This manual presents a curriculum to improve young people's appreciation of the environment and their outdoor behavior. The first two chapters review the curriculum development process and suggest ways to promote the program and win administrative approval. The third and fourth chapters outline steps for program planning and implementation: determining objectives, identifying instructional units, estimating costs, planning lessons, acquiring resources, budgeting and purchasing, training instructors, and evaluating the program. Other chapters provide lesson plans on specific topics: (1) wildlife characteristics, ecology, and management; (2) hunting history and controversy and hunter safety, ethics, and skills; (3) fish ecology, anatomy, species, and habits; fisheries management; and fishing techniques and etiquette; (4) hiking and camping ethics, techniques, and skills; and (5) survival skills, including controlling the mind, maintaining well-being, first aid, and directional skills. Each of these sections contains a topic outline, topic overview, statement of general behavioral objectives, student activities, and a resource list of books, magazines, organizations, board games, teaching packages, and computer software. The manual includes an outline of basic principles of wildlife management and glossaries of educational and ecological terms. (SV)