Organization Details
Organization Name:
Organization Description:
The Division of Forestry and Wildlife protects, manages, and restores natural and cultural resources in collaboration with the people of Hawaiʻi. E mālama kākou i ka ‘āina!
We offer a number of online resources for teachers, including lesson plans, classroom guest speakers, and online education resources for your students to explore. Our online resources include videos, StoryMaps, virtual field trips, and profiles of the species, places, and people we work with. Educators can also request outdoor service-learning trips or guided, educational hikes. Visit our education pages at https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/dofaw/education
Opportunity Details
Opportunity Type:
Guest Speakers
Opportunity Title:
Foresty & Wildlife Guest Speakers
Opportunity Description:
The Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Forestry and Wildlife is pleased to offer guest speakers for classrooms on an ongoing basis. We can provide guest speakers virtually or potentially in person as circumstances allow. Our staff work in a number of areas that may be of interest to students, including:
- Forest management and wood products
- Forest health
- Wildfire management and wildland firefighting (including Smokey the Bear programs)
- Trails management through Nā Ala Hele
- Native ecosystems and conservation fieldwork
- Watershed ecology and management
- Rare plants, rare snails, and native invertebrates
- Invasive species management
- Hunting and game management
- Wildlife management
- Native seabirds and native forest birds
- Policy and public engagement with regard to natural resources
For classroom visits on Oʻahu, we can also provide a visit from our mascot Pono the Nēnē, who encourages students to engage responsibly with natural resources in Hawaiʻi.
In addition to guest speakers, our website provides Educator Resources that can be educator-led or student-led at your convenience, including:
- Virtual field trips of public lands in Hawaiʻi, exploring the native (and sometimes invasive) species around us and the work by conservation field crews to protect our resources.
- Videos created here in Hawaiʻi about different species or conservation topics.
- Species Profile Pages for your students to conduct research on birds, insects, and plants
- Educational StoryMaps that take a deep dive into conservation topics like climate change, watershed ecology, fencing, biocontrol, and more.
- Paper craft activities including native species finger puppets, masks, headbands, coloring books, and more
- Career profiles introducing students to our staff, what they do, and why they choose to help protect Hawaiʻi's natural resources
- Locally-produced curricula, classroom posters, and stickers.
Deadline Date:
2021-11-01
Posted:
2020-08-05