Midwest Region Refuge System

1674 Refuge Entrance Rd.
Seney, MI 49883

906/586-9851 voice
906/586-3800 fax

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Education Trunks

Each portable education trunk provides information about raptors, migratory birds, wetlands, wolves, and the mystical loon. Each trunk is action-packed with activities and hands-on materials. They are geared toward students in grades K-8. The trunks are currently being updated and more detailed descriptions of them will be available. They are free to use. The only cost is for transportation. We ask that you either pick up and drop off the trunks or pay for shipping.

TO CHECK THEM OUT, CONTACT:

Visitor Center
Seney National Wildlife Refuge
1674 Refuge Entrance Rd.
Seney, MI 49883

(906)586-9851, ext. 15

seney@fws.gov

FWS URL's of Interest to Teachers & Students

http://birds.fws.gov/imbd/educators.html Educational resources on Migratory Birds.

http://www.learner.org/jnorth Website that includes lesson plans and background materials to help classes track and learn about migratory species and enter their own data.

http://sssp.fws.gov
Extensive information on shorebirds and on Shorebird Sister School program. Has a link for kids. Available in English, Spanish, Portugese, Japanese, and Russian.

http://endangered.fws.gov/kids/index.html
Activities for kids (games, puzzles, etc.) plus a link to teacher material.

http://training.fws.gov/
Catalog of training and lists of other events provided through the FWS National Conservation Training Center.

http://library.fws.gov/
Links to numerous online publications of FWs, links to lots of other libraries and literature search capabilities including the FWS NCTC library.

http://training.fws.gov/library/pubs3.html
Links to numerous FWS publications most of which are targeted at adults.

http://www.fws.gov/pictures
Links to numerous photos, works of art, slide shows, endangered species information, plus links to NPS and BLM collections.

http://www.fws.gov/images
Provides hundreds of images of various wildlife species. All images are available for public use.

http://info.fws.gov/art.html
Links to images of all the Federal Duck Stamps, to some of the Louis Agassiz Fuertes and Robert Savannah art collections plus links to other sources of wildlife art.

http://distancelearning.fws.gov/
Schedule of events plus information on how to participate in NCTC distance learning events.

http://training.fws.gov/history/index.html
Links to numerous discussions on the history of conservation as well as links to copies of historical documents.

http://www.fws.gov/educators/educators.html
Links to numerous educational exhibits dealing with wildlife history, biology, and other resource related issues and art.

http://www.fws.gov/species
PDF and HTML fact sheets on numerous species plus links to other sources.

http://invasives.fws.gov/
General invasive species information plus links to other sources.

http://migratorybirds.fws.gov/shrbird/shrbird.html
Question and answer presentation on shorebirds with photos and links to other resources.

http://www.fws.gov/volunteers/
Information on how individuals and groups can do volunteer work on National Wildlife Refuges. Lists types of activities one might participate in and provides application form.

http://www.wildlifefilms.org - Teacher resources (films and education packs with art and science lesson guides) from the International Wildlife Film Festival.

http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/Infocenter/infocenter.html Bird identification website with photos and sound.

Last updated: July 17, 2008

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