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<br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />Appendix V: <br />Environmental Education Program Resources <br />Mn DNR Metro Region Forest Resource Management Plan <br /> <br />Adopt-A-School Program <br />DNR Enforcement Officers act as liaisons linking classrooms to multiple resources and <br />providing classroom presentations several times a year on seasonal natural resource issues. <br /> <br />Contact: DNR Enforcement <br /> <br />Arbor Month Partnership <br />Teachers activity packets are developed focusing on trees and their care and are mailed to <br />2300 schools and to cortlmunities; also available are a IS-month activity calendar, Arbor Day <br />promotional materials, and a video. <br /> <br />Contact: DNR Forestry <br /> <br />4-H Youth Development <br />Numerous 4-H youth guides are available providing information for kids (ages 9-12 and <br />13-18) about forestry, water quality, and wildlife biology. <br /> <br />Contact: Minnesota Extension Service <br /> <br />Junior Park Naturalist Program <br />Youth (ages7-14) learn about prairies, hardwood forests and coniferous forests by <br />observing plants and animals, attending interpretive activities, and completing service projects. <br /> <br />Contact: DNR Parks and Recreation <br /> <br />Minnesota Forestry Fair <br />All schools and youths are invited to attend an annual fair consisting of environmental <br />learning stations, exhibits, and demonstrations. <br /> <br />Contact: Minnesota Green, DNR Forestry <br /> <br />Minnesota Landscape Arboretum School Program <br />Twenty-five K-6 plant and tree-related programs are offered including field trips, <br />Arboretum tours, workshops and school visits by the plant mobile. <br /> <br />47 <br />