USDA Forest
Service
Northeastern Area
Durham Field Office
271 Mast Road
Durham, NH 03824
(v) (603) 868-7600
(f) (603) 868-7604
(tdd) (603) 868-7603
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Conservation Education
 Our
Conservation Education Program provides structured educational
experiences that help people of all ages and backgrounds understand,
appreciate, and conserve our Nation's natural resources. Conservation
Education doesn't preach. Instead, the program equips people to
make their own intelligent, informed resource decisions. We help
develop the critical thinking skills needed to understand the
complexities of ecological problems. Conservation Education also
encourages people to act on their own to conserve natural resources
and use them in a responsible manner.
Conservation
Education's Web site is designed to improve our communication
with the larger communities of educators and the general public.
It includes information on specific programs and activity dates,
as well as on curricular resources for teachers and others. Programs
are listed by target audiences and include information on locations,
costs, and whom to contact. Also included in the program section
is the National Conservation Education Task Force Report, including
recommendations approved by the Forest Service Chief in October
1997.
Resources include Conservation Education curricula such as Investigating
Your Environment, as well as contacts for Conservation Education
in each State. We have also included a copy of Link, the
combined quarterly newsletter of the Conservation Education, Nature
Watch, and Interpretation Programs. To expand communications further,
we have included links to other environmental education Web sites.
We hope to raise awareness of our own and other's efforts at improving
conservation education across the country.
The Conservation Education Program is an effective, dynamic
means for the Forest Service to connect the American people with
their environment. The Forest Service provides the tools Americans
need to participate effectively in the critical task of sustaining
our Nation's natural and cultural resources. This understanding
is a coordinated, service-wide effort that will affect all aspects
of the agency's operations.
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