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Nebline, December 1996

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Lancaster County Extension's Web Site on the Internet
Over the garden fence
Keep trees fresh
December garden hints
Cyclamen care
Protect gift plants
Nebraska Soybean Day and Machinery Expo
Agronomy Highlights 1996
Crop Protection Clinic
“Part-time Farming” video
"Returning to the Farm" dates set
Compost marketing
Environmentally friendly holidays
Snow science
Humidity in the home environment affects plants, too
Cybercase of the invisible itches
Bluff Road Landfill rates have increased, but are still low
Where wastes should go
Cut up the world
Biodegradable plastic from corn
earth wellness festival receives grant
1996 Safe Drinking
Water Act: will it affect you? …

Nebline, November 1996

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Holiday food safety
Lancaster County Extension Educator recognized
Over the garden fence
Snow molds
Harvesting and storing winter squash
November garden hints
Winterizing roses
Winter care for strawberry plants
Harvesting popcorn
"Preparing Ag Professionals for Tomorrow's Challenges"
Emergency conservation program
1996 pesticide container recycling program nets over 17,000 containers
Beef Basics Home Study Courses
Precision Decisions '96
Report illegal dumping!
Household hazardous waste collection on November 2
The aluminum age
Wood for your fireplace
Which spider's the biter? You can't tell from looking at the bite!
Bt corn: environmentally friendly pest control
Cleaning closets? What to do with those unwanted …

Employment Sources, Coalition For Education In The Outdoors

Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

This section lists employment sources such as the Association for Experiential Education (AEE jobs Clearinghouse) and The New Complete Guide to Environmental Careers (Publication).

Conference Calendar, Coalition For Education In The Outdoors

Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

This section provides a list of conferences in the field of outdoor education including IEE (Institute for Earth Education) and the National Arbor Day Foundation.

Executive Director's Message And Table Of Contents

Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

The Coalition for Education in the Outdoors is a non-profit network of outdoor and environmental education centers, nature centers, conservation and recreation organizations, outdoor education and experiential education associations, institutions of higher learning, public and private schools, fish and wildlife agencies, and businesses that share a mission the support and furtherance of outdoor education and its goals.

Professional Opportunities, Coalition For Education In The Outdoors

Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

This section included numerous opportunities for professional development related to outdoor education and environmental conservation education. Some of the options included:

First International Adventure Therapy Conference

An American Wetlands Month Celebration

News Briefs, Coalition For Education In The Outdoors

Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

This section contains multiple brief news items related to conservation, environment, or outdoor education. Some titles include:

State Requirements/ Bans on Environmental Education

Speaking of Non-indigenous Species ...

Chernobyl 1O Years Later

Resources, Coalition For Education In The Outdoors

Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

This section contains a listing of teaching resources of all types for those who work in the outdoor education field at the time of publication. Some items highlighted include:

Zebra Mussel Mania Traveling Trunk -- a kit for fifth and sixth grade curriculums

Understanding Radioactive Waste-Fourth Edition-- an updated textbook for high school and college students

Affiliate News

Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

This section contains updates from the Coalition for Education in the Outdoors as well as news about related organizations across the country. Articles cover news about the NYSOEA Conference Award, Paul F-Brandwein Institute, and Russian Educators Visiting the U.S.

Shifting Paradigms: A New Look At Animals In The Classroom, Stephen Huddart And Craig Naherniak

Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

So, a metal plate about the size of a placemat- the trim tab-enables course changes on a 200,000 ton bulk carrier traveling at 18 knots! As humane educators, we observe similarly disproportionate effects when, under certain conditions, the care of animals is integrated into the life of a classroom. Here, for example, is a comment from Vancouver teacher Alex Angelomatis, who regularly brings his elderly dog Seymour to school: "Just by being in the classroom, Seymour acts as a catalyst for participation. Shy kids get involved, listening improves, and the class gets along better. From the changes I've seen," he …

Factoids

Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

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Personal Choice, Peter Truman And Kathy Cassidy

Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

For many of us using group-building activities, the solution to maintaining the integrity of participants lies in supporting their decisions as individuals. "Challenge by Choice" is commonly used in programs that combine individual risk-taking with group-building activities such as rock climbing. The challenge by choice philosophy states that if a participant feels threatened or unsafe with a situation, they reserve the right to step out. However, in order for challenge by choice to be effective, it must be used in conjunction with an environment that suppons an individual's ability to make their own decisions. The pressure felt by an adolescent …

Nebline, October 1996

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Remember safety during harvest
Fall clean up in the orchard
Over the garden fence
Caring for fuchsia
Fall lawn care
October garden hints
The Herb Garden
Set harvest equipment to reduce damage
Center for Grassland Studies offers seminar series
Precision Decisions '96
"Part-time Farming" video
Termite Control Workshop for Homeowners
Garden residue aids wildlife
"Pest-proof" checklist
Yikes! Jumpin' Jiminy Crickets
How did that get in here?
Protect home from outside cold
Environment-conscious shopping can save money
The coolest way to SQUASH an aluminum soda pop can
Make a ground bird feeder
Worried about youth?
Bone health affected by diet
Family …

Nebline, September 1996

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Horticulture

Rural $ense

Family Living

4-H & Youth

Environmental Focus

Community & Leadership Development

Extension Calendar

Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP)

Nebraska Association for Family and Community Education News

and other extension news and events

Nebline, August 1996

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

I Care For My Animals
The garden fence
August garden hints
An easy way to dry flowers
Harvesting fruits and vegetables
The Herb Garden
Hungry hoards of hoppers, again!
Recycle your pesticide containers at the 1996 Lancaster County Fair!
Special field day and tour on specialty crops
August plantings of alfalfa and grass
Grazing drought-stressed pasture
Bug bites
Cicada killers are common now
Bug zappers—good, bad, electrifying?
Let’s manufacture monster bubbles!
EnviroShorts
Yow! Watch out for yellow jackets!
Watersheds & water quality
New items accepted at recycling sites
Ants are public enemy #1
Nebraska State 4-H Camp NatureLink weekend
Family …

Healing Power Of Nature In Recovery, Cherie Carter

Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

During In-patient Rehabilitation, a 30-60 day program, clients are provided with many outdoor experiences through activities in the Therapeutic Recreation (TR) program. Trips to local parks and beaches, ropes courses, canoe and camping trips, and organized activity days planned in local parks all contribute opportunities for clients to develop a connection with nature. Client comments about outdoor experiences during and following treatment at Main Quest include positive remarks about stimulating senses that have been deadened through the use of drugs, rediscovering feelings of wonder, finding a balance that has been missing for a number of years or was never developed, …

Reviews, Coalition For Education In The Outdoors

Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

This section reviewed several books:

Down canyon by Elizabeth Sharp

The Environmental Promise of Democratic Deliberation by Dr. Curtis Schatz

(Spotlight Continued)

News Briefs, Coalition For Education In The Outdoors

Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

This issue includes various brief articles including:

Cloning sheep in Scotland

Brightest Comet Sighting in 20 Years

Acid Rain Kills Moose

(Review Continued)

Professional Opportunities, Coalition For Education In The Outdoors

Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

This section included numerous opportunities for professional development related to outdoor education and environmental or conservation education. Some of the options included:

Outdoor Writers Conference

Deep Ecology Training

Employment Sources, Coalition For Education In The Outdoors

Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

This section lists employment sources, such as Women in Natural Resources (University of Idaho) and Wilderness Job Referral Services (Colorado State University).

Resources, Coalition For Education In The Outdoors

Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

This section contains a listing of teaching resources of all types for those who work in the outdoor education field at the time of publication. Some items highlighted include:

Home Recycling Mill (Kit)

Cleaning the Ganges (Video)

Rethinking the Garden (Book by Robert R. Gottfried)

Affiliate News, Coalition For Education In The Outdoors

Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

This issue included a Response to the "Mobil Corporation Article" by Laura Taylor; A View From the Other Side, by the Coalition for Education in the Outdoors; and several updates on outdoor education resources and organization locations.

