessions insure quality control in sampling procedures.
For more information contact Pearl Burbage at 739-4590 or E-mail pburbage@dnrec.state.de.us and
Linda Stapleford at DNREC (302) 239-2334.
Outreach Fish & Wildlife
Give Habitat a hand. Our Wildlife Area Stewardship programs will
offer students, Youth groups, and adults training on how to lend a helping
hand towards natural habitats and the importance of wildlife in Delaware.
For information, contact Dawn Failing at 739-5296 or E-mail dfailing@state.de.us.
Volunteer Programs
These programs are a great way to involve students and youth group
members in outdoor, hands on activities that are educational and beneficial
to our environment.
Stream Watch
This program, operated in conjunction with the Delaware Nature
Society, trains volunteers to assess water quality in ponds, rivers
and streams around the state using basic water testing kits, visual
and biological surveys. For information, contact Pearl Burbage at 739-4590
or E-mail pburbage@dnrec.state.de.us. or
the Delaware Nature Society at 239-2334.
Coastal Cleanup
This one-day event, held each fall, teaches participants the problems
caused by litter in aquatic environments.
River Cleanups
Each spring, DNREC sponsors a river cleanup in conjunction with
Earth Day.
Beach Grass Planting
Participants in this annual spring event help enhance Delaware's
coastal dune system by planting beach grass, contact Maria Sadler at
739-4411.
Adopt-A-Wetland
Groups can learn more about wetland habitat and work to enhance
these valuable areas by adopting a wetland area. For information contact
Gary Kreamer at 653-2882 or E-mail mailto:gkreamer@state.de.us.
FILM LIST
If you don't see it, ask DNREC personnel can assist you and/or your students
in a variety of ways. If none of the programs you've read about here meet
your needs, please call us for other ideas.
Office of Information and Education 739-4506.
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