Student Research Page!

This page was developed specifically to assist students in their scholastic research in order to expand their knowledge and awareness of Conservation Environmental Stewardships and Conservation issues and topics.

Index

• Plants and Forestry
• Wildlife
• Pennsylvania Parks
• Topography/Geology
• Biodiversity
• Miscellaneous Information for students

Plants and Forestry

• Common Trees of Pennsylvania

• Important Insect and Disease Pests of Pennsylvania Forests

• State Forest Map Index

Wildlife

• Endangered and Threatened Species of PA

• Wild One's Animal Index

• Animal Encyclopedia

• NetVet Animal Resources

Pennsylvania Parks

• Take a Photo Tour- Travel with Burt Ellsworth, DCNR's staff photographer to the eight tourism regions of Pennsylvania to visit the state parks.

• The History of Pennsylvania's State Parks

• Pennsylvania Heritage Parks

Topography/Geology

• Geology Educational Resources

• Topo-Geo- Information of geological features

• What's your favorite geological feature?

Online References

• Environment and Nature Dictionary

• Environmental Terms

• Animal Encylopedia

Special Topics

Biodiversity

• What is this whole "Biodiversity" thing anyway?

• A Biodiversity activity that explains what happens to wildlife when a habitat is altered, either naturally or by humans.

• Focusing on Biodiversity

• Questions and Activities for Further Discussion

   

Miscellaneous Information

• Environmental Education and Interpretation Programs- Learn how to get involved with environmental education

• Internship Opportunities

• Penn State Outdoor Summer Workshops- one-week outdoor workshops for high school students interested in natural resource management, conservation, and exploring solutions to environmental problems.

Other Groups/Programs

Join Our Pest Patrol- Pennsylvania Integrated Pest Management Program

Sustaining Penn's Woods- A Sound Use of the Land presented by the PA Department of Education

Penn State Outdoor Summer Workshops- one-week outdoor workshops for high school students interested in natural resource management, conservation, and exploring solutions to environmental problems.

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