Publication Provides Guide to Environmental Projects

November 18, 1996

Greensboro, NC: In an effort to make concrete jungles the exception rather than the rule, environmentalists have designed a publication to help youth leaders use school yard improvement as a means to educate children about the natural resources of their state.

The recently released publication, School Yard Environmental Projects -- A Planning Primer, is designed to guide students, teachers, parents, and youth group leaders in creating school yards that promote environmental education.

School Yard Environmental Projects -- A Planning Primer was written by a team of recreation, forestry, and natural resources specialists, as a part of the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service's state major program, Conservation of Natural Resources. In the publication, the authors describe and explain ways to enhance the educational environment of rural and urban school grounds. The authors also list educational curriculum, programs, and resources available to school systems in North Carolina.

The publication is the result of a collaborative effort involving Robert Williamson of the North Carolina A&T State University Cooperative Extension Program, Mark A. Megalos and W. Scott Payne of the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service, and Barry D. New of the North Carolina Division of Forest Resources.

For a free copy of this publication, contact your local County Extension Center, or Dr. Robert Williamson, NC A&T Cooperative Extension Program, (336) 334-7957.