Classroom Programs for
the 2007 - 2008 School Year
The Conserve Wildlife
Foundation of NJ is excited to connect your classroom with
New Jersey’s endangered and threatened wildlife and
encourage the conservation of biodiversity here in New
Jersey as well as everywhere on Earth.
The following is a list of classroom programs offered
throughout the year. Programs are interactive slide show or
PowerPoint presentations with hands-on activities for
students to reinforce core concepts.
All programs address the NJ Core Curriculum Content
Standards. Programs run approximately one hour. All
programs can be modified to meet your classroom needs and
abilities.
Please contact Maria Grace at 609-984-0621 or by email to
maria.grace@conservewildlifenj.org
for more information or to schedule a
program.
Cost of Classroom Programs for the 2007-2008 School Year:
$150 (plus mileage if more than 50 miles from
Trenton)
Classroom Programs offered by Conserve
Wildlife Foundation of NJ:
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New Jersey’s
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife: An overview of New
Jersey’s rare wildlife
residents.
Programs focused on Birds:
Bald Eagle – Back from the
Brink of Extinction
Peregrine Falcon – Flying High in
New Jersey
An Incredible Journey – Shorebird
Migration
New Jersey’s
Reptiles: An overview of New Jersey’s
turtles, snakes, and lizards. Special focus on some of New
Jersey’s most endangered reptile species such as the
timber rattlesnake, bog turtle, wood turtle, and
diamondback terrapin.
New Jersey’s Amphibians: An overview
of New Jersey’s frogs, toads, and salamanders.
Special focus on some of New Jersey’s rarest
amphibian residents such as the Pine Barrens treefrog, blue
spotted salamander, and Eastern tiger
salamander.
Programs focused on
New Jersey Habitats:
Choose one to explore its
landscape ecology as well as the wildlife that call it
home.
Highlands/Ridge and
Valley – Species include the bobcat, Indiana
bat, bog turtle, and timber rattlesnake.
Piedmont Plains – Species include
the American kestrel, peregrine falcon, and wood turtle.
Pinelands – Species include the Pine
Barrens treefrog, Northern pine snake, and corn snake.
Atlantic Coast – Species include the
piping plover, black skimmer, osprey, and peregrine falcon.
Delaware Bayshore – Species include
the red knot as well as the bald eagle and E. tiger
salamander.