Nature Conservancy: Nash Prairie Preserve

Discuss the importance of wildlife conservation. Learners talk about the animals and plants on the US Fish and Wildlife Services list of endangered and threatened species. Then, they engage in a detailed discussion of the reasons these...

The Cornell Lab of Ornithology and The Nature Conservancy comes together to form a partnership that takes YardMap to its next phase: Habitat Network.

From the Sonoran Desert in North America to Colorado's Great Sand Dunes all the way to Africa's Namib Desert, explore these incredible deserts and discover what scientists are doing to preserve these great lands. Peruse through an online...

Five review quiz questions about the conservation of natural resources and the preservation of biodiversity.

Learn about corals and the importance of coral reefs to ocean ecosystems. Find out how reefs are created, what threats they face, and what kinds of conservation tactics are being used to protect and preserve them.

Calculate personal and family carbon footprints using this interactive site. Lots of information and links that focus on the preservation of animals, plants, and natural communities.

Ghost pots, fishing gear lost during crabbing expeditions, continue to trap crabs that are never collected. Increase your budding ecologists' awareness of human impact on the environment as well as conservation efforts using this...

How we can live sustainably on our natural resources while also preserving enough nature so these resources can be replenished represents one of the most important questions in environmental science. Through learning about terrestrial...

Why not walk in the footsteps of Teddy Roosevelt and become a conservationist? After discussing issues and reasons for animal extinction, the class creates their own conservation plans. Each small group is given mock data regarding a...

High schoolers explore the concept of conservation. In this conservation lesson, students read articles and primary documents about the Conservation Movement in the United States and compare the movement to today's environmental...