From all our years of teaching and working in the community, we have gathered lots of resources to share with you!
History and Culture
Lane County Historical Society: Traveling Trunks – FREE!
http://lchm.org/k-12-programs/
Broken Treaties: An Oral History Tracing Oregon’s Native Population
https://www.opb.org/artsandlife/series/brokentreaties/oregon-tribes-oral-history-broken-treaties/
Association for Living History, Farm and Agricultural Museums
http://www.alhfam.org/
Camas Country- All about the Native Americans and Camas on Beacon Hill
http://www.beaconhillparkhistory.org/articles/120_camas_country.htm
Philip Foster Living History Farm
http://www.philipfosterfarm.com/pffwp/
Little House on the Prairie Fan Site- stories, crafts, games, projects and more!
http://littlehouseontheprairie.com/
Opal Whiteley information
http://members.efn.org/~opal/
Living History Schoolhouse and Country Mill in Alvadore, Oregon:
http://camascountrymill.com/the-schoolhouse-project
Pioneer Bonnets and Clothing, items and blacksmithing:
http://www.ironandlacedesigns.com/
Museum of Natural and Cultural History (U of O):
www.uoregon.edu/~mnh
Oregon Archaeology Society Web site:
www.oregonarchaeological.org
Woodcut of a Kalapuya Indian man:
https://oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/kalapuya_man_drawing/#.Xed0lOgzZPY
History of Fort Umpqua
http://www.elktonbutterflies.com/fort-umpqua.html
Historical Maps of Oregon from the New York Public Library
http://maps.nypl.org/warper/maps?utf8=%E2%9C%93&field=text&query=oregon&from=1762&to=1900&show_warped=0
Information About the Kalapuya and the History of the Land
http://www.oregon-archaeology.com/theory/pyroculture/
Pioneer Facts
https://kidskonnect.com/history/pioneers/
Gray’s Harbor Historical Seaport
http://www.historicalseaport.org/
Places to Go
West Eugene Wetlands Web site
www.wewetlands.org
Mount Pisgah Arboretum Web site
www.mountpisgaharboretum.org
Cascades Raptor Center Web site
www.eraptors.org
Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education (located in California):
www.aeoe.org
Elkton Community Education Center
http://www.elktonbutterflies.com/
Adventure! Children’s Museum
http://www.adventurechildrensmuseum.org/
Things to Do
“Wildcraft” board game about herbs:
www.learningherbs.com/wildcraft_bonuses.html
Recipe to make Dandelion fritters on nature skills.com:
www.natureskills.com/dandelion_recipe.html
North American Aboriginal Games Web site:
mathcentral.uregina.ca/RR/database
Tin Man Press (kids educational books)-Local Business!:
www.tinmanpress.com
Fort Umpqua Days
http://www.elktonbutterflies.com/fort-umpqua-days.html
Traveling Museum
http://www.oregon-archaeology.com/museum/
Local Children’s Programs
Whole Earth Nature School
These are friends who often come out to Alvord Farm!
www.wholeearthnatureschool.com
Youth in Nature Partnership
http://www.youthinnature.org/
Nearby Nature
www.nearbynature.org
Dancing Sol Outdoor Education Website
www.dancingsol.com
Nature Information & Inspiration
Video of Dr. Jim Halfpenny on tracking for adults:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tOhYmqpCjo
Children and Nature Network:
http://www.childrenandnature.org/
Great Nature Blog!
http://www.thenatureblog.com
More About Identifying Insects- Thanks Peyton!
https://www.angieslist.com/articles/entomology-home-guide-identifying-house-and-yard-insects.htm
“The Story of Stuff” video- fascinating!:
www.storyofstuff.com
Mountain Hearth blog by Lara Colley- local mom
http://www.mountainhearth.blogspot.com/
The Nature Conservancy
www.nature.org
Walama Restoration Project
www.walamarestoration.org
Nature Net
www.naturenet.net
Wildwood Survival Web site:
www.wildwoodsurvival.com
“Leave No Trace” Program
https://lnt.org/
Insects
Butterfly Gardens:
http://www.avasflowers.net/a-guide-to-butterfly-gardens
Butterfly Gardening Article
http://www.kremp.com/butterfly-flower-gardening-articles.htm
Free Butterfly Printables (Thanks Hazel!)
https://www.hawaiianshirtsonline.co.uk/free-butterfly-printables/
All about Butterflies (Thanks Hazel!)
https://www.wirefence.co.uk/lepidoptera-resources/
The Bug Chicks!
http://thebugchicks.com/
More Bugs!
whatsthatbug.com
Butterflies and gardens:
http://www.loghouseplants.com/news/Article_WelcomingButterflies.html
More About Insects (thanks Katey!)
http://www.playgroundequipment.com/learning-about-insects-on-the-playground/
All About Butterflies (thanks for the link Dakota!)
http://www.playgroundequipment.com/butterflies-in-your-playground/
Monarch Hatching
https://journeynorth.org/tm/monarch/jr/LifeCycle1_booklet_eng.pdf
North American Butterfly Association Web site:
www.naba.org
Raising Butterflies
http://www.elktonbutterflies.com/butterfly-pavilion.html
Bug Guides
http://bugguide.net/node/view/15740
Amateur Entomology (Thanks Emma!)
http://www.homeadvisor.com/article.show.A-Homeowner-s-Guide-to-Entomology-and-House-Insects.17361.html
Animals
Oregon Reptile Man
http://www.oregonreptileman.com/
Live Camera on Bald Eagle Nest:
http://www.fs.fed.us/outdoors/naturewatch/eaglecam.html
Live camera on an barn owl nest:
http://www.ustream.tv/theowlbox
Skeletons like you’ve never seen them!
(Thank you Dr. Pat O’Grady for showing this to me!)
http://www.theboneman.com/BBB.html
Bird Feathers info:
www.earthlife.net/birds/feathers.html
More Bird Info and lesson plans:
http://kidwings.com/
Plants
Herbs For Kids
www.herbsforkids.com
All about lichen from NW nature
www.nwnature.net/lichens/index.htm
Examples of Garden Layouts
http://www.elktonbutterflies.com/native-plants-and-gardens.html
For Teachers
Enchanted Learning Web site:
www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.html
Legacies, Kalapuya page for 4J teachers:
www.lane.k12.or.us/CSD/ushistory/
Educational resources for teachers:
streaming.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm
“Green Teacher” Magazine:
www.greenteacher.com
Acorn Naturalists Store site:
www.acornnaturalists.com
Going Green in the Classroom
https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/articles/15-ways-to-green-your-classroom
Environmental lesson plans
http://www.teacher.org/lesson-plans/environmental
Special Education Resource
http://www.specialeducationguide.com/
Additional Resources
Non-Profit Eugene
Sam Evans creates podcasts about the non-profit organizations in the Eugene area.
http://nonprofiteugene.libsyn.com/
Native American Hide Tanning Techniques
http://fairfamilyradio.com/matt-richards-explains-leather-tanning/