- Michigan Department of Natural Resources (Law Enforcement and Wildlife Division)
- Isabella County Parks and Recreation
- Mt. Pleasant Parks and Recreation
- GreenTree Cooperative Grocery
- Elijah Elk Cultural Center
- Nature Discovery
- Ziibiwing Center of Anishinaabe Culture & Lifeways
- Chippewa Valley Audubon Club
- Pheasants Forever - Isabella County Chapter
- Chippewa River District Library
- Alma College Archaeological Project
- Central Michigan University Museum of Cultural and Natural History
- MSU Extension - Isabella County
- Mt. Pleasant Discovery Museum
- Chippewa Watershed Conservancy
- Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe - Environmental Team
Why do we need so many different activities?
It's because of the number of students that attend. We invite every third grade classroom in Isabella County to attend the Environmental Education Day. This year 28 different classes were able to attend. That meant that we had almost 600 students in attendance this year! Luckily, the students don't all come at once. Half of the students come for a morning session and the other half come for the afternoon - 300 students at one time is still whole lot of kids! We need so many different activities to make sure the students have something to do the entire time they are at the event.
Here are a few scenes from Environmental Education Day.
Creating a "tree cookie" necklace with Isabella County Parks |
Learning about Ojibwe culture with the Ziibiwing Center |
Chippewa Watershed Conservancy Executive Director Jon Breithaupt talks preserves with students and chaperones |
Everyone wanted photos! |
Learning about the life span of materials from the CMU Museum staff |
Reptiles always amaze |
Every kid received a backpack from us (and elk antlers from the DNR) |
Crafting a radish seed necklace with MSU Extension |
Celebrating 100 year of elk in Michigan with the DNR |
Learning about Anishinaabe culture from the Elijah Elk Cultural Center |
Rocks and minerals at the Isabella Conservation District table - such a tactile experience! |
Ask me about bees, please! |
Searching for aquatic life |
Saginaw Chippewa Environmental Team teaching about water quality |
Just a few of the students - learning about archaeology from Alma College |
Kids love to learn about and from Michigan Department of Natural Resources conservation officers |
Bicycle-powered smoothies with GreenTree Grocery |
Pheasant Forever had pheasant chicks on site - a huge hit with the students! |
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