Discusses methods for drawing birds to outdoor education areas, including the use of wild and native vegetation. Lists specific garden plants suitable for attracting birds in each season. Includes a guide to commercial bird seed and instructions for building homemade birdfeeders and nestboxes. (LZ)

Outlines a framework for developing an environmental program based on learning outcomes. Discusses the advantages to using an outcome-based program and four steps suggested for development of the program. (LZ)

Outlines recommendations to teachers who are considering using portfolios in their environmental program. Answers portfolio design questions, and provides an example of the design of a portfolio based on general environmental skills. Discusses evaluation of environmental portfolios. (LZ)

This paper argues that to some extent the interdependence between environmental education and economic and industrial understanding supported by cross-curricular themes in the National Curriculum is one of unequal relationship. The author concludes that environmental education is negatively affected and discusses how this can be used in classroom…

Evaluates the environmental accomplishments of the last several decades, the predicted state of the environment in 2020, and the future of the environmental movement. Provides a "health report" for the Earth, and discusses the evolution of environmental science and interactions between policy, economics, and environment. (LZ)

Defines an ecosystem, an urban ecosystem, and the need for ecosystem-based management. Also, addresses managing the flow of natural cycles through the urban ecosystem, and building new policies that promote positive environmental actions. (LZ)

Reviews methods for interpreting cultural history in a park setting. Discusses programs used by the National Park Service along the Freedom Trail in old Boston and other programs conducted at the Boston National Historical Park. (LZ)

Human mobility has radically increased the rate at which large numbers of living things are moving from one ecosystem to another. Discusses how ecosystems change when "exotic" species invade natural communities and notes efforts to control adverse effects. (LZ)

This article has three objectives: (1) introduce the basics of the World Wide Web (including Internet connectivity, hypertext, and uniform resource locators); (2) highlight environmental health databases on the Web; and (3) discuss possible applications of the Web for the environmental health profession. (LZ)

Describes briefly the condition of the nation's forests and the rise of the concept of sustainable forestry. Contains the views of a cadre of experts on forestry lessons learned so far in the quest to make forestlands sustainable. (LZ)

An environmental magazine answers 10 questions about wildlife that readers often write and ask. Questions address the behavior of animals and evolutionary reasons for biological adaptations suggested by research. (LZ)

Farm organizations and environmental groups have often disagreed over ways to keep American agriculture productive while protecting the environment that nurtures that productivity. This article identifies differing opinions and where they might converge. (LZ)

Describes how four families have developed systems for drastically reducing household wastes by reducing, reusing, and recycling. Provides practical tips for being an earth-conscious consumer. (LZ)

Suggests that the human and environmental crises of today's world are largely a factor of a lack of a sense of place. Seeks to make clear the philosophical basis for bioregionalism and then examines the practice of living bioregionally. (LZ)

The segregation of humanity from wilderness is presupposed by many of the goals for restoration ecology. Critiques the underlying assumption that human presence rather than human activity is the cause of environmental degradation and examines the application of sustainable development through education as a viable ethical option. (LZ)