There is a huge amount of environmental information available on the Internet. The web sites listed here were specifically chosen to help inform Extension and 4-H Leaders about resources that are available on the following topics:

Please note that this is not meant to be an exhaustive list of environmental education resources available on the Internet. These sites were chosen to meet the needs of Extension and 4-H Leaders who are interested in promoting youth environmental education and stewardship.

4-H

National 4-H Site
The 4-H Cooperative Curriculum System (CCS)
National 4-H Council
4-H Youth Development Curricula Collection
National 4-H Forestry Invitational
Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Program
4-H Residential Camp Directory
Information on 4-H Camping Programs

Conservation Education Programs

GREEN
Cornell Lab
GLOBE

Databases of Environmental Education

California CREEC
EE Link
Environmental Education and Training Partnership
(EETAP) Resource Library
Eisenhower National Clearinghouse (ENC)
ERIC Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics and Environmental Education
FREE: Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
Global Rivers Environmental Education Network
GreenCOM - The Environmental Education and Communication Project of USAID
Thesaurus of Environmental Education Terms for Use in Electronic Database Searching

Education for Sustainability

Community Culture and the Environment: A Guide to Understanding a Sense of Place
Second Nature

Education Reform Efforts and the Environment

The State Education and Environment Roundtable (SEER)
Environment as an Integrating Context for Learning

Extension Web Sites for Environmental Education

EETAP (Environmental Education and Training Partnership) - Resource Library
Environmental Education - Washington State Department Ecology
Michigan 4-H Youth Development
Virginia 4H Environmental Education and Natural Resources
Cornell Center for the Environment
University of Rhode Island Children's Environmental Education Programs
Texas A & M University Insects in the Classroom - Educational Resources for Teachers
University of Minnesota Environment and Natural Resources
University of Wisconsin Environmental Resources Center

Grants/Funding

Children, Youth, and Families Education and Research Network
US EPA Grant-Writing Tutorial
Student Environmental Stewardship Award Program

International Environmental Education

Global learning and Observation to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE)
The Environmental Education and Communication Project of USAID
International Rivers Network - Rivers of Words

Non-government Organizations (NGO) that Provide EE Programs

American Forests
Izaak Walton League of America (IWLA)
Keep American Beautiful Inc.
National Arbor Day Foundation
National Audubon Society
National Association of State Foresters
National Environmental Education & Training Foundation K-12 Programs
The National Tree Trust (NTT)
National Wildlife Federation (NWF)
National Wildlife Federation Schoolyard Habitats
North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE)
Sierra Club
The Nature Conservancy (TNC)
World Wildlife Fund (WWF)

Partnership Opportunities

Earthforce
Hands on the Land (HOL)
National Wildlife Refuge Association
US FWS: Links to Refuges by State
US Fish and Wildlife Service Volunteer Opportunities
The Nature of Learning

Professional Development/Teacher Training

Fundamentals of Environmental Education
Project Learning Tree
Project WET
Project WILD
US FWS National Conservation Training Center
US FWS NCTC Distance Learning Events

Science/EE Education Standards

National Science Education Standards
North American Association for Environmental EducationExcellence in Environmental Education Guidelines for Learning (K-12)

Science Tools/Materials

EarthForce/GREEN
FREE: Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
Instructional Materials in Science Education (IMSEnet)

Service Learning

Earth Force
Hands on the Land
Educating Young People About Water
Give Water A Hand
Learn and Serve America
National Service Learning Clearinghouse
National Youth Leadership Council (NYLC)
SERVEnet

Wilderness Education

Leave No Trace
Leopold Education Project
National Outdoor Leadership School

Youth Environmental Education Web Sites by State

Alabama

Alabama Water Quality Curriculum, Grades 4-12

Alaska

AK Natural Resource and Outdoor Education Association

Arkansas

Arkansas Natural Youth Education

Colorado

Colorado Division of Wildlife Education

Georgia

Georgia 4-H Environmental Education

Florida

Linking Florida's Natural Heritage

Illinois

Illinois' Green Door

Montana

Natural Resource Conservation Service in Montana

North Carolina

North Carolina Forestry

Ohio

Ohioline, Ohio State University

Oklahoma

Beans, Baseballs and Butterflies

Oregon

OR 4-H Environmental Explorations

Utah

Utah State University Water Quality/Education/Activities

Virginia

VA Natural Resources and Environmental Management

Washington

WA Department of Ecology Environmental Education

Wisconsin

WI Department of Natural Resources Kidstuff
WI DNR Wisconsin Lakes Partnerships: Youth and Lakes

This list was last revised 11/18/04. If the site you're interested in is no longer available at the URLs listed above, try deleting sections between the slashes (/) starting from the right. For instance if http://www.yourstate.xx.us/kidsprograms/ doesn't work, delete kidsprograms/ and look for the information you need on http://www.yourstate.xx.us/.