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Idaho's 53 million acres of public lands are shared by only a million state residents who cherish the solitude and seclusion of the state. One of the world's largest nesting sites for raptors is found in the Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area. This unique site has a number of educational programs led by professional wildlife experts. Idaho is also the home of the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC), which has an extensive educational program dedicated to fire education.
BLM Coordinators for Idaho Jump to Another State Link to BLM Idaho Environmental Education web page.
Environmental Education: Shelley Davis-Brunner
Cultural Education: Stan McDonald
IDAHO EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES
BLM-Idaho Captivates Educators and Kids with "The Raptor Box"
1998 BLM Environmental Education feature
Describes a portable trunk with tools, lessons and activities for interdisciplinary instruction about birds of prey, i.e. falcons, hawks & eagles.
http://www.blm.gov/education/feature/1998/id/feature.html
Education Birds
Live birds program
Describes BLM program to bring live raptors, including kestrels, owls, and hawks, into classrooms and other education events,
http://www.birdsofprey.blm.gov/edubirds.htm
Outdoor school
Describes one-day outdoor laboratories on desert ecosystems at Snake River Birds of Prey Area's Dedication Point Interpretive Site.
http://www.birdsofprey.blm.gov/education/index.htm - eedays
Idaho Teachers Find Fire and Weeds To Be Hot Topics for the Classroom
2000 BLM Environmental Education feature
Describes special Project Learning Tree workshops on fire ecology and exotic invasive plants in Idaho for middle, high school teachers.
http://www.blm.gov/education/feature/2000/id/index.html
Lower Snake River Educator's Guide
Educator's guide
Describes mini-guide for teachers covering Lower Snake River Plain ecosystems and environments, developed from teacher requests.
http://www.birdsofprey.blm.gov/education/index.htm - ed_guide
National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC)
1999 BLM Environmental Education feature
Describes NIFC, a multi-agency federal fire center in Boise, Idaho. Includes smokejumpers, communications, history, operations, and education.
http://www.blm.gov/education/feature/1999/wo/index.html
Raptor Identification Guide
Website
Identification Guide for birds of the Snake River area, including hawks, kestrels, ravens, falcons (PDF format).
http://www.birdsofprey.blm.gov/raptorid.pdf
Raptors in a Box
Toolkit
Describes the award winning raptor education trunk , includes 5 lesson plans, 25 activities, raptor parts, other resources, for loan.
http://www.birdsofprey.blm.gov/education/index.htm - raptorbox
Resource Explorer Larry Ridenhour
Website
BLM park ranger describes work with raptors at Snake River Birds of Prey Area in Idaho.
http://www.blm.gov/education/expert/5/index.html
Rivers Run Through It: Discovering the Interior Columbia River Basin
Based on Science & Children article, March 1998
Explores complexity and diversity of the 58- million hectare area drained by the Columbia River in the Northwest. Topics include hydroelectric power, rain shadow effects, and anadromous fish. Discusses management issues and includes poster and classroom activities.
http://www.blm.gov/education/00_resources/articles/Columbia_river_basin/index.html
Snake River Birds of Prey Education Programs
Resource list
Webpage describes education programs in BLM's Snake River Birds of Prey Area in Idaho, habitat for large numbers of raptors.
http://www.birdsofprey.blm.gov/edu.htm
1997 BLM Environmental Education feature
Describes educational tour of BLM's Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area; activities at 4 stations, and a scavenger hunt.
http://www.blm.gov/education/feature/feature6.html
Teacher's Field Trip Guide
Educator's guide
Field trip guide to the BLM's Snake River Birds of Prey Area in Idaho, link to PDF file.
http://www.birdsofprey.blm.gov/fldtrpgid.pdf