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New Affiliation
St. Edward's University and Wild Basin Wilderness Preserve are affiliating to create an interdisciplinary natural resource laboratory that will provide research and hands-on learning for all St. Edward's academic schools. The relationship affords both institutions the opportunity to expand the reach of their organizational missions. Learn more

 
New Ideas
Ferry Beach Ecology School shares their innovative outdoor teaching techniques with the publication of The ABCs of Ecology®: An Educator’s Guide to Learning Outside. This 230-page book is for classroom teachers, home school educators, naturalists, nature center volunteers—anyone committed to teaching children about the world in which they live. Geared primarily for upper elementary and middle school aged students, this curriculum guide includes hands-on activities organized into lessons for use in a single class period or combined to form a broader ecology unit. More information