CADILLAC â Coastal Maine reminds one Michigan native of his home. Living in Maine now for most of the past 30 years still reminds me of Northern Michigan s natural and rural beauty, said Drew Dumsch, president and CEO of The Ecology School in Saco, Maine. That childhood memory really instilled in me a passion for the environment that led to the creation of The Ecology School back in 1998.
The Ecology School is a beneficiary of funding from Poland Spring, one of Nestle Waters North America s regional water brands. The school is a nonprofit ecology education center where students of all ages learn to become stewards of the environment as they explore local forests, coastal ecosystems, and food systems using joyful, hands-on, experiential programming, according to a news release.
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The Ecology School has created an online curriculum to teach students across the country about ecology.
The Ecology School is scaling their mission of inspiring stewardship of and connection to the natural world through nature-based lessons about ecology, conservation, farming and sustainability. Thanks in part to the more than $2.3 million in support over a three-year period from Poland Spring, together they have developed:
•EcologyOnline sponsored by Poland Spring®, an e-learning curriculum available online for all students;
•Teacher Institute for Watershed Science and Conservation, sponsored by Poland Spring®, an experiential professional development program for teachers across the country;
/PRNewswire/ At a time when many students have turned to online learning at home, The Ecology School, a pioneer and leader in environmental education, is.
Nicole Welle | March 8, 2021
Cities along the Mississippi River will take part in a new project to help identify where plastic pollution entering the Gulf of Mexico is coming from.
The Mississippi River serves as a drainage system for 40% of the United States and sends huge amounts of plastic pollution into the Gulf of Mexico every year. To combat the problem, the new project will allow “citizen scientists” to record sources of litter they observe along the river on a mobile app. Officials will then enter the data onto a virtual map that policymakers can use to develop ordinances and plans to reduce plastic pollution, according to an Associated Press article.
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IMAGE: UC Davis scientists conduct research about fish and floodplains on the Yolo Bypass in California s Central Valley. view more
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If you look deep into the eyes of a fish, it will tell you its life story.
Scientists from the University of California, Davis, demonstrate that they can use stable isotopic analysis of the eye lenses of freshwater fish including threatened and endangered salmon to reveal a fish s life history and what it ate along the way.
They conducted their study, published today in the journal
Methods in Ecology and Evolution, through field-based experiments in California s Central Valley. The study carries implications for managing floodplains, fish and natural resources; prioritizing habitat restoration efforts; and understanding how landscape disturbances impact fish.