SchoolsThe Environmental Stewardship & Management Initiative was launched by Audubon International to help foster environmental stewardship and improve resource management by a wide range of people.
School IPM: Good for Children, Easy on the Budget
Last year Gregg Smith’s pesticide bill was $5 for a can of wasp freeze. And that’s for the entire Salt Lake City, Utah, school district—36 schools serving nearly 24,000 students. For the full article, click here.
School Facilities: Webcast Series
The Facility Masters Webcast Series focuses on best practices for excellence in school operations, covering topics such as facilities maintenance, preventive maintenance, energy management, integrated pest management, and more.
School Gardening Boosts Child Development
Schools which integrate gardens into the curriculum are developing children who are much more responsive to the challenges of adult life. New research from the Royal Horticulture Society show the enormous impact gardening plays in a child’s well-being, learning, and development.
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PollinatorLIVE: A Distance Learning Adventure
While pollinators may come in small sizes, they play a large and often undervalued role in the production of the food we eat, the health of flowering plants, and the future of wildlife. A decline in the numbers and health of pollinators over the last several years poses a significant threat to the integrity of biodiversity, to global food webs, and to human health, according to scientists. PollinatorLIVE: A Distance Learning Adventure will provide a series of live interactive webcasts, web seminars, and satellite field trips about pollinators, gardening, and conservation. All resources are FREE and geared toward grades 4 – 8.
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