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Education Resources

education resources on the conservation of natural resources

Materials and Links

Science Kids-If you’re looking for some fun science experiments for kids then you’ve come to the right place. Check out the free experiments section.

Kids Gardening- Highlighting award-winning programs and inspired young gardeners.

EPA Explorers Club- EPA has tons of games, homework resources, quizzes, lesson plans, teacher guides, and much more. Is your school a green school?

For The Sake of The salmon

The Salmon Page.-The mission of The Salmon Page is to provide salmon links and news to anyone interested in learning about these magnificent fish.

Watershed Academy-The Watershed Academy is a focal point in EPA’s Office of Water for providing training and information on implementing watershed approaches. The Academy’s self-paced training modules, webcast seminars and live training courses provide current information from national experts across a broad range of watershed topics.

Movies 

  • Kiss the Ground

  • The Flow

  • Dam Nation by Patagonia

  • Water & Power:  A California Heist,  a  National Geographic documentary

  • River of Return 

  • The Dreamt Land, Mark Arax

  • Cadillac Dessert, Risner

  • The Cattle King, Edward Treadwell

  • Land Of Little Rain, Mary Austin

  • Freedom Farmers, Monica White

  • Dirt & Growing a Revolution, David Montgomery

Books

Endangered Species Coloring Book

http://www.fws.gov/southwest/es/mexicanwolf/pdf/ES_coloring_book.pdf

 "Save Our Species" Endangered Species Coloring Book

http://epa.gov/espp/coloring/cbook.pdf

 Fish, Wildlife and People: A Mark Trail Coloring Book

http://library.fws.gov/Pubs/mark_trail_colbk.pdf

 Fishing ABCs Coloring Book

http://www.fws.gov/midwest/kids/documents/book.pdf

 National Wildlife Refuge System Coloring Book

http://www.fws.gov/refuges/kids/pdfs/NWRS%20coloringbook%20MN%20Lower%20Resolution.pdf

Libro para Colorear del Sistema Nacional de Refugios de Vida Silvestre

http://www.fws.gov/refuges/kids/pdfs/NWRS%20coloringbook_spanishFeb1_2010.pdf

 Wetlands Coloring Book

http://digitalmedia.fws.gov/cdm/ref/collection/document/id/147

 Marine Debris Coloring Book

http://marinedebris.noaa.gov/outreach/pdfs/MDcolorbook.pdf

 California Plants to Color

http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/kids/coloring/books/California_Plants_to_Color.pdf

 Wildflowers of the Western US

http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/kids/coloring/books/Wildflowers_of_the_Western_US_JKN.pdf

 Wildflowers of Ponderosa Pine Forests

http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/kids/coloring/books/Wildflowers_of_Ponderosa_Pine_Forests.pdf

 Plants to Color From the Aspen Forest

http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/kids/coloring/books/Plants_To_Color_from_the_Aspenforest.pdf

 Wildflowers of the Western US

http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/kids/coloring/books/Wildflowers_of_the_Western_US_JKN.pdf

 USFS Photo Gallery Coloring Pages

http://www.fs.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsinternet/!ut/p/c4/04_SB8K8xLLM9MSSzPy8xBz9CP0os3gDfxMDT8MwRydLA1cj72BTQxNjAwjQL8h2VAQA9Dlhuw!!/?

ttype=photogallery&pnavid=161000000000000&counter=null.0&actid=&recid=&ss=110299&cid=2262&navid=161100000000000&navtype=BROWSEBYSUBJECT&pname=Forest%20Service%20-%20Coloring%20Page%20Tree

 Smokey Bear & Friends

http://www.smokeybear.com/resources.asp

 Smokey Bear Activity Book

http://www.smokeybear.com/resources/Smokey%20Activity%20BW.pdf

 Woodsy Owl's Coloring Book

http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fsbdev2_025638.pdf

 Planet Protectors Coloring Book (online)

http://www.epa.gov/osw/education/kids/color/index.htm

 The Happy Earth Day Activities Book

http://www.epa.gov/Region5/earthday/happy/happy.pdf

 Planet Protectors Coloring Book

http://www.epa.gov/osw/education/kids/color/index.htm

 Bold Kids EPA Coloring Book

http://www.epa.gov/boldkids/coloringbook.html

 Sammy Soil Coloring Book

http://www.epa.gov/gmpo/pdf/sammy-soil-book.pdf

 Changing Climate, Greening Energy: An Eagls Eye View

http://www.fws.gov/northeast/pdf/coloringactivity.pdf

 A to Z: A California Alphabet & Coloring Book

http://www.fsa.usda.gov/Internet/FSA_File/california_colorbook.pdf

 Billy and Maria: a series of Coloring Books for Children who want to learn more about Weather

http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/edu/bm/bm_main.html

 Auntie Pollution: A Book to Color

http://kids.niehs.nih.gov/assets/files/auntiecolor.pdf

 Watch Out Storms Ahead!

http://www.nws.noaa.gov/os/brochures/OwlieSkywarnBrochure.pdf

 Coloring book helps kids prepare for an earthquake (English, Spanish, Chinese Trad., Chinese Simpl., Vietnamese)

http://californiawatch.org/k-12/coloring-book-helps-kids-prepare-earthquake-9660

 Why is Hawai's Ocean Important?

http://hawaii.gov/dlnr/dar/pdf/hibook.pdf

 Chessie Returns

http://library.fws.gov/Pubs5/chessie_returns_colbk.pdf

Free Coloring Books

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