YNOE PWT
The Youth Nature and Outdoor Education (YNOE) Program Work Team (PWT) helps to promote and enhance the needs of 4-H Natural Resources programming by connecting staff working in this area to each other, to curriculum, to resources, and to campus faculty and collaborative research efforts that can be applied to everyday environmental education programs. YNOE conducts several web meetings and in-person Professional Development meetings each year to help identify issues, youth and family program opportunities, and project/resource-sharing sessions, as well as events. Below are a few of the items that the YNOE PWT is involved with, as well as contacts - should you have questions. Hope to hear from you soon!
Co-Chair(s): Kat Leo (CCE Orange), Rachel Bortin (CCE Cortland), and Celeste Carmichael (CCE Administration)
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National 4-H Council worked with The Harris Poll to better understand how teens feel about the environment. They surveyed a diverse group of 1,500 teens from 13-19 years old from across the country, exploring their concerns about — and commitment to — protecting the environment.
Events
Typical YNOE PWT Events:
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Fall Outdoor Adventure Weekend
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Winter Outdoor Adventure Weekend
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Wildlife Habitat Education Program – Training and Events
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Forestry Weekend
National Wildlife Habitat Education Program (WHEP) Training for Educators
February 11th - Shackleton Point
Educational Resources
Kits
Nature + outdoor education kits that come with teaching supplies. These may be reserved by Cornell Cooperative Extension staff.
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Request for an Educational Kit (form - must be completed by a CCE Educator with a Cornell Net ID)
Suggested Curricula
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4-H Fly By - Videos
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Deep Dive into NYS Fisheries - Videos
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Know Your Trees - Link to Order | Link to Print
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Mammals All Around Us - Videos
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NYS Mammals Tracking Card (developed by PWT) - Link to Print
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Outdoor Cooking - Link to Print
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Pond and Stream Safari: Activity Packet - Link to Order
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Sport Fishing - Link to Print
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Trees Dead or Alive - Link to Order | Link to Print
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Water Worlds: Activity Packet - Link to Order
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Week 1 – Welcome & Tree Identification
Week 2 – Map & Compass
Week 3 – Tree Measurements
Week 4 – Forest Ecology
Week 5 – Invasive Species & Tree Diseases
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Wild Edibles (requires training in advance of teaching) - Link to Poster/Details
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Wild Harvest Table - Website
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Wildlife Notebook - Link to Order
Professional Development
Cornell Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, Cornell Civic Ecology Lab offers non-credit Online Courses to students around the world. Topics like Environmental Education, Nature Education and Civic Ecology are offered at different times throughout the year by Cornell faculty and students.