The HMDC Environment Center provides teacher training opportunities and field trips for student groups. The site is also available for self-guided tours that must be arranged in advance for school groups. A special project is the interactive environmental education television studio, E-TV.

ANJEE is a professional organization for environmental educators both formal and nonformal. The annual conference brings together classroom teachers, naturalists, and scientists for engaging workshops and networking opportunities. For teachers actively involved in environmental education, this is a "must join" organization.

The NJDEP publishes or disseminates a whole rain forest of documents from lesson plans to state of the environment reports. NJDEP from time to time also has grant opportunities for environmental education projects.

A good network for schools involved in river or stream monitoring. The Americorps volunteers will work with school groups. There are also helpful guides and forms for collecting data.

Water resource information provided by the USGS. Check streamflow data, water quality, and drought conditions. Information updated frequently.

An interesting site for those interested in the state of environmental education on a national scale.

This site is an umbrella organization for the state EE associations. Good contacts and resource information.

A wealth of information can be accessed here. It almost deserves it's own category with subdirectories! Access real-time data and tons of watershed related information. Good links. It takes some patience to navigate the site, but with practice, it will become a favorite.

Need access to NJ data? This is the NJ, NY, Puerto Rico EPA district. Students studying ozone will be able to use the real time monitoring data collected from around the state. Again, it takes a little patience to become familiar with the organization of this site, but it is well worth the effort.

This is one of the best resources on the web. Find information about earthquakes, water, geology, biology, and more. With many real-time data displays and interactive maps this is a must research site for students. Teachers with Internet access will find this site an invaluable starting point for class room activities. This is the ultimate disaster information site! It's a must bookmark for Earth Science teachers.

Resources available over the Internet from the USGS and its various divisions are unbelievable. This butterfly website is fun for students of any age. The NAMS Ecology Club used it as research starting point for lessons to assist elementary students with butterfly garden designs.

Point and click to find the species of butterflies in NJ by county or the statewide distribution of a particular species. Great pictures, maps, and text.

Good links here for those who are researching butterfly gardens.

This is a commercial site, but the pictures and information are interesting and can be used for project research.

This is a " must have" publication for the environmental educator. Each issue focuses on a theme. Although the magazine is published in Canada, it has a North American perspective. Articles are written by teachers for teachers.

Global Learning has published numerous curriculum guides. This link takes you to mine! The latest project is the Sustainable Schools Network.

You won't believe the richness of this site. There are pictures, maps, text, and actual songs for the birds of North America. Work with this before taking your team on the World Series of Birding!

NJAS bears a repeat appearance on this list. Access the bird sighting information and all the great birding activities that take place throughout the year.

New Jersey at the Crossroads of Migration has a lot of information specific to New Jersey. It's at the RST2 website. You don't need a password to use the crossroads information.

This site has information for the Shorebirds Sister School Project and data regarding western shorebird migration. The website is maintained by the US Fish and Wildlife Service.