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	Environmental Education Kits Nature Alerts Student Resources Environmental Education Kits The Portage Park District is committed to serving the county by providing education opportunities. With 12 miles of trails and 435 acres of diverse woodlands and wetlands that support an abundance of wildlife species, the park is the ideal classroom. While we are aware of this, we understand the difficulties involved in actually bringing students out to such a resource. In an attempt to serve educators and students we have acquired funding from the Portage County Environmental Awards Dinner and Ruth Meade Memorial Fund to develop Environmental Education Resource Kits that will be available on loan through the County District Library system. These kits will enhance any elementary or middle school classroom discussion, covering various topics and issues such as wetlands, forests, farming and farmland preservation, environmental action projects, and Native Americans. Our mini kits cover owls, bats, butterflies, and biomes. Each kit contains various brochures, posters, hands-on activities, audio or vidiotapes, and other such items. We have also developed programs and hikes to go along with these materials. Please call your library or contact Program Coordinator Dawn Alber at the Portage Park District at 330.297.7228 for more information. Nature Alerts • Beavers are active in Lake Pippin, check out their work on the Bigtooth Aspen along the Lakeside Trail at Towner’s Woods.Naturalist’s recommendations for a good read – “Winter World – The Ingenuity of Animal Survival“by Bernd Heinrich, HarperCollins Publisher ISBN 0060957379 Student Resources eNature.com Online Field Guides National Audubon Society National Park Service Ohio Division of Wildlife's Wildlife Resources The Nature Conservancy US EPA Student Center US Geological Survey's "The Learning Web" US Fish and Wildlife Service New American Dream Groundspring GreenCityBlueLake - The future of Northeast Ohio email - phone 330.297.7728 - 128 N. Prospect St. Ravenna, Ohio 44266