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Nebline, December 1997

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

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Nebline, November 1997

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Seven highly effective habits for holiday food safety
Lancaster County Extension Educator receives national awards
Hints for fruit storage
Rodent damage
Houseplants from seed
Plants have many roles
Pesticide storage
Timely care of hardy chrysanthemums
Forcing bulbs
Squirrels are busy preparing for cold winter days ahead
The big sleep
Building with recycled materials a sound business practice
The repellency of hedge apples: an old wives tale
Caulking cracks and crevices prevents entry by many pests
America unbugged: fast facts about bug fears and fascinations
Reduce hay losses during storage
Control winter annual weeds in dormant alfalfa
Introducing Beef Basics IV …

Nebline, October 1997

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Celebrate Character Counts! week
Books and activities celebrating the Six Pillars of Character
Caring for fuchsia
Garden poster contest for youth
Potbound
Harvesting popcorn
Clean up that garden
Last 1997 Household Hazardous Waste Collection
Web sights
There's a mouse in the house!
Interested in a variety of experiences?
Consider estate settlement costs early
No-till into alfalfa residual
Farmers need to protect themselves, employees from work-related illnesses
Fall clean-up of warm season grasses
Handling wastewater
Proper electrical wiring helps prevent most farm fires
CRP: blessing or curse?
Food Safety Programs
Safe Food for the Hungry '97--A Focus on Diversity
Diabetes control …

Building Connections, Bruce E. Matthews

Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

AIan Gussow suggests that a place is a piece of the environment claimed by our feelings. In outdoor and environmental education we often talk about the importance of building a sense of place, because we believe that building a sense of connection with places ultimately leads to the valuing of and consequent caring for these places. I'd suggest also that we need to extend the concept of building this sense of connectedness to include people, and communities of people, and particularly communities of people in their places.

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 include:

Skipping Stones Honor Awards--Skipping Stones is a multicultural nature magazine that aims to connect "people and nature" as well as "cultures and generations."

Wild Food Adventures--Wild Food Adventures and director John Kallas offered workshops on edible wild plants.

From The Editor, 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.

Thoughts On Virtual Education, Coalition For Education In The Outdoors

Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

This section explores different perspectives and opinions on virtual reality and technology in the classroom in response to the article "Thoughts on "Virtual Education". The articles featured are as follows:

"Virtual Reality vs. Real Experience: Critical Thinking and Outdoor Education" by Curt Schatz

"Technology and the Influence of American Culture" by Susan Schaefer

Affiliate News, Coalition For Education In The Outdoors

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. This issue included the articles "U. S. Forest Service" and "Center for Environmental Education Workshops".

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 outdoor education field at time of publication.

Some items highlighted include:

Roadside Reforestation (America's Treeways Organization)

Multiculturalism (Tales Alive! by Susan Miord is a book of multicultural tales and activities for cultural awareness)

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:

ACA (American Camping Association)

Council of Outdoor Educators of Ontario

The Dandelion War, Brian L. Bell

Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

"The Dandelion War" is a poem by Brian L. Bell that uses the dandelion and different perspectives on so-called weeds to look at societal expectations vs. environmental needs.

Reviews, Coalition For Education In The Outdoors

Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

This section features the review "Environmental Protection: A Challenge Bigger Than All Outdoors" by Sue Schaefer. This review is about the National Issues Forums. This section also includes some corrections to a previous issue.

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:

Learning Disabilities and Delinquency

Lyme Disease

Fertilizing with Sludge

Contents, Coalition For Education In The Outdoors

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, September 1997

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Science at its best!4-H School Enrichment
Fall weed control
Drying gourds
Saving geraniums over winter
Storing sweet potatoes
House herbs
Collecting evergreen seeds
1997 Legislature increases penalties for illegal dumping!
Landfill rates increase, but still a bargain
Yellow jackets
Neighborhood clean-up
Frustrated by flies? Here are some helpful tips
Simple fruit fly trap
Sign up now for fall conservation work
County Committee election
Competition, consolidation predicted for grain bin industry
Ag marketing video course: “Agricultural Marketing and Entrepreneurship”
Last cutting of alfalfa
Avoid over-grazing warm-season grasses
Making good silage
Managing water resources
Festival of Color
Focus on Food
Don't Get …

Nebline, August 1997

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Lancaster County Fair: July 30-August 3
“One Call--that's all”
4-H gardeners attend garden workshops
Control of ground ivy in the lawn
August blooming perennial flowers
1997 Household Hazardous Waste Collections
Shortest shower award
Antlions: the good, the odd and the ugly
Pesticide container recycling at fair, other sites in August
Bat sightings increase in August
Reuse wire coat hangers
Seedbeds for late summer alfalfa planting
Oats for fall pasture or hay
Evening program to highlight irrigation management and well decommissioning
How to deal with animal heat stress
Make plans now for passing on the family farm
Improve livestock water distribution …

