Parents and Teachers

Teachers and parents below you will find some useful links for Wilderness Education. Make sure you check back often as this portion of the site will be growing, and we will be adding lesson plans, pdf downloads, teacher workshops, etc.

Learn about the environment

The Wilderness Society
The Sierra Club (National page)
Nevada Mountain Atlas
Biodiversity Resources Research Center at UNR
Envirolink
Wilderness music of Walking Jim Stoltz
Friends of Black Rock / High Rock

Wilderness educational organizations

Carhart Wilderness Training Center
Carhart K-12 Curriculum
Nevada Outdoor School
Great Basin Institute
Wilderness on the Web
Wilderness Institute (University of Montana)
Wilderness.net
WildLink Project at Wilderness.net.

Teacher Resources

Check back soon for teacher resources.

Professional Development

Check back soon for exciting opportunities.

Wilderness trips for disabled persons

Wilderness adventures

The greatest single threat to wilderness

We have met the enemy and it is...

7 Principals Of Leave No Trace

The Leave No Trace Foundation has put together an amazing list of 7 principles of the Leave No Trace ethics.

• Plan Ahead and Prepare
• Travel and Camp on Durable Surfaces
• Dispose of Waste Properly
• Leave What You Find
• Minimize Campfire Impacts
• Respect Wildlife
• Be Considerate of Other Visitors

Click here for more detail of these 7 principals.

"Wilderness is disappearing like a snow bank in the hot August sun."

- Robert Marshall

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