[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about off-shore drilling and the need for alternate energy sources. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

Find out about different mowing options to provide a beautiful lawn which also serves an important ecological purpose.

Find out how to provide native plants that foster the activity of insects and other pollinators.

Offers biographical facts on western Canadian painter L.L. FitzGerald (1890-1949), who eventually became a member of the Group of Seven.

Outward Bound is an international federation of over fifty schools on five continents which offers students a safe, adventure based program with learning options.

Outline about the life of Sarah and all of the scripture references pertaining to her.

See a photograph of Marilyn Monroe, taken by chance by a Navy medic, and read about how he had the opportunity to snap that picture.

This activity is modeled after the popular storybook character of Flat Stanley who traveled the world with real people. Students are asked to take 'Flat Blue,' an image of a blue goose, with them to a natural setting. They explore the...

Find out why the sometimes hazardous or untidy dead trees are actually quite important to wildlife.

With the help of some economics metaphors, Habitat Network delves into the scary-sounding "ecological trap" and helps bring it to light.

Students can find out what can to do to help preserve our forests.

Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. First published in 1919, one work is The Killer by Stewart Edward White. This book is famous for its details about outdoor living and natural history.

This activity demonstrates how artificial lift systems are used to help pull the oil out of the reservoir rock and pump it up the well.

Welcome to Planet Ark's daily Reuters World Environment News - the most comprehensive source of environmental news on the Net. To read previous news stories, please use the search engine below to find stories relating to any...

Discover Contemporary Abstract Expressionism, Abstract Illusionism, and Lyrical Abstraction through artists that paint in these styles. Biographical information and visuals of artists work.

A presentation on Alfred Waud, who drew for the national press during the Civil War.

This brief site provides general information (physical characteristics, diet, way it travels through the forest) and several interesting spider monkey pictures.

Sacagawea played a critical role in the Lewis and Clark expedition, acting as their guide, diplomat, and expert in wilderness survival. Clark felt so indebted to her that he took on the responsibility of ensuring an education for her...

The 1960s marked the beginning of a new focus on the environment in North Carolina and throughout the United States. Residents of the state became more concerned with preserving land for ethical reasons and for the sheer aesthetics of...

The number of cheetahs in the African wilderness has dwindled dramatically in the last 20 years. Find out what is being done in the United States to ensure the survival of this species.

Site features a detailed biography of the Polish-born poet who lived a life of wild partyingand even wilder poetry in early twentieth-century Paris.

Raccoons are among the most adaptable of the Carnivora, able to live comfortably in cities and suburbs as well as rural and wilderness areas. They use small home ranges, as small as 1x3 square km, and show flexibility in selecting...

This resource provides biographies for 36 past and present Minnesota authors.

Over three decades, rising temperatures have cut the frozen season in half in Alaska. Oil-prospecting convoys in search of new deposits are allowed to crisscross the fragile tundra only when it is snowy and solid. Find out about the...