Executive Director's Message And Table Of Contents, Charles Yaple

Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

The Coalition for Education in the Outdoors is a non-profit network of outdoor and environmental education centers, nature centers, conservation and recreation organizations, outdoor education and experiential education associations, institutions of higher learning, public and private schools, fish and wildlife agencies, and businesses that share a mission the support and furtherance of outdoor education and its goals.

Nebline, July 1996

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Horticulture

Rural $ense

Family Living

4-H & Youth

Environmental Focus

Community & Leadership Development

Extension Calendar

Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP)

Nebraska Association for Family and Community Education News

and other extension news and events

A Kinship With Trees, Mary Ann Elliott

Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

A childlike feeling of kinship with trees occurs again and again in the literature of spirituality. Sherry Ruch Anderson and Patricia Hopkins noted chis connection often during the five years of interviews and research they did for their book The feminine face of God (Anderson and Hopkins, 1991).

Spotlight, Coalition For Education In The Outdoors

Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

The Endangered Species Act (ESA) has re~ r d .. . , at deal of press in recent months, much of it n~gativ'--· following legislation proposed by Rep'.,~()•1ti~h, Alaksa) in September, 1995. His legislation essentially renders the ESA useless, by overruling definition of "taking," requiring federal agencies to pay off aggrevied landowners, and making protection on private lands voluntary. The earlier momentum of the bill has slowed considerably, as Republican leaders, including House Speaker Newt Gingrich, realize that the American public does not want to see hundreds of endangered species disappear forever.

Nebline, June 1996

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Plugging abandoned wells can save lives and groundwater
1996 Pesticide Container Recycling Program begins in June
The garden fence
A mulch for all seasons
Squelch squash vine borers
Growing indoor trees
Think about apple maggot control now
The Herb Garden
Tips on harvesting lettuce
Be prepared for drought
Weed resistance... going the distance
Rooting out pasture weeds
Wiping out woody weeds
Steps to calibrate your spray equipment
Preventing problems when grazing alfalfa
Horace the Hippo says...
Woodlands make poor pastures
Yard and garden water management
Urban walnut trees--are they valuable?
Protect your family from carbon monoxide
Bat Bites
Lincoln-Lancaster County …

Nebline, May 1996

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

earth wellness festival--making a difference!
Volunteers keep Extension going and growing
Viburnums in the landscape
The Garden Fence
A lush landscape of lovely lilacs
What to do after the bloom
Annual vines in the landscape
The Herb Garden
Crop Management and Diagnostic Clinics crop up at ARDC in July!
Field Crop Scout Training at ARDC
Using herbicides to control weeds in spring-planted alfalfa
Alfalfa weevil alert!
Have equipment ready for planting season
Should greenbugs be a part of your 1996 crop management plan?
earth wellness festival is science at its best!
Drinking water week - May 5-11, 1996
Blue Thumb …

Rebuilding A Sense Of Place, Inara Scott

Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

For many environmentalists, Aldo Leopold's work provides an enduring ethic for conservation and preservation. Yet even while Leopold's ideals continue to be valued, taught, and ascribed to, it seems that more and more people are saying the words without experiencing the message. Even those who profess to be environmentalists rarely know the sense of place chat inspired Leopold, Muir and Thoreau. Through the increasing geographic mobility of people throughout the United States, and the associated loss of community, our nation is rapidly losing the sense of place chat these men, and many other men and women throughout our history, once …

Professional Opportunities, Coalition For Education In The Outdoors

Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

This section included numerous opportunities for professional development related to outdoor education and environmental or conservation education. Some of the options included a call for submissions to Taproot's next issue on wilderness and spirituality, and the New York State Recreation and Park Society (NYSRPS) annual conference.