Deforestation is clearing Earth's forests on a massive scale. In this lesson, students learn the value of large-scale forest landscapes and their role in the carbon cycle.

In this lesson, students explore controlled burn scenarios and the positive impacts of fire on ecosystems.

Conservation concepts are explained and illustrated within the context of the global community.

Get the basics on nonrenewable energy. Learn about its uses and conservation.

The conservation movement in North Carolina began with methods of maintaining the timber supply and restrictions on wasteful colonial hunting practices. Some eighteenth-century North Carolinians noted the effects of wasteful practices...

Discover more about how otters live, what they eat and how they socialize when you visit this informative resource. This condensed site will benefit students who need help narrowing their research information.

Begins with a description of a case of missing plant nutrients that have been affecting Monongahela National Forest in West Virginia. Lists some of the benefits to humans of the natural resources in such a park. Then explains the...

Although the whooping crane has survived for 3.5 million years, it has become endangered in the last few hundred due to human activities. At its lowest, there were only 15 on the whole planet. The number now stands at several hundred in...

During our exploration of each previous lesson, we have learned about many of the factors that contribute to the ongoing destruction of our environment. In our final lesson, we will make a holistic appraisal of the impact that each of...

In this learning module, students learn to differentiate between renewable and nonrenewable resources, and identify resources that fit into each category. It explains the environmental effects of using nonrenewable resources, such as...

This site lets you click on six different spots in the Patagonian region of Argentina to learn about the physical geography. For each area, a description is given along with information on conservation efforts.

Find out about a handful of occupations in the field of environmental sciences or natural resources.

A fact sheet giving information about the endangered porbeagle shark, which inhabits the northwest Atlantic Ocean, in the St. Lawrence Seaway and the waters off Newfoundland. The conservation efforts being made to revive the population...

The eastern Canada population of wolverines is endangered and may even be extirpated in many areas. Sightings are hard to confirm, as it closely resembles the fisher and the porcupine. Where it has possibly survived, it is hard to help...

This article looks at conservation and environmental awareness in the state of Utah, from the Progressive Era to the present.

Here are some quick tips to help you conserve our natural resources. Make sure you check the related content on the right side of the page.

This site is about the trace of the evolution of historical ideas concerning energy conservation and the laws of thermodynamics.

In this instructional activity from "The Friends of Auntie Litter", (www.auntielitter.org), conservation and describing ways to sustain natural resources will be explored. This instructional activity is one from the "Take Pride...

In this lesson from "The Friends of Auntie Litter", (www.auntielitter.org), conservation and describing ways to sustain energy will be explored. Students will also create a web diagram of ways to conserve energy. This lesson is one from...

The desert areas in the United States that this organization is working to protect are portrayed through photographs and videos, showing the beauty of the landscapes and the diversity of life forms there.

From the Sonoran Desert in North America to Colorado's Great Sand Dunes all the way to Africa's Namib Desert, explore these incredible deserts and discover what scientists are doing to preserve these great lands. Peruse through an online...

United Nations Division for Sustainable Development covers issues ranging from Agriculture to Waste. This site offers documents and action plan implementation for sustainable development of the earth's natural resources.

How we can live sustainably on our natural resources while also preserving enough nature so these resources can be replenished represents one of the most important questions in environmental science. Through learning about terrestrial...

The Buffalo War is an excellent example of the ways in which society impacts nature. Here are three groups of people who have different ideas about conservation, in this example, the killing of buffalo. Walk in their shoes as the story...