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Conservation Education

Conservation Education helps people of all ages understand and appreciate our country's natural resources.

What are natural resources?
Natural resources aren't made by humans, but things that exist freely on earth. Everyone depends on natural resources each day. Natural Resources include: water (seas and fresh water), land, soils, rocks, forests (vegetation), animals (including fish), fossil fuels and minerals. These Natural Resources are the basis of life on earth.



It's important to learn how to conserve those resources for future generations. Conservation education enables people to realize how natural resources and ecosystems affect each other and how resources can be used wisely.

Conservation Education also encourages people to be better stewards of our natural resources and use them in a responsible manner.

Below you will see different links that may be helpful in introducing conservation and natural resources to children and adults.

*Please be patient with us as we will be working to add additional information very soon.*



Links to third-party sites:
The links in this website will let you leave our site. The linked sites are not under the control of DeSoto Co. SWCD, and DeSoto Co. SWCD is not responsible for the contents of any linked site or any link contained in a linked site, or any changes or updates to such sites. DeSoto Co. SWCD is providing these links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement or approval by DeSoto Co. SWCD of the site.

Websites

www.nacdnet.org/conservation-education-hub/

http://www.eschooltoday.com/natural-resources/what-is-a-natural-resource.html

www.earthcam.com/events/animalcams/

Hands on Activities/Crafts

Pinterest is a great resource for hands on activities.
www.pinterest.com


Free Apps

Farmers 2050 - this app teachers teens, young adults, and adults about what it takes to feed the world.
www.growingthenextgeneration.com/programs/farmers-2050/?fbclid=IwAR2XBzjUAim19-Rn8dtoZyfWLqnqvw7DszIu61K7u5lONbXwOY2pDCMPaU0

Mississippi Trees -
The Mississippi Trees app is an adaptation of our popular Mississippi Trees identification handbook prepared for the MFC by the Department of Forestry at Mississippi State University.

www.mfc.ms.gov/featured/mississippi-trees-app-released



Videos

www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsTgyb_ITtk

www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJi7eE3jKKc

Book Suggestions

www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Books-Natural-Resources/zgbs/books/14507

The Lorax - listen along book

www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdWesdMfyd4

The Giving Tree- Animated listen along book
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFQZfeHq9wo
Sam E. Soil Story/Coloring Book
File Size: 6008 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

sam_e._soil_activity_book.pdf
File Size: 5351 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

More information coming soon!


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