Effort to Integrate Local Resources

My goal for the remainder of this calendar year is to incorporate as many local resources into the curriculum as possible. Especially from a service learning and community-based education standpoint, I should be familiar and comfortable with a wide range of resources outside my school.

County Cooperative Extension Service: Colorado State University

Nature Centers:
South Platte Park
Roxborough State Park
Chatfield State Park
Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory
Green Mountain Park
Deer Creek Canyon Park

Local museums:
Denver Museum of Nature and Science

Local watershed councils:
Cherry Creek Water Authority
South Platte
Confluence Park

Local Library:
Englewood Public Library
Denver Public Library

Local Government:
Denver County Public Health and the Environment
Denver Solid Waste Department
Denver Department of Public Works
Denver Soil Conservation District


Institutions of Higher Learning:
University of Denver
Metropolitan Community College of Denver
Red Rocks Community College
University of Wisconsin Stevens Point
University of Colorado-Boulder
Colorado State University
Colorado Mountain College

Local Chapters of Professional Organizations:
Colorado Association of Environmental Education
Colorado Science Educators Network

Denver Utility Companies

Federal Agencies:
National Institutes of Health
Public Information Center at the US EPA
Department of Energy Partnership for Environmental Technology Education
Department of Education
Department of Health and Human Services
NASA
Department of Interior
Department of Agriculture
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Science Foundation

Non-Profit Organizations:
The Sierra Club
The National Wildlife Foundation's Earth Tomorrow
The Friends of the Earth
Project Eco-School

Program Development Resources:
Essential Learnings in EE (NAAEE)
The Environmental Education Teacher Resource Handbook: A Practical Guide for Teaching K-12 Environmental Education by Richard Wilke
Environmental Education in the Schools: Creating a Program That Works! by Judy Braus and David Wood
A Guide to Curriculum Planning in Environmental Education by David C Engelson
The Journal of Environmental Education (NAEE)