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Resources, Coalition For Education In The Outdoors

Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

This section contains a list of teaching resources of all types for those who work in the outdoor education field at the time of publication. Some items highlighted include: the National Peace Garden Foundation and the People-Plant Council.

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.

Making Interdisciplinary Connections To Your School Gardening Program, Marcia Eames-Sheavly

Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

Gardening is an exciting, approachable way to teach kids about plants. A good gardening program doesn't need to be one more thing thrown on your plate; by integrating it into the curriculum, gardening can be easy and interdisciplinary. Interdisciplinary projects enhance young peoples' ability to make connections among isolated facts, and to find meaning among those arbitrary facts. A U.S. News and World Report article (January 1993) pointed out that some interdisciplinary pilot projects in New York and Los Angeles schools even improved school attendance, and decreased drop-out rates.

Educational Gardening, Sharon Lovejoy

Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

My husband and I have a family business where we work together to put in public gardens that have touched the lives of hundreds of thousands people. Today my husband asked, "Why did we do that?" And I said, "Because I don't care about clothes, and I don't care about fancy cars. But, I love to buy plants and work with kids, and I like to buy a few books once in a while." So, all it really takes is hard work and creative imagination, and wonders can be accomplished.

A Magical Garden For Children, Jane L. Taylor

Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

The mission of the 4-H Children's Garden is: To promote an understanding of plants and the role they play in our environment and daily lives; to nurture the wonder in a child's imagination and curiosity; and to provide a place for the enrichment and delight of children.

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 topics in this issue include: sport fishing, junk mail, and a federal spending bill that allows killing fish-eating birds.

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 workshops at Aurora University and Scholarships for Ecological Studies at Schumacher College.

From The Editor, Coalition For Education In The Outdoors

Taproot: A Journal of Outdoor Education

Gardening in February may seem like a stretch for some of our readers. But even those in the northern climes have but two or three months before the season will be upon us. Actually, gardening is a teaching tool that educators can use year-round to add zest and reality to classroom instruction.

This special issue of Taproot features three articles related to children and gardening. All three pieces stem (no pun intended) from a national Children's Gardens symposium co-sponsored by State University of New York at Cortland and Cornell University. Held on the Cortland campus, several hundred participants enjoyed seminars …

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 "Campbell Creek Science Center, Anchorage, AK", "Millions Served (Birdseed)! Project Feederwatch Begins a Second Decade", and others.

Nebline, February 1998

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

4-H: What it's all about
Basil for everyone
1998 Perennial Plant
of the Year
Winter care of houseplants
Soap or oil—that is the question
Terrariums
Be A Better Gardener 4-H Youth Program
One starling's a darling, but a flock is not!
What's buzzing? Register for Beginners Beekeeping Workshop
today!
Grab it off the web
Pest management in and around your home: what's your strategy?
Backyard wildlife—tips for success
Volunteers are needed!
For the birds
Extension meetings scheduled
CRP Meeting and Burn School Planned
Farm Leases Seminar
Check out these winter workshops
Oats for pasture, hay and silage
Management key to …

Nebline, January 1998

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Cooperative Extension takes advantage of geographic technology
Wood for your fireplace
Humidity in the home affects plants, too
Using garden catalogs
Houseplant maintenance
An evergreen for all seasons
Honey bees are dying by the millions!
Congratulations!
Boxelder bugs and the cluster fly
Pesticides and child safety
Extension meetings Scheduled
Crop management winter workshops
City purchases manure spreaders
for use in biosolids program
Feeding high quality hay after calving
Prepare calves for feedlots
Acreage development in Lancaster County
Learning about chemicals
Acreage owners workshop
Indulging without bulging
Focus on Food
A safe kitchen
Healthy Eating: Rib Eye Roast (Prime Rib)
Fast, …

A Curriculum Design For The Incorporation Of Adventure Education Into Secondary School Health Education To Achieve Lifelong Wellness, Brenda J. Weis

All Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Other Capstone Projects

This Alternate Plan Paper is a curriculum design for the incorporation of adventure education into secondary school health education to achieve lifelong wellness. Several schools have already established adventure-based programs in courses other than health education which have proven to be highly effective and successful (Hopkins and Putnam, 1993; Moore, 1986; Siedentop, Mand, and Taggart, 1986). For example, many physical education classes include outdoor adventure activities as a curricular alternative for conventional sports and games. However, at this time, there is no conclusive evidence that an adventure education program has been integrated into a health education curriculum.

Therefore, the intent …

Nebline, December 1997

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

No abstract provided.

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 …