Colorado Alliance for Environmental Education

Explore a mountain stream and look for different critters that live there.

Ant, roly polys, spiders, and flies are city invertebrates familiar to everyone young and old. During this 1 hour classroom program, students investigate other invertebrates and discover the important roles in the life of other city animals. Packets of pre and post visit information and activities accompany this program.

Introduction to Business Sustainability provides an overview of the basic concept and definition of Corporate Sustainability. Various models and theories about business sustainability will be introduced and explained including: The Natural Step, Natural Capitalism, The Triple Bottom Line, Product Life-Cycle and Biomimicry. National and local company stories will be shared to cite specific examples of how companies can begin sustainable programs and initiatives within their own organization. The presentation includes basic information and resources on how companies can get started.

If the logistics to get your students into the field are too much, we can bring the service-learning to you! Examples include making seed balls, sorting native seeds, and building bird boxes.

"If Trees Could Talk" is an 11-module, middle school, environmental history curriculum that gives teachers the opportunity to download (free of charge) social studies activities that are based upon archival materials. The centerpiece of each module is a compilation of primary resources--documents, maps, newspaper articles, oral histories or photographs--from which students will be asked to gather, examine, and analyze information, and synthesize insights. If Trees Could Talk is correlated to National History and Social Studies Standards, as well as Colorado's Academic Standards. The curriculum also meets the indicators for the Guidelines for Excellence developed by the North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE). The curriculum is available on-line at: http://foresthistory.org/Education/Curriculum/index.html

Examine real nests and describes how they provide shelter for baby birds. Discover how birds build their nests and what materials they use. Each student will create their own nest to take home from materials found in the schoolyard.

Students learn to identify prairie and wetland habitats and undertand what types of animals live in each habitat. Students will also learn the four important components of a healthy habitat.

With the use of live animals, photos, and biofacts, discover that all organisms need the same components of a habitat in order to survive: food, water, shelter and space. Learn how animals meet their basic needs in a variety of habitats from around the world.

An excellent variety of guided hikes is offered on a regular basis throughout the year. Led by an experienced naturalist, these popular excursions offer participants the opportunity to learn about the natural history of the Pueblo Mountain Park while getting some exhilarating exercise and meeting some terrific folks. Birding hikes, wildflower hikes, Thoreau hikes, and full moon hikes are offered regularly. In the winter, a hike can become a snowshoe outing if conditions are right. Be prepared for varying weather and wear good hiking shoes, hat, and sunscreen. Also bring along a water bottle and snacks on these moderately strenuous hikes that are educational and fun. Most hikes last from two to three hours and are appropriate for adults and children over 12. Registration required by calling 719-485-4444.