PROGRAM UPDATES
Caribbean Endemic Birds FestivalSince its inception in 2002, RSCF has sponsored Dominica's Forestry, Wildlife and Parks Division's participation in the CEBF, the broadest annual environmental
outreach program for children in the Lesser Antilles (20,000 children in 2007). The program runs for one month in May, and enables children from across the island to celebrate the richness of Dominica's bird life, totaling 208 species. The program is a collective effort between Forestry, RSCF, local sponsors and the Society for the Conservation and Study of Caribbean Birds, the latter of
which produces the Journal of Caribbean Ornithology. Click the images for the full CEBF 2010 report in PDF form.
Internship Opportunities
RSCF offers qualified students the opportunity to participate in hands-on conservation and animal management programs.
Applicants must be 18 years of age and provide thier own transportation. On site-housing is available at
RSCF's Florida-based conservation center.
For further information contact us.
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TEACHER'S CORNER - LINKS AND RESOURCES
EE-LINK - Environmental Education on the Internet
PRINCETON ECOLOGY EDUCATION SERVICES - K-12 education consulting for teacher professional development, curriculum development and education programs and assemblies.
NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION FOUNTATION - Knowledge to live by
EXPLORING THE ENVIRONMENT - a series of interdisciplinary, problem-based learning (PBL) modules for high school students. The project engages student teams in addressing real-world problems related to weather, population growth, biodiversity, land use patterns, volcanoes, water pollution, and global warming.
NORTH AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION - a network of professionals and students working throughout North America and in over 55 countries around the world. The Association has promoted environmental education and supported the work of environmental educators since 1971.
PROJECT WILD - an interdisciplinary, supplementary environmental and conservation education program for educators of kindergarten through high school age young people. They provide materials, guidebooks, and resources for educators.
USGS LEARNING WEB - K-12 education, exploration, and life-long learning. Explore the Earth through plants and animals, land, water, and maps. Learn how Biology, Geology, Hydrology, and Geography can help us understand our changing world.
EARTHWATCH INSTITUTE - non-profit organization that brings science to life for people concerned about the Earth's future. Founded in 1971, Earthwatch supports scientific field research by offering volunteers the opportunity to join research teams around the world. This unique model is creating a systematic change in how the public views science and its role in environmental sustainability.
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT
2010 Bartlett Award Winner - Susy Ellison
Installing solar panels on the school roof, prepping students to present a climate change project
to scientists, designing a straw bale classroom and involving colleagues and numerous subject areas in environmental
lessons - those are just a few of the reasons Susy Ellison has been recognized for her outstanding contributions to
environmental education.
Ellison received the Richard C. Bartlett Environmental Education Award, given annually by the National
Environmental Education Foundation, during National Teacher Appreciation Week, held the first week of May.
A teacher at Yampah Mountain High School in Glenwood Springs, Colo., Ellison has a background in wildlife
biology and 23 years of teaching experience. She is the science teacher for both the alternative high school
and the school's teen parent program.
Ellison always seems to find new ways to engage her students and colleagues while improving the
environment at her school and in her community. She led energy audits of her high school, installed
a weather station and geodesic dome greenhouse and took students to Washington, D.C. for the Solar Decathlon.
When she taught classes on alternative fuels, her students not only met with producers and users of biodiesel,
they made their own.
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