Nebline, July 1997

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Home*A*Syst: Helping you assess environmental risks in and around your home
Watch for squash vine borer
Summer patch of turfgrass
Storing extra seeds
Mower wounds can kill trees
Replant iris
Harvesting
Recycle your pesticide containers at the Lancaster County Fair!
Chigger alert! Don’t ruin your recreational outing
Master Beekeeping/Queen Rearing Workshops
The nonstop dropper
Water patrol checklist
Have you ever seen dead flies clinging to the top of vegetation?
UNL to conduct hands-on Diagnostic Clinics in July
Wheel traffic reduces alfalfa yield
Dealing with summer pasture shortages
Planning tips for noxious weed control in CRP contracts
Staying safe on the …

Nebline, June 1997

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Happy Birthday! Lincoln's Biosolids Land Application Program is five years old
1997 Pesticide Container Recycling Begins June 20 in Bennet!
Brighten your outdoor area with hanging baskets
Raise the mower height
Think about apple maggot control now
Balcony gardens
Watering
Scented geraniums
I found some bugs in my walls, can I bring them in?
Understanding termite baits
Ophidiophobia? fear of snakes
Living green
EQIP sign-up underway
Farmers at risk for permanent hearing loss
Providing water to pastured livestock
Diagnostic clinics set for July at ARDC
Pasture rent
Round bales can withstand elements if stored properly
Pond management
Assessing rural life …

Come Out And Play With Me Poem, Elizabeth Jane Gorman

Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

"Come out and play with me" is a children's poem by Elizabeth Jane Gorman in which the narrator asks a friend to play outside on a nice day.

Envisioning Environmental And Outdoor Education, Charles Yaple

Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

Cliff and some other seasoned veterans see no problem with the multiplication of terms being used to describe the many shapes and forms of environmental and outdoor education and view it "as a sign of health and great opportunity." Others worry about the splintering effect of so many differently named attempts to foster an ecological conscience and commitment to environmental stewardship in a critical mass of humans. What does our movement lose when the general public lacks understanding and a clear vision of what we do? Does confusion about the meaning and objectives of each other's programs hinder collaborative efforts …

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 the AAHPERD (American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance) and AALR (American Association for Leisure and Recreation).

Reviews, Coalition For Education In The Outdoors

Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

This section reviewed a mixture of lesson plans, educational videos, and books. These reviews include:

Zebra Mussel Mania (lesson plan reviewed by Patricia MacDonald), and

Nature and the Human Spirit: Toward an Expanded Land Management Ethic (book reviewed by Dr. Curtis Schatz)

Contents, Coalition For Education In The Outdoors

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.

Environmental And Outdoor Education For The 21st Century, Charles Yaple

Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

As we rapidly approach a new century it seems appropriate to assess the status of environmental and outdoor education and seek direction for the future. One way to do this is to ask counsel of professionals in the field. Taproot editor Charles Yaple interviewed one of the nation's leading environmental and outdoor educators: Dr. Clifford Knapp, Professor of Curriculum and Instruction, Faculty of Outdoor Teacher Education at Northern Illinois University. Dr. Knapp has authored more than 100 articles and several books including Just Beyond the Classroom and Lasting Lessons: A Teachers Guide to Reflecting on Experience. His teaching and scholarly …

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 time of publication. Some items highlighted include:

Soil and Water Stewardship-- an annually themed curricula for elementary school teachers. This theme focuses on what citizens can do to "...promote and practice positive stewardship."

1997 Native Education Directory-- an expanded directory on American Indian and Alaska Native education from ERIC Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small Schools.

Environmental Computer Products-- "Geosoft: The Company Ltd. offers environmentally-conscious products as well as information for "the green computing community."

Factoids, Coalition For Education In The Outdoors

Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

This section contains environmental and conservation facts. Some topics include deforestation, migratory birds, and the benefits of mint.

From The Editor, Charles Yaple

Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

This section summarizes the literature and literature reviews featured in this issue. Literature topics include nature and spirituality, wilderness survival stories, and the need to go beyond materialism to re-connect with nature.

Employment Sources, Coalition For Education In The Outdoors

Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

This section lists employment sources such as Association for Experiential Education (AEE Jobs Clearinghouse) and Natural Resources Career Office (Colorado State University).

Affiliate News, Coalition For Education In The Outdoors

Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

Contains updates from the Coalition for Education in the Outdoors as well as news about related organizations across the country. This issue included the articles "Environmental Education Alternatives", "Shooting Sports Industry Growing", and "Volunteers Care for Access Sites".

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:

The 6th World Wilderness Congress

The Institute for Deep Ecology