NJ Audubon Supports EcoSchools U.S.
The EcoSchools U.S. web portal is currently closed for Summer and re-opens in early August. Click HERE to view a copy of Action Cards and Resources until the portal opens.
Contact us for training and support or use our resources below:
Roberta Hunter
Education Program Manager
[email protected]
908-396-6506
Get a Sense of Your Soil
What does your soil look, feel and smell like? Use your senses to learn if you have sand, silt or clay.
Collecting Soil Samples – Video
Activity – Elementary
Activity – MS/HS
Dynamic Watershed
Where in the watershed would you build your house? After the storm, will your home be underwater?
Watershed Topography – Video
Activity – Elementary Students
Activity – MS/HS Students
Freshwater Macroinvertebrates
Like a virtual field trip, identify bottom-dwellers to determine water quality.
Collecting Samples – Video
Identification Key
Activity – Pollution Tolerance Index
DIY Rain Gauge
Measuring rainfall is easy and fun!
Data Collection – Video
Activity – Elementary Students
Activity – MS/HS Students
Water Chemistry
Determine water quality through chemistry testing for pH, nitrates, dissolved O2 and phosphates with a virtual field trip.
World Series of Birding – May 9th
As a virtual WSB Ambassadors team, your students and their families will observe and identify birds from their yards or locally. Ambassador level participation is free. Donations kindly accepted.
How to participate – Video
Learn More & Register
Backyard Birding Checklist
Merlin Bird ID – App
eBird – App
Audubon Birds – App
Wildlife Survey
What’s APP? iNaturalist and SEEK by iNaturalist apps will help your students identify plants and animals.
No smart devices? NO PROBLEM! Nature journaling works great too!!
Activity – Elementary Students
Activity – MS/HS Students
NJ Audubon’s BioBlitz – April 22 – 28
EcoSchools U.S. in New Jersey is provided by a partnership with the National Wildlife Federation and generously supported by:
