Extension
It Starts With Us
Contributed.
with Local Stakeholders.
of Multistate Efforts.
of Volunteers Engaged.
|
1081 | |
|
6487 | |
|
5669 | |
|
600 | |
Number of youth who have shared information about their community’s forests/natural resources (ex. citizen science – Adopt A Tree/Feeder Watch) |
309 | |
|
6268 |
Environmental education has been shown to improve a wide-range of learning capabilities as well as social, mental and emotional heath in youth, as well as adults. Increased environmental education leads to a better understanding of the world around us and encourages environmental friendly behaviors that can result in a better environment for us and generations to come. According to recent studies, in the last 50 years, bird populations have declined by nearly 3 billion birds across North America...
