Litzsinger Road Ecology Center
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An LREC Volunteer and a Student Investigate Soil
Teachers and Students
Grant Opportunities

Teachers, want to develop an outdoor classroom or learning center at your school? Want to promote conservation and community stewardship? Several organizations provide grants to help you out:

MDC Conservation Field Trip Grants

MDC Community Stewardship Grant Program

MDC Show-Me Conservation Outdoor Classroom Grant

Lowe's Outdoor Classroom Grant Program

Lorrie Otto Seeds for Education Grant Program

Captain Planet Foundation Grant

Toyota TAPESTRY Grant

National Geographic Education Foundation Grants


Participating Teachers: now you can download copies of field labs (ask your coordinator for username and password)!

 

Letters from Participants


Letter from Participant

The letter pictured above is from a Duschesne Elementary 5th grader.

 


Letter from Participant

The letter pictured above is from a Duschesne Elementary 3rd grader.

 

I like today better than last time and I know why. We've been studying habitats in class, so everything makes more sense today.

Emmy
North Glendale Middle School, 4th
During last visit of
Can You Put Nature in a Box?

 

I learned a lot from you. I learned there is more to a place (ecosystem) than what meets the eye. It's not just what you see, it's what you hear and smell that can teach you more about a place… Thank you very much for showing us around the Litzsinger Road Ecology Center.

I think it's coool that you volunteered to do this because you love the animals and just the whole experience enough to do this for fun. I appreciate this very much. Thanks again.

Sincerely,
Jackie
Whiteside Middle School, 7th

 

I learned so much with you… My favorite part was doing the math equations to find the density of stems in our work area. I thought the flowers in the prairie were lovely and it [is] sad there [are] not many prairie ecosystems left. Thank you so much for teaching us all the fun things. I shall never forget it.

Yours,
Teryl
Whiteside Middle School, 7th