Intermountain Region

Education

Mission:
The Forest Service Conservation Education program strives to connect people to the land by providing them the tools they need to take informed actions related to sustaining natural and cultural resources.

Link to National Forest Service Conservation Education Website.

Let’s Move Outside!

Let’s Move Outside! is one of the ways we will work to meet our goal of solving the epidemic of childhood obesity within a generation.

Kids need at least 60 minutes of active and vigorous play each day, and one of the easiest and most enjoyable ways to meet this goal is by playing outside.  Let’s Move Outside! gives parents the tools they need to get their families moving outdoors. By linking parents to nearby parks, trails and waters – and providing tips and ideas – Let’s Move Outside! will help families become healthier and develop a more active lifestyle. 

Teachers and Youth Leaders: Find out how you can receive materials or request a program.

Students and Visitors: Learn about the natural and cultural resources of national forests and grasslands. Find out about Forest Service research and careers.

Visit Smokey's Vault - Learn the history of Smokey and his fire prevention campaign.

Project BudBurst - A national phenology network that colllects phenological data for plant species nationwide.

Links to native plants and attracting hummingbirds to your garden:

• http://www.hummingbirdsociety.org/HB101/flowers.htm
• http://www.idahonativeplants.org/guides/cover_p7.pdf
• http://www.plant-materials.nrcs.usda.gov/pubs/idpmstn7641.pdf

PARTNERS

US Forest Service - Intermountain Region
Last Modified: Monday, 14 June 2010 at 11:10:53 EDT