National Parks
Blog Posts about National Parks http://blogsearch.google.com/blogsearch?hl=en&rls=GGLD,GGLD:2008-14,GGLD:en&q=national+parks&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=X&oi=blogsearch_group&resnum=14&ct=title
Cuyahoga Valley National Park Brochures — Excellent handouts about many park topics in .pdf format http://www.nps.gov/cuva/planyourvisit/brochures.htm
Explore Outdoors Activity Book — Download or get at the park – cool activities for kids http://www.nps.gov/cuva/upload/ExploreOutdoorsActivity-book.pdf
National Park Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_park
National Park Attendance http://home.nps.gov/applications/release/Detail.cfm?ID=785
National Park Foundation http://www.nationalparks.org/
National Park Pictographs http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:National_Park_Service_sample_pictographs.svg
National Park Service http://www.nps.gov/
Northeast Ohio Park Attendance http://blog.cleveland.com/pdgraphics/2008/03/25CGPARKSONLINE.pdf
The Ultimate Resource to America’s National Parks http://www.goin2travel.com/articles/the-ultimate-resource-to-americas-national-parks.html
United States National Parks — Links to each park. Some have reader ratings http://gorp.away.com/gorp/resource/us_national_park/main.htm
Camping & Campfire Songs and Stories
Boy Scout Campfire Stories http://www.boyscouttrail.com/boy-scouts/boy-scout-stories.asp
Campfire Songs — Lyrics only http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Valley/5170/songs.html
Camp Stories http://www.wenzelco.com/Details.aspx?NavID=348
Dragon Campfire Songs — Lyrics only http://dragon.sleepdeprived.ca/songbook/songbook_index.htm
Lets Go Camping! A Resource for the Camping Novice http://www.wholesalecentral.com/n-lets-go-camping.html
Spooky Campfire Stories http://www.americanfolklore.net/campfire.html
Story Maker — You fill in the template and it writes a story for you. http://www.britishcouncil.org/kids-writing-storymaker.htm
Ultimate Camp Resources: Campfire Stories http://www.ultimatecampresource.com/site/camp-activities/campfire-stories.html
Write101.com — Help with writing a short story http://www.write101.com/shortstory.htm
Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Cuyahoga Valley Map http://www.cuyahogavalley.net/nationalpark.html
Cuyahoga Valley National Park From the National Park Service http://www.cuyahogavalley.net/nationalpark.html
Cuyahoga Valley National Park Photos by QT Loung http://www.terragalleria.com/parks/np.cuyahoga-valley.html
Cuyahoga Valley National Park Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuyahoga_Valley_National_Park
Cuyahoga Valley National Park Association http://www.cvnpa.org/
Cuyahoga Valley National Park Information — Camping, hiking, hotels, maps and much more http://www.cuyahoga.valley.national-park.com/
Trails.com — Maps and information about hiking trails http://www.trails.com/activity.aspx?area=14559
U.S. Parks.com http://www.us-parks.com/cuyahoga_valley/index.html
Canals
The Ohio and Erie Canals: Catalyst of Economic Development for Ohio http://www.nps.gov/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/41ohio/41ohio.htm
Ohio Canal Map http://my.ohio.voyager.net/~lstevens/canal/canalmap.html
Ohio Canals http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/6687/
Ohio Canals — Has short video http://www.teachersdomain.org/resource/odc08.socstudy.ourohio.canals/
Ohio’s Historic Canals http://my.ohio.voyager.net/~lstevens/canal/
Deer Overpopulation
Caring for Deer and Forests http://www.deerandforests.org/
Deer Population Control http://www.idausa.org/facts/deercontrol.html
Fixing Deer Overpopulation (WebQuest) http://www.web-and-flow.com/members/khaines/population1/webquest.htm
North America’s Most Dangerous Mammal: How best to deal with the menace of Bambi http://www.reason.com/news/show/34914.html
Study: Deer Population May Hamper Forest Health, Diversity of Tree Species http://www.fs.fed.us/ne/newtown_square/news/NE_news/2003/articles/boston_globe_Study_Deer_overpopul.pdf
Great Blue Herons
All About Birds: The Great Blue Heron http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Great_Blue_Heron.html
Bird Web: The Great Blue Heron http://www.birdweb.org/birdweb/bird_details.aspx?id=41
Land Reclamation
Krecji Dump http://www.nps.gov/cuva/parknews/krejci.htm
EPA Environmental Kids Club http://www.epa.gov/kids/
Lesson Plans
870 Deer Lesson Plans http://www.lessonplanet.com/directory/science/animals/mammals/deer
EPA Environmental Kids Club Game Room — A fun way to learn about the environment http://www.epa.gov/kids/game.htm
Rivers, Roads and Rails — Social studies focus http://www.csusocialhistory.org/Project.aspx?ID=28
Sustainable Forestry — Lesson plans, tests and materials http://sftrc.cas.psu.edu/
Towpath
CVNP Towpath (scroll down) http://www.answers.com/topic/cuyahoga-valley-national-park
World’s Best Photos http://fiveprime.org/hivemind/Tags/towpath
Water Conservation
Envirofacts Data Warehouse — You put in the zip code and it answers questions about your water supply. http://oaspub.epa.gov/enviro/ef_home2.water
Environmental Activity Book by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (see water-related pages) http://www.epa.ohio.gov/pic/facts/fslist.aspx#kids
Freshwater Conservation: What You Can Do http://www.nature.org/initiatives/freshwater/work/art24150.html
Global Rivers Environmental Education Network (GREEN) http://www.earthforce.org/section/programs/green
Once Gray. Now Green — Created by the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District http://wheredoesitgo.org/green.htm
Safeguarding Fresh Water http://www.conservation.org/learn/freshwater/Pages/overview.aspx
Stream Study http://people.virginia.edu/~sos-iwla/Stream-Study/StreamStudyHomePage/StreamStudy.HTML
Wally’s World — Wally is a water drop. Information is good, but it is for younger students. http://www.neorsd.org/wallysworld_printandplay.php
Water Preservation
Five Ways to Preserve Water http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/413434/five_ways_to_preserve_water.html
Youth Noise—Drop! The Community Site that has high school students getting involved with a cause—This cause is water preservation http://youthnoise.com/MyCauseIs/?a=index&cause_id=837&gclid=CLO8qfPuk5sCFZpM5QodM0k8oQ
InfoLink: Water Preservation http://www.infolink.com.au/z/Water-Preservation
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