ENED 3341

ENED3341 - Field Interpretive Methods I, fall 2006.

General Course Information

• Syllabus
• Field Experience Assignment
• Lesson Plan Format
• Tips on Writing for this Course
• Extra Credit options

Phenology

• Backyard Almanac for September
• Phenology Journal example
• Phenology background
• Journey North - a great educational website based in tracking phenology events across North America

Hawks

• Hawk ID Guide
• Hawk Migration handout
• Hawk Funnel Effect handout
• Hawk Teaching Assignment
• Hawk Ridge
• Minnesota Ornithologists' Union
• Bird Moms Manipulate Birth Order to Protect Sons
  

Exotic Species

It should be brought out somewhere that the only thing to hate is too many, too few, or in the wrong place.  Hate should never attach to species or classes.

Aldo Leopold, in a letter to J. N. "Ding" Darling, October 1944

• Exotic Species Teaching Assignment
• MN DNR website is a great place to get background information on many organisms, including exotic species
• USDA - Asian Lady Beetle provides a great example of what kinds of informationto include in your lesson.
• Lady Beetles- the native species, compared to the Asian exotic species
• The MN Department of Agriculture is another website you may find good information on exotic species. Look in thier Pests&Weeds section and under "invasive species"
• Great Lakes Worm Watch - learn about how exotic earthworms are affecting northern forests.

Trees

• MNtrees a great website to get more info on trees, their identification and ecology
• LEAF Wisconsin Forestry Education program, has some great, downloadable tree ID guides

Dune Ecology

• Plants of Great Lakes Dunes
• Michgan's Sand Dunes

Bogs & Wetland Ecology

• Bog Overview
• Flora, Fauna nd Natural History of the Northwoods
• Sarrcenia purpurea
• Quick Guide to Wetland Types
• Bogs & Global Warming - MPR article

Minnesota Native Plant Communities

• Key to Minnesota's Native Communities (2.6 MB PDF)
• Can Trees Lessen Global Warming? - MPR article
• Flora and Fauna of the North Woods

Geology

• Overview of Minnesota Geology
• Glacial Geology of Minnesota
  • glaciation timeline
  • glacial features
  • glacial geology scavenger hunt - review
• A great overview of glaciers and glacial features can be found at Dr. Nathan Green's Intro to Geology course website

Mammals

• "Eager Beavers" -article from the Minnesota Convervation Volunteer
• Dealing with Beaver
• View this series of images to see how beaver affected one area of Voyageurs National Park
  • Area of Focus
  • 1940
  • 1986
  • 1990
  • 2003

Interpretation

• The National Park Service Interpretive Development Program
• The National Association for Interpretation
• Assigned readings:
  • Renaissance of a Naturalist
  • Ham's Environmental Interpretation - Chapter 1