On this web site, you will find teaching materials, educational programs linked to content standards, maps to outdoor classrooms, and contact information of environmental education professionals.

Check out the Winter edition of the Natural Resources Quarterly to learn all about energy. Learn how plants, animals and humans get it, the history of humans harnessing and using energy, and one person’s account off “living off the grid.” The more technically minded can read about the science of heat and, for the middle school teacher, there is an activity for comparing energy sources.

Funding is starting to come into the ECEC Wheels to the Field and we want SLV teachers to use it. The Fund is far from flush, so use will be limited. As more funds come in, school limits will change, so check back to find out the current status. Go to the "Teacher Resources" page for details.

• San Luis Valley National Wildlife Refuges
• San Luis Valley Public Land Center (SLV Bureau of Land Management and Rio Grande National Forest)
• Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
• SLV Soil Conservation Districts
• Natural Resource Conservation Service
• EarthNest
• Volunteer Connections of the San Luis Valley
• San Luis Valley Resource Conservation and Development Council
• Rio Grande Water Conservation Districts
• CSU Extension
• The Nature Conservancy
• Education Community
• Private Individuals
• ASC Community Partnerships Service
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