LCBAS Education Committee

The Education Committee of LCBAS is available to do presentations to groups.  In the past, we have
provided informative displays, given classroom talks from kindergarten to college level, and sent speakers to groups such as garden clubs and Senior Citizens.

Although we have various slide shows, we mainly use parts of our extensive taxidermy collection to illustrate topics such as Backyard Birds, Owls, Raptors, and Birds of the Shrub-Steppe.  We frequently are able to go to classrooms prior to their field trips to the Education Center at McNary National Wildlife Refuge with a talk on wetlands.

Let us know what would interest your group and we will see if we can come up with a program.

 Photo:  Naomi Sherer brings birds into the classroom.

Audubon Adventures

Some time ago, National Audubon Society developed a curriculum supplement designed for use in grades 4, 5, and 6.   Called AUDUBON ADVENTURES, the lessons and hands-on activities develop in children a better understanding of birds and other wildlife and their habitats.   Use of the supplement exposes learners to new ideas and perspectives that encourage development of skills in multiple disciplines.

Included in the materials are:

• Audubon Adventures: five editions of a newspaper written for students about birds, other wildlife, and their habitats (enough for 32 students)

• Audubon Animal Adventures: a video specially edited  for use in the classroom.

• Audubon Adventures Teacher's Resource Manual

If any individual would like to sponsor a classroom, please send a check for $45 made out to Lower Columbia Basin Audubon Society,  P. O. Box 1900, Richland, WA 99352.  Put "Audubon Adventures" in the "for" space.  We would like to fund as many as possible.

If you are a teacher and would like a free subscription for your classroom, please send us your name, school name and address, phone number, email if available, grade level, and number of students.  Subject to availability of funds, LCBAS will pay for subscriptions in the order they are received.