EDUCATION

Vermont’s popular fish and wildlife summer course for teachers and other educators will be held July 14-19, 2024.

A nationally recognized, award-winning, six-week class for anyone with a passion or curiosity for inland lakes, including lakefront property owners, local government officials, lake managers and educators, Michigan State University Extension’s Introduction to Lakes Online course is full of information and inspiration.

A Crossbow Education Instructor training session was recently held to prepare Ohio 4-H instructors to teach Level 2 4-H Leaders. These Level 2 Leaders will teach 4-H member students Crossbow Safety which is offered in addition to a variety of shooting sports in the Ohio 4-H Program.

The National Deer Association announces a new educational video project, “How to Identify Antlerless Deer in the Field,” produced in partnership with The Bearded Buck. The 17-minute video uses live footage of wild whitetail deer to teach viewers how to separate adult does from younger does and doe fawns from buck fawns. The video includes an 18-deer quiz at the end.

Just in time for fall hunting and fishing – hunters, anglers and boaters have a new option to earn the required recreational safety certificate before hitting the woods or water.

The expertise and experience of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit’s members was showcased at Mariner High School in Cape Coral, Fla., for the first ever Florida air rifle coaching clinic, where 26 coaches and over 20 high performing JROTC cadet athletes participated.

The Bass Fishing Hall of Fame’s Board of Directors has announced the 10 recipients of the inaugural Fishery Management Scholarship program stipends. Each of the winners will receive a $2,500 stipend to assist with undergraduate and post-graduate educational needs during the 2023-24 school year.

The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department is offering a New Instructor Training Course for people interested in volunteering to teach Hunter Education in Vermont. The training will take place Saturday, August 5, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Buck Lake Green Mountain Conservation Camp in Woodbury.

The Hillsdale College Nimrod Education Center is proud to announce the launch of its new newsletter dedicated to promoting the heritage of hunting and angling in America.

Vermont’s popular fish and wildlife summer course for teachers and other educators will be held July 17-22, 2023.

National Bowhunter Education Foundation Executive Director Marilyn Bentz recently worked with LearnHunting.org as a subject matter expert for LearnHunting.org’s educational content.

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is sponsoring four courses on how to teach outdoor skills for K–12 teachers, naturalists and other educators this summer.

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and Iowa State University Extension and Outreach are offering an online training for the national award-winning Growing Up WILD activity guide.

The Camp Leopold program is on track to have its largest year since its launch in 2012. So far, Camp Leopold has had 2,615 students attend their on-site program this school year, and nearly 4,500 students have had the curriculum brought to them via in-school programs.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), in partnership with Pubbly, a digital education company, created five interactive games that engage and educate students on marine fisheries conservation.

Trout in the Classroom, a Nebraska Game and Parks Commission educational opportunity for schools, is now accepting applications for the 2022-23 school year.

A week-long, free professional development program for educators that covers forestry topics will be offered at Morgan-Monroe State Forest this summer.

Vermont’s popular fish and wildlife summer course for teachers and other educators will be held July 17-22, 2022.

Vermont Fish and Wildlife is offering a virtual program for Elementary School classes grades 1-6 designed to get kids outside with their teacher, while also learning about Vermont’s local wildlife.

Creativity and commitment to teaching were recognized at the Michigan Alliance for Environmental and Outdoor Education annual conference and awards ceremony last weekend at Eastern Michigan University.