Impressive story map showing the effects of the anthropocene.

Predator Free 2050 is an ambitious goal to rid New Zealand of the most damaging introduced predators that threaten our nation's natural taonga, our economy and primary sector. Ridding New Zealand of possums, rats and stoats by 2050 is a New Zealand-wide goal. It will require new techniques and a co-ordinated team effort across communities, iwi, and the public and private sectors. Predator Free 2050 will deliver huge benefits across New Zealand - for the social and cultural links with our environment, for our regional economies through primary industries and tourism and for our threatened native species. DOC is seeking proposals from developers of tools to control or eradicate possums, rats or stoats.

The changing climate impacts society and ecosystems in a broad variety of ways. For example, climate change can alter rainfall, influence crop yields, affect human health, cause changes to forests and other ecosystems, and even impact our energy supply. Climate-related impacts are occurring across the country and over many sectors of our economy. Explore the impacts of climate change by region, by sector, or by state.

Here is chance for students to practice matching biomes to graphs. She was analyzing some temperature and precipitation graphs from different cities and trying to match them up to the correct biome where they would be located. Now she needs your help! Your mission is to help her determine in which biomes the cities are located.

Welcome to EcoLibrary! Students in my classes and workshops - ranging from college age to kindergarten - learn best when we use a lot of photographs and other rich teaching materials. EcoLibrary allows students and teachers to freely use materials that support learning about ecology, conservation biology, and the environment. EcoLibrary currently contains several hundred annotated photographs that illustrate key concepts in these fields, and as the site grows we will add maps, sounds, panoramas, and interactive exercises.

Rice, corn, and beans are just some of the staples getting the high-tech treatment and helping families spend less on utilities.

A new study led by researchers at UC Berkeley and Clinica de Salud del Valle de Salinas demonstrates how even a short break from certain kinds of makeup, shampoos and lotions can lead to a significant drop in levels of hormone-disrupting chemicals in the body.

The heat is on for the planet as a whole, but what has been happening where you live? Click on the map to find out, or enter a location in the search box at top right. The initial map shows average temperatures over the past 20 years; use the drop-down menu to see maps for earlier periods.

Article from Wired magazine...title says it all.

Clue into Climate: A Digital Media-Based Curriculum Unit on Climate Change was created with input from San Francisco Bay Area teachers and advisors. The curriculum unit is comprised of four content strands, each of which includes 5-7 media resources related to the strand topic. Each strand also contains a strand guide and assessment, a background article and 4-5 lesson plans that provide information and activities to support the use of the media with students. Additionally, the curriculum unit provides a student workbook and a climate education resource guide.

About 5.5 million people around the world die prematurely every year from breathing polluted air, and the majority of those deaths are occurring in China and India, where factories and coal-fired power plants are fueling economic growth, according to a report released Friday.

To get the big-picture, we've created a brand new wildfire tracker that shows where every wildfire is burning with a side of climate.

Smithsonian museum resources for education

PEI offers rigorous FieldSTEM guides for educators on conducting field experiences with their students in the outdoors. Our guides are designed to meet the intent of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) Initiative and are available for free download.

New research into the complex links of the food chain suggest that the lovable mammals play a key role in managing carbon dioxide levels

Looks young at start...claims it is k-12 appropriate.In this Watershed Sleuth Challenge, you will learn more about your watershed-what it is, why it's important, and what you can do to help protect it, as you earn badges at each level of this three-part course. In the first lesson, you will learn about the watershed basics: where the water comes from, where it goes, and what it does along the way. Completing this lesson on the facts of watersheds and water quality earns you the blue Watershed Sleuth badge.

Our divers enjoy opportunities to visit school classrooms and talk with kids about ocean stewardship. Visits typically include pictures and video of aquatic creatures as well as polluted water sites to show how EPA uses scientific diving to help protect our underwater environment.

PEI provides the highest quality professional development to educators in Washington, enabling them to bring their students into the outdoors.

Bear cam best in June and July

Get a snapshot of the impact of your daily lifestyle. Compare how much water is used to make a variety of products so that you can choose to reduce your water footprint. For those that want to find out more, the green, blue and grey water footprint shows the source of water consumed and the volume of fresh water required for assimilation of pollutants.