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Project Wild is a national Kindergarten through 12th grade
wildlife education program correlated to the Virginia Science
Standards of Learning. Two Activity Guides, an Introductory
Guide and an Aquatic Guide, provide educators with the information
needed to teach wildlife conservation and the importance of
habitat. Six-hour in-service workshops are scheduled statewide,
usually by local school systems. The workshop is provided at no
cost by the Department of Game & Inland Fisheries and the VA
Division of the Izaak Walton League. Educators receive an
activity guide and information on Virginia's wildlife during the
workshop.
Project WILD
activities are also suitable for use in youth programs such as Scouts
and 4-H. Workshops designed for youth group leaders are also
available.
Project
Wild Correlations in:
For
information about Virginia
WILD Workshops or other general wildlife education materials,
contact:
Suzie Gilley,
Project WILD Coordinator
(804) 367-0188
WILD School Sites: The School Sites
program supports schools interested in improving wildlife
habitat on their school grounds. Six-hour workshops are
available, and there is no prerequisite to attend. School Sites
provides teachers with the basic information needed to create a
wildlife habitat that can be used as an outdoor classroom.
For
information about School Sites or other habitat education, contact:
Carol Heiser,
Wildlife Habitat Education Coordinator
(804) 367-6989
- The Virginia
WILD School Sites Mini-Grant will not be available for the
2005-2006 school year. Although the Virginia Chapter of The
Wildlife Society has supported this program for the past five
years and continues to encourage habitat improvement projects,
the Chapter is unfortunately no longer able to fund the grant.
To view other school grant opportunities, please visit the
Commonwealth's Virginia
Naturally Web site.
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