Resources for educators, students, and parents
“We often forget that WE ARE NATURE. Nature is not something separate from us. So when we say that we have lost our connection to nature, we’ve lost our connection to ourselves.” Andrew Goldsworthy
Helping our kids through social trauma
The urgent need for nature during and after Covid-19
Access to safe, nearby nature must be prioritized as critical public health infrastructure and not just an amenity for a few.
Helping kids understand
Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility has a Covid Crisis Support page with lessons for dealing with the hard stuff: They also have fun-activities for remote learning and great teachable moments for grades K - High School.
Mental Health Wellness
These Mental Health Wellness Tips for Quarantine (PDF) was written by Margie Donlon, a doctoral level Psychologist in NYS with a Psy.D. in the specialities of School and Clinical Psychology.
Parenting in a Pandemic
During this pandemic, it's important to help children feel safe, keep healthy routines, manage their behavior and build resilience. These are some Tips to Keep the Calm at Home from healthychildren.com.
Access to safe, nearby nature must be prioritized as critical public health infrastructure and not just an amenity for a few.
Helping kids understand
Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility has a Covid Crisis Support page with lessons for dealing with the hard stuff: They also have fun-activities for remote learning and great teachable moments for grades K - High School.
Mental Health Wellness
These Mental Health Wellness Tips for Quarantine (PDF) was written by Margie Donlon, a doctoral level Psychologist in NYS with a Psy.D. in the specialities of School and Clinical Psychology.
Parenting in a Pandemic
During this pandemic, it's important to help children feel safe, keep healthy routines, manage their behavior and build resilience. These are some Tips to Keep the Calm at Home from healthychildren.com.
Go on a virtual field trip!
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Look for condors at our Big Sur Condor Sanctuary. Observe the hierarchy of the Big Sur flock as they socialize and interact in the heart of condor country.
Walk the trails at Elkhorn Slough Reserve. Meander trails through oak woodland along the waters edge.Visit a California State Park. Explore from our coast line to the mountain range and everything in between. Take a Virtual Dive with California Undersea Imagery Archive or Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Don’t have a bird feeder? Watch this one at the Cornell Ornithology Lab. |
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Get Crafty!
Check out these fun engaging ways to connect to nature in your own backyard
Have you caught the condor craze? Check out our Condor Activity Book or make this Condor Hanging Mobile (PDF).
Recycled Art - make a difference in a beautiful way! Check out this cool microtrash condor from the children of Mount Madonna School Explore Andrew Goldworthy’s art for inspiration, and then create your own masterpiece!
Andrew Goldworthy Art
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Explore one of these interactive maps
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Inspiration education from unusual places
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Explore the Earth as art Visit Satellites capture an incredible variety of views of Earth. See the mesmerizing beauty of river deltas, mountains, and other sandy, salty, and icy landscapes.
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Incredible Macro-photos Using macro photography techniques, this artist presents his viewers with the intricacies of nature at a more easily observable size.
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Watch and learn with these cool educational videos:
Condor Chat with Joe Burnett
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Explore.org Education
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NOVA Eagle Power
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visit condors in a zoo - additional condor links
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VWS condor partners provide additional condor links
LA Zoo Peregrine Fund Santa Barbara Zoo Loliki Story San Diego Zoo and Wildlife Park US Fish and WIldlife Service |
Project ideas
Be inspired by what projects other kids have done!
Contact us
Learn how you can raise money to support Condors:
- Hold a fundraiser or start a club to support Endangered California Condors.
- How we can support an Endangered Species Fundraising Birthday Party.
- Hold a fundraiser or start a club to support Endangered California Condors.
- How we can support an Endangered Species Fundraising Birthday Party.
