Our
Educational Mission
The mission of Grays Harbor NWR education
program is to work collaboratively with local schools, the community
and other educational groups to teach the value of our local ecosystems
to students, both young and old.
Grays
Harbor NWR Education Guide
Request an education guide full of fun and
educational activities to implement into your curriculum throughout
the year.
Teacher
Training
The
Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge Education Program will be
hosting a Teacher Training Workshop together with ESD 113! Teachers
throughout Grays Harbor County will have the opportunity to acquire
useful educational material about the amazing resources available
through Grays Harbor NWR while earning four clock hours through
ESD113. You will learn the importance of the various habits, local
wildlfe, and much celebrated shorebird migration.
Location:
Hoquiam High School, 501 W. Emerson, Hoquiam, WA
Dates:
January 30 and February 7, 2008
Time:
12:30pm to 4:30pm
Fill
out the Teacher
Training Workshop Registration Form and fax or mail it to Kelly
McDermott or Daniel Stevens, the GHNWR Education Coordinators. Space
is limited to 12 teachers per workshop, so sign up as soon as possible!
Classroom
Visits
Invite Grays Harbor NWR staff into your classroom
to engage students in interactive learning activities about local
habitat, shorebirds, migration and more!
Click here to download the Classroom
Presentation Application.
Field Trips
Visit the Refuge and extend your students'
learning process beyond conventional classroom limits. Complete
a field study about shorebirds and a variety of other topics.
Click here
to download the Field Study
Application.
Shorebird
Festival Poster Contest
Another
way to get your students involved is the Shorebird Festival Poster
Contest. This is a great opportunity for kids to learn about shorebirds
and their connection to our local ecosystem. The poster contest
is open to students in grades 1-6. The Shorebird
Festival takes place the last weekend in April.
For more information
about the education program, contact Kelly McDermott or Daniel Stevens,
the Grays Harbor NWR Education Coordinators, at:
Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge
c/o Nisqually
National Wildlife Refuge
100 Brown Farm Road
Olympia, WA 98516
Phone: (360) 753-9467
Email: kelly_mcdermott@fws.gov or daniel_stevens@fws.gov |
