A prototype, environmental education program, utilizing interchangeable modular packets of written, audio, and visual aids, is explained. Allowing for adaptations, its value is two-fold: it deals with a specific community and with the larger ramifications of our environmental situation, quality of life, and global values. (BL)

Linear strips of land associated with highways, electrical transmission lines, gas/oil pipelines (called right-of-way or ROWs) are inhibited by a variety of wildlife and offer a unique opportunity to study the wildlife in the urban setting. Types of wildlife found in and importance of ROWs are discussed. (JN)

Using community resources, Bridgeport, Connecticut develops and implements an environmental education program. Workshops focused on the concepts of ecology, biology, botany, and geology. Trained volunteers, scheduled into schools, offer in class presentations and conduct environmental explorations. In service workshops are provided for teachers to…

Suggests thinking of "tracks" as clues and using them as the focus of outdoor activities in the urban environment. Provides 24 examples of possible track activities, including: seeds on the ground (track of a nearby tree), litter (track of a litterbug), and peeling paint (track of weathering forces). (JN)

Describes an urban environmental education program in which an overgrown vacant lot has been used for environmental study and for the development of a productive garden. The program has been successful in providing elementary school children with positive experiences in their own urban environment. (JR)

This article concerns a summer environmental education institute designed for inner city teachers. Course instructors concentrated on first-hand experimental learning activities. Teachers worked on short studies of the areas designed to acquaint them with the natural environment. The need for environmental education in urban schools was stressed.…