Jan 23, 2008	Ponds for Kids Workshop	Birmingham Botanical Gardens
Jan 29, 2008	Junior Master Gardeners Workshop	Regional Extension Center in Fairhope
Jan 31-Feb 2, 2008	Environmental Educators Assoc Conference	Blue Lake Camp in Andalusia
Feb 21, 2008	Grant Writing Workshop for Educators	AWF Headquarters in Millbrook
Feb 25, 2008	Carrolton Elementary Ponds for Kids Day	Carrolton Elem. in Pike County
Feb 27-29, 2008	Legacy Conference	Orange Beach
Feb 29, 2008	AWF 2008 Outdoor Classroom Grant Pre-Proposals Deadline
Mar 7, 2008	Deadline for AWF Outdoor Classroom Grant Pre-Proposals	Must be mailed to AWF HQ in Millbrook
Mar 12, 2008	Jacksonville High Ponds for Kids Day	Jacksonville High in Calhoun County
Mar 15, 2008	Deadline for AWF William R. Ireland Youth Wildlife Art Contest entires	Must be mailed to AWF HQ in Millbrook
Apr 18, 2008	Priceville Elementary Outdoor Classroom Dedication & Eath Day Celebration	Priceville Elementary Morgan County
Apr 19, 2008	Hays Nature Preserve Earth Day Celebration	Hays Nature Preserve in Madison County
Apr 22, 2008	Blossomwood Elementary Earth Day Celebration	Bloosomwood Elem. in Madison County
Apr 26, 2008	AWF Youth Wildlife Art Contest Awards Banquet	AWF Headquarters in Millbrook
Apr 30, 2008	Ridgecrest Elementary Ponds for Kids Day	Ridgecrest Elem. in Madison County
May 6, 2008	Hemphill Elementary Outdoor Classroom Dedication	Hemphill Elem. in Jefferson County
May 8, 2008	Eva Elementary Outdoor Classroom Dedication	Eva Elem. in Morgan County
Jun 10-12, 2008	Agriscience Wildlife Management Workshop	AWF Headquarters in Millbrook
Jun 16-19, 2008	Discovering Our Heritage Workshop	AWF Headquarters in Millbrook
Jun 24-26, 2008	Discovering Alabama's Woodlands Workshop	AWF Headquarters in Millbrook
Jul 15-16, 2008	Birds and Butterflies Workshop	AWF Headquarters in Millbrook
Sep 12, 2008	Deadline for AWF Outdoor Classroom Grants Applications	Must be mailed to AWF HQ in Millbrook

ALABAMA WILDLIFE FEDERATION CONSERVATION EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Discovering Our Heritage	Outdoor Classroom Program	Lanark Field Days
Teacher Workshops	Outdoor Classroom Seed Activities	Youth Wildlife Art Contests
Tree Seedling Giveaway	Outdoor Classroom Grants	Ponds for Kids Program
Conservation Ed Articles	Conservation Ed E- Newsletter	Conservation Education Search Engine Coming Soon!

Discovering Our Heritage (DOH) Program – The DOH program organizes existing environmental education
activities into a structured, comprehensive format and provides pre-planned lessons that guide the teacher
throughout the scholastic year. The teacher can manipulate this program so that it conforms with his/her
pre-existing lesson plans and projects.

Outdoor Classroom Seed Activities (OC) Program – Teachers can utilize these activities with their students in their outdoor classroom sites to study Alabama’s wildlife and natural resources. The activities can be downloaded from our website for FREE.

Ireland Youth Wildlife Art Contest The AWF Youth Art Contest recognizes the outstanding artistic abilities of Alabama's students, while increasing students' knowledge and awareness of wildlife and wildlife habitat in Alabama.

Tree Seedling Giveaway Schools enrolled in the Alabama Outdoor Classroom program receive free tree seedlings each spring through a partnership with the Alabama Forestry Commission. Note: Seedling orders are taken each November.

Outdoor Classroom Grants – The purpose of the AWF’s Outdoor Classroom Grant Program is to provide financial assistance and faculty support to schools who wish to create sustainable wildlife habitats and effective outdoor classroom sites on their school grounds using specific directed study opportunities.

Ponds for Kids (PFK) Program – The PFK program provides free technical assistance for schools enrolled in the outdoor classroom program who would like to develop an aquatic studies component for their outdoor classroom site.

Conservation Ed Articles – A wide variety of conservation education articles can be found on our website with important topics ranging from nature deficit disorder to outdoor classroom planning. 

Conservation Ed E-Newsletter – Each month we send out an electronic newsletter through email that includes helpful information on conservation education resources, activities, grants, and much more.  To sign up for a free copy of the newsletter, scroll to the bottom of the page and type in the email address where you’d like to receive the newsletter. Be sure to click the “Special eNewsletter for Educators” box under “Your Interests”.

Conservation Ed Search Engine – COMING SOON! We are currently working to correlate all Project WILD, Project Aquatic WILD, and Project WET activities to the Alabama Course of Study, and then provide the correlations on-line using a free search engine.

Lanark Field Days – Our NEW Lanark Field Days provide fun and exciting, customized field trip opportunities for students in grades K-12 that address the Alabama Course of Study Objectives through a multi-disciplinary approach. The field trips take place at Lanark, headquarters for the Alabama Wildlife Federation and the new Alabama Nature Center, which includes 350 acres of striking forests, fields, streams, wetlands, and ponds that are traversed by five miles of boardwalks and trails.

Alabama Outdoor Classroom (OC) Program – The OC program provides technical and organizational assistance
for schools who wish to create an effective, sustainable outdoor classroom site on their school grounds.

Youth Wildlife Art Contest – The AWF William R. Ireland Sr. Youth Wildlife Art Contest recognizes the outstanding artistic abilities of Alabama's students, while increasing students' knowledge and awareness of wildlife and wildlife habitat in Alabama.

Teacher Workshops – The AWF hosts workshops for teachers who would like to implement the DOH and OC programs at their school.  These workshops provide important information on how to integrate conservation education into the classroom.