Department of Fish and Game

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2005

  • Wildlife Calendar
    Teach the Value of Wildlife — throughout the entire year!
    This thematic monthly calendar was created to help educators develop lesson plans for formal or non-formal education settings. It is a challenge to be good stewards, to grow in wisdom, and 'Celebrate Earth Day Everyday.' We hope this calendar will inspire you to think about the importance of our wildlife resources all year long.
  • It's Been a Long Time Coming
    Natural Resource Education Messages
    In October 2004, Director Ryan Broddrick asked a statewide meeting of DFG education services personnel to bring forth a set of education messages that would best serve our management objectives. And in spring 2005, the culmination of thinking and process produced its harvest with final messages being vetted among DFG Deputy Directors and advisors. Discover the deeper history and how messages content can be useful to you in your work. For full text of NREM document click here.
  • Developing a Volunteer Program
    Yes, YOU can take advantage of this opportunity
    Are you thinking about using volunteers with Department of Fish and Game work? Perhaps, you have considered but you’re not quite sure about taking on the responsibility. This quick guide may be just what you need to move ahead. Volunteers can play a big role in the Department’s mission. And their hours can add up to significant “in-kind match” to qualify for federal and private grants for wildlife conservation projects.
  • Seasons and Vernal Pools
    Curriculum Material
    What are vernal pools? Vernal pools are a type of wetland, but they are very different from the familiar wetland marsh or swamp. Vernal pools usually are found in the gently sloping plain of grassland. Although similar pools occur elsewhere in the world, the vernal pools of California are distinctive. They are characterized by the uniqueness of the species they support, some of which are found nowhere else on earth.
  • All About Fishing and Marine Fisheries (PDF)
    Middle School Curriculum
    Is it possible to find a real-world curriculum about marine resource management that meets science content standards in education? You bet it is! [meets 7th grade standards 5d, 6h, 6i] Also, click here to link to more DFG marine curriculum materials in comparative physiology and genetics!
  • Education Updates on Statewide Programs
  • Education News from the Regions
  • You Know You're an Environmental Educator When...
    compiled by the Minnesota Environmental Education Association

2004

  • Partners Climb to a Stewardship Summit
    Participants from a broad variety of organizations came together to hear, discuss, and act on long-awaited results from a six-month Stewardship Think Tank (see previous article). This partnership research and analysis had been orchestrated by the department in order to refine best outreach strategies for reaching the public with conservation education messages.
  • Bull's-eye! DFG Targets Youth Outdoor Education
    ONRE and Hunter Education partnered up this spring and summer with the California Bowmen Hunters/State Archery Association (CBH/SAA) and Maya Archers of Roseville to expand Youth in the Outdoors (YO) events - - offering archery opportunities to a local Boys and Girls Club.
  • Aquatic WILD
    Aquatic WILD workshops provide the Project WILD Aquatic K-12 Activity Guide free to workshop participants. The Aquatic WILD program focuses on the world of water, the habitat and the wildlife it supports.
  • DFG's Senior Volunteer Program in the South Coast Region
    Follow a day in the life of these dedicated men and women who serve an important role with the Department, performing routine administrative tasks, responding to wildlife incidents, and providing public information.
  • Curriculum Material: Genes in Marine Habitats by David Moore
    This short, illustrated lesson delivers the concepts that satisfy science standards in genetics at the 7th grade level. Students come to understand adaptation and evolution and to appreciate biological issues in managing fisheries through real-world examples of California's living marine resources. Student assessment & teacher keys are provided.
  • Curriculum Material: Stream Monitoring Activity by Bobbie Winn
    For this activity the water quality tests have been conducted and the data recorded for each season along the same stream. Students will review the data, make a graph for each test that records the seasonal data, and analyze the information provided by the graphs through a series of questions.
  • Kid's Fun: Eco-Riddle
    "If an ant is an insect, indicate with a “W” in space 4. If not, put “X” in that space."
    Answer these and other fun questions to discover a secret message.

2003

  • Management Supports Educational Outreach Effort
    Here’s the introduction from the Environmental Stewardship Think-Tank report that addresses the future of education and interpretive outreach in the Department. The grant-funded endeavor approved by the Director’s Education Committee was held for the purpose of soliciting broad input and support from outside the Department toward structuring efforts in this area.
  • New Living Marine Resource Curriculum
    7th Grade Teachers! Sneak a peak at Part 1 of a Living Marine Resource Curriculum being developed by ONRE staffer David Moore. This section reinforces state science standards [Evolution 3c; Structure and Function in Living Systems 5a,c & g.] Student assessment materials are included! Follow-up sections include topics on fishery management and methods for producing sustainable fisheries.
  • Update on BOW, FIC, WILD & CAEP
    Find out what's going on with Becoming and Outdoors-Woman, Fishing in the City, Project WILD, and the Classroom Aquarium Education Project.
  • Volunteer Development
    A new online handbook helps DFG administer its volunteer programs, and a new pilot project in the Central Coast Region focuses on wildlife and environmental education outreach.
  • Environmentality Challenge
    The Environmentality Challenge encourages fifth-grade students in California to think and act "green" at home and in their community. The program results from a unique partnership among the Walt Disney Company, the CA Environmental Interagency Network (CEEIN), and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
  • Learning Activity: Experiencing Wildlife Habitats through Mapping
    Many learning environments, such as schools and camps, provide habitats for wildlife. By mapping a site, students can determine which types of food, water, and shelter are available for wildlife; why certain species of wildlife live there; and how to attract others.
  • A Tribute to Monarch, the Grizzly Bear
    Monarch, a large male California grizzly (like the one on our state flag), was captured in the San Gabriel Mountains in Los Angeles County in October, 1889, and caged in a zoological garden in San Francisco on public display until his death in 1911. Learn more about the legacy of California's last captive grizzly bear.