For Educators and Parents

Video Resources

Aquatic Education Video Series:

Learn some fishing basics and fish identification in this video series.

Virtual Camp Video Series:

During the summer months, the Department of Fish and Wildlife operates 3 conservation camps across the state. Explore this video series to learn about the seven activities taught at conservation camp, which include nature, outdoor survival, archery, gun safety, casting/fishing, boating/canoeing, and swimming.

View the Virtual Camp playlist (opens in new tab)

Salato Wildlife Education Center Resources for Distance Learning:

This resource provides video content created by the center’s professional conservation educators and includes supplemental activities.

Salato Resources for Distance Learning

Facebook Live Educational Programs:

This is a series of full-length Facebook Live educational programs led by the conservation education staff.

View the Facebook Live playlist (opens in new tab)

Print Resources

Other Resources

Resource	Description
Project WILD (opens in new tab)	Project WILD's mission is to provide wildlife-based conservation and environmental education that fosters responsible actions toward wildlife and related natural resources.
Project Learning Tree (opens in new tab)	Listing of activities to do with children inside and within a safe space outside.
Kid Wings Virtual Owl Pellet Dissection (opens in new tab)	Dissect an owl pellet virtually and become a barfologist!
Ranger Rick (opens in new tab)	Free digital access to educator guides, magazines, outdoor activities, and crafts.
National Geographic Kids (opens in new tab)	Explore mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, invertebrates, and fish.
Bugs In Our Backyard (opens in new tab)	An educational outreach and collaborative research program, providing project-based learning opportunities for K-12 students or anyone.
eBird (opens in new tab)	Explore birds and hotspots, share your sightings, and track your birding lists.
Budburst (opens in new tab)	Budburst brings together researchers, educators, gardeners, and citizen scientists on a shared journey to uncover the stories of plants and animals affected by human impacts on the environment.
Project Noah (opens in new tab)	A global citizen science platform to discover, share, and identify wildlife. Students can create and publish their own multimedia wildlife journal.
US Forest Service (opens in new tab)	Activities and learning links provided by the U.S. Forest Service.
Cornell Lab of Ornithology: Free e-Bird Lessons (opens in new tab)	The complete curriculum provides educators with fun, hands-on lessons that connect kids to nature through the world of birds. Each grade-band offers youth the opportunity to make careful observations, collect and explore data and patterns, and build STEM practices, all while addressing standards and science content.
National Park Service (opens in new tab)	Lessons searchable by location, grade, subject, and more.
US Fish and Wildlife (opens in new tab)	Conservation Education Curriculum to learn about migratory ducks by participating in the Junior Duck Stamp conservation program. Promotes the arts and includes youth and educator guides.
Journey North (opens in new tab)	Provides an easy entry point to citizen science, with simple protocols, strong online support, and immediate results. Reported sightings are mapped in real time as waves of migrations move across the continent. People report sightings from the field, view maps, take pictures, and leave comments.
Kentucky Association of Environmental Education (opens in new tab)	KAEE works with members and partners to bring sound environmental education to all Kentuckians.
Arbor Day Foundation Tree Identification (opens in new tab)	An illustrated, step-by-step process makes it easy to identify a tree simply by the kinds of leaves it produces.