Outdoor Learning Program
Resources Hub
Are you an educator or parent looking for outdoor learning opportunities? This Resource Hub has links to teaching kits, activities, videos, posters, recommended reading and ways to integrate science and technology into outdoor education.
Outdoor Education Resources
Online Resources
- Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society Manitoba
- Government of Manitoba - Sustainable Development
- FortWhyte Alive
- Outdoor Educator Training
- Professional Development - Outdoor Educator (FortWhyte Alive)
- Green Action Centre
- Climate Change Connection
- Lake Winnipeg Foundation
- Nature Manitoba
- Nature Conservancy of Canada
- Oak Hammock Marsh
- Manitoba Eco-Network
- Ducks Unlimited
- Trees Winnipeg
- Environmental Education Virtual Field Trips
Suggested Reading Material
- Connecting Canadians With Nature - An Investment in The Well-being of Our Citizens
- The Nature Playbook - Take Action to Connect a New Generation of Canadians with Nature
- ParticipACTION Report Card (2015) - The Biggest Risk is Keeping Kids Indoors
- David Suzuki Foundation - Connecting Youth With Nature
- What is Nature-Deficit Disorder?
- 17 Learning Tools For Your Next Outdoor Excursion
- WWF: Nature-based Solutions for Climate Change
- NASA: Climate Change Resources for Educators
Teaching Kits & Activities
- School Watch Guide: Green Spaces as Learning Places
- CPAWS Southern Alberta - Bring Nature Home
- EcoSchools Lesson Plans
- Climate Atlas of Canada
- Field Guide: Native Trees of Manitoba
- Manitoba Animal Tracks
- ArcGIS for Schools
- Teach with GIS - Implementation Guide For the classroom
- Wild Plants of Winnipeg
- Ecology Lesson Plans
- FortWhyte Alive: Bats in Your Backyard
- Carbon in Your Community Forest
- Arctic Colouring Pages
- Entomology Lesson Plans, Projects, and Resources
- Predator Prey Simulation
- Oak Hammock Marsh - Creating Food Chains & Webs
- Random Sampling of Dandelions
- Water Quality Testing
- Carbon Sequestering in Trees
- Dipnetting & aquatic insect ID
- Key to Life in the Pond (Dichotomous Key)
- Earth Rangers
Applied Science & Technology
- The High-Tech Tools Scientists Use To Track Wild Animals
- Potential Uses for Trail Cameras in Wildlife Management
- Value of trail cameras to the Voyageurs Wolf Project
- Coming Home to Roost - Shelby Bohn - University of Regina
- Monitoring bats in Toronto and region
- Water Quality Testing
- How we measure air quality
- Using technology to combat environmental crime
- Wildlife Insights trail camera data
- Go Wild Manitoba
- iNaturalist app (Manitoba)
- Ebird app (Manitoba)
- Nature Watch - Engaging Citizens in Science
- Project Noah
- Merlin (bird ID app)
- Government of Manitoba - Map of Wildlife Management Areas
- Bumble Bee Watch
- Skype a Scientist
- Biodiversity observation platforms/social networks
- Government of Canada - Citizen Science Portal
Boreal Forest Resources
Suggested Reading Material
- Why Is Canada’s Boreal Forest So Important?
- Conserving the World’s Last Great Forest Is Possible: Here’s How
- Ten ‘Wild’ Features of Manitoba’s Boreal Forest
- Climate Change & Boreal Forests
- Boreal Fast Facts
- Hinterland Who's Who - Canada's Boreal Forest
- Threats to the Boreal Forest
- A Tale of Two Forests: A Tour Through Canada’s Boreal
- The boreal forest: our climate shield
- A Forest of Blue - Canada’s Boreal
- The State of Conservation in North America’s Boreal Forest: Issues and Opportunities
- Peatland Mining in Manitoba’s Interlake
Videos
- Protecting This Forest Can Help Stop Climate Change
- Protect the Boreal Forest
- 5 Big Reasons to Conserve Canada's Boreal Forest
- Five MORE Big Reasons to Conserve Canada's Boreal Forest
- Ghosts of the boreal forest are losing out to big oil | The Nature of Things
- What Trees Talk About: A revealing look at the secret life of trees - The Nature of Things
- Wildlife Biologist Balances Boreal Forest Conservation and Development
- Fisher River Cree Nation - The Problem With Peat Mining
- It’s Our Forest - Inside Education
Teaching Kits & Activities
- Canada's Forests - A Breath of Fresh Air (Volume 2: Climate Change)
- Canada's Forests - All Things Big and Small (Volume 3: Biodiversity)
- Canada's Forests - Source of Life (Volume 4: Sustainable Forests)
- Canada's Forests - A Fine Balance (Volume 5: Species at Risk)
- Canada's Boreal Forest - A Global Legacy (Volume 7: The Boreal Forest)
- Canada's Boreal Forest - Tradition and Transition (Volume 8: Canada's Boreal Forest)
- It's Our Forest Teacher's Guide
- Canadian Wildlife Federation: Boost the Boreal Forest