The following are links to resources you may be interested in:
NEW! Community Sustainability Resources
Building on the 2005 Youth Field Day theme, a curriculum packet produced by the Izaak Walton League of America entitled “The Community Sustainability Collection” is now available at the Blackfoot Challenge office and can be checked out by contacting (406) 793-3900. The packet is for grades 9-12.
Other links related to Community Sustainability are now available:
Office of Community Development
www.montana.edu/wwwcommd
The Community Development Program is part of a national land grant university network providing research-based education to help people improve the quality of their lives and the social and economic well being of their communities.
www.sustainable.org
The Sustainable Communities Network is for those who want to help make their communities more livable. Here a broad range of issues are addressed and resources are provided to help make this happen. This web site is being developed to increase the visibility of what has worked for other communities, and to promote a lively exchange of information to help create community sustainability in both urban and rural areas. We welcome your comments and suggestions to make it as useful as possible.
www.crmw.org
The Center for the Rocky Mountain West is a regional studies and public policy center at The University of Montana in Missoula. The Center gathers leading scholars, public policy experts, and students to study the past and help shape the future of this unique region. Through its three regional program areas of policy, humanities, and economy, the Center offers resources - such as courses, lectures, scholarship, research, conferences and publications - that help foster a sense of regional identity as well as an understanding of shared regional challenges and opportunities.
www.crmw.org/MontanaOnTheMove
Montana on the Move seeks to help Montana's regional communities strengthen and unify local economic development efforts by providing professional support to community
leaders for:
- Analyzing national, regional, and local economic trends
- Organizing public and private interests to create a community development strategy
- Networking with other communities to examine issues of
mutual concern
- Creating unity of purpose among communities to solve common problems
www.iwla.org
The Izaak Walton League educates the public about challenges related to the growth, development and consumption that signal serious imbalances in our economy, environment and social relations. IWLA sells several publications related to community sustainability.
www.smartcommunities.ncat.org
We are delighted to offer you this menu of information and services on how your community can adopt sustainable development as a strategy for well-being. You'll be in good company. We're finding that more and more cities, villages, neighborhoods and regions are using sustainable development as a guiding principle not only for near-term projects, but also for planning their futures.
environment.nau.edu
CSE brings together the talents and expertise of scientists, educators, independent scholars, business leaders, government agencies, non-profits, students, and community members to seek creative solutions to environmental problems. These challenges are addressed through initiatives that safeguard natural and cultural values and resources. By combining technical innovations with the knowledge, values, and practices of local communities, we generate long-term environmental solutions that enhance the lives of those they impact.
H2-O Birdwatching Kit (PDF File Size: 2.53 Mb)
The H2-O Birdwatching Resource Kit provides the materials and equipment for a group of students or adults to observe and record birds and to complete activities related to birdwatching.
It includes:
It also contains a K-12 curriculum packet related to teaching about birds. The curriculum can be viewed and downloaded here.
To check out the kit, contact Kevin Ertl at 793-0050 or Kevin_Ertl@fws.gov.
This kit has been made available by The Blackfoot Challenge through generous contributions from the US Fish and Wildlife Service and Eagle Optics Company.
This kit and curriculum were produced by Elaine Caton for the Blackfoot Challenge. For more information, contact her at woodpecker@blackfoot.net.
H2-O Aquatic Invertebrate Investigation Kit (PDF File Size: 1.15 Mb)
The H2-O Aquatic Invertebrate Kit provides the materials and equipment for a group of students or adults to collect, observe and record information about aquatic invertebrates.
It includes:
- 2 aquatic D-nets
- 2 2-way magnifying viewers
- 20 Lucite bug boxes with magnifying tops
- 40 Petri dishes with tops
- 2 thermometers
- 20 dip nets
- 2 Benthic Macroinvertebrates posters, laminated
- 2 Aquatic Invertebrates identification sheets, laminated
- 1 Guide to Common Freshwater Invertebrates
- 10 Pond Life field guides
It also contains a K-12 curriculum packet related to teaching about aquatic invertebrates. The curriculum can be viewed and downloaded here.
To check out this kit, contact Kevin Ertl at 793-0050 Kevin_Ertl@fws.gov.
This kit has been made available by The Blackfoot Challenge through generous contributions from the US Fish and Wildlife Service.
This kit and curriculum were produced by Elaine Caton for the Blackfoot Challenge. For more information, contact her at woodpecker@blackfoot.net.
Helmville Weed Project (PDF File Size: 478 Kb)
National Teacher Enhancement Network
The NTEN Mission: Professional Development
For K-12 Science Teachers Delivered Via The Internet
Created by Montana State University - Bozeman and funded by the National Science Foundation, the National Teachers Enhancement Network (NTEN) delivers quality teaching resources and professional development opportunities through the Internet directly to K-12 science teachers. Educators access electronic teacher resources, discuss issues with other educators online, and participate in high-quality graduate telecomputing courses, all from convenient home or work locations via the Internet. University scientists, engineers, mathematicians, and science educators teach NTEN's graduate courses. NTEN also enhances professional networking nationwide among science teachers and active research scientists.
