SCIENCE & CIVICS: SUSTAINING WILDLIFE EDUCATOR WORKSHOP OFFERED

COLUMBUS, OH – The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife will offer a Science & Civics: Sustaining Wildlife Educator Workshop, free of charge, for any interested educator on Saturday, January 26th from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Dublin Jerome High School in Dublin.

Science and Civics: Sustaining Wildlife is a high school curriculum from Project WILD that is designed to serve as a guide for involving students in environmental action projects aimed at benefiting the local wildlife found in a community. It involves young people in decisions affecting people, wildlife, and their shared habitat in the community.

The program consists of four major components: 1) Awareness: alerts students to the impact of human and individual activities on habitat quality and quantity; 2) Participatory Democracy: develops principles related to government structures and is appropriate for government and civics units of social studies courses; 3) Habitat Exploration: studies biotic and abiotic parameters of a site and is appropriate for ecology and environmental science units of science courses; and 4) Taking Action: guides both science and social studies students in designing, implementing, and communicating projects to enhance a particular site.

All attendees will receive an activity guide courtesy of the Division of Wildlife.  There is no fee to attend the workshop but pre-registration is required.