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What
is schoolyard naturalization?
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Books
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Bell, Anne. Grounds for Learning: Stories and insights
from six Canadian school ground
naturalization initiatives.
Evergreen, Toronto, ON., 2001.
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Evergreen.
Stewards and Storytellers: The Greening of British Columbia
School Grounds.
Evergreen, Vancouver, BC, 2000
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Houghton,
Elise. Breath of Fresh Air: Celebrating Nature and School
Gardens. Learnxs
Foundation/Sumach Press, Toronto, ON,
2003.
Articles
Wiens, Mary., 'Nurturing Nature.' Canadian Living, p 131-136.
May 2001.
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Videos
The Evergreen Foundation. Grounds For Change.
Toronto, ON, 2001.
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National Film Board of Canada.
A Crack in the Pavement: Digging In and Growing Dreams.
Montreal, QC, 2000.
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The Calgary Zoo. Grounds
for Change, Calgary, AB, 2003
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Websites.
Boston School Initiative
Chicago School Garden Initiative
.
Grandview U'uqinak'uuh Community
.
For a more complete list
of great resources click
here.
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Why
schools naturalize
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Books
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- Cobb, E. The Ecology of Imagination in Childhood.
Columbia University, New York, NY, 1977.
- The Evergreen Foundation. Nature Nurtures: Investigating
the Potential of School Grounds. Evergreen, Toronto, ON, 2000.
- Moore, Robin C. Childhood's Domain: Play and place
in child development. Croom Helm, London, England,
1986.
- Nabhan, Gary and Steven Trimble. The Geography of Childhood:
Why children need wild places. Beacon Press, Boston,
M.S., 1994.
- National Research Council. How People Learn: Brain,
mind, experience and school. National Academy Press,
Washington, D.C., 2000.
- Sobel, David. Beyond Ecophobia: Reclaiming the heart
in natural education. The Orion Society, Great Barrington,
M.S., 1996.
- Sobel, David. Children's Special Places: Exploring the
Role of Forts, Dens, and Bush Houses in Middle Childhood.
Wayne State University Press, Detroit MI, 2002.
- Titman, Wendy. Special People; Special Places:
The hidden curriculum of school grounds. Learning Through
Landscapes, Surrey, England, 1994.
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Articles
White, Randy and Vicki Stoeklin. "Children's Outdoor Play
& Learning Environments: Returning to Nature". www.whitehutchinson.com/children/articles/outdoor.shtml
(an edited verion of this article was published in the March/April
1998 issue of Early Childhood News magazine.)
Websites
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éléments
http://www.elements.nb.ca/theme/education/fallsbrook/edu.htm
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Natural
Learning Initiative
www.naturalearning.org/
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Who is naturalizing?
Around the World
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The American Horticultural
Society
http://www.ahs.org/youth_gardening/index.htm
Montgomery High School, San Diego, California
http://nativeplants-geo.org/index.html
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Skudeneshavn Primary School
in Norway
http://www.karmoyped.no/lek/eng/teksteng.htm
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Boston Schoolyard Initiative
www.schoolyards.org.htm
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Ecological Redesigning of
School Fields Suitable to the Requirements of Children in Berlin
http://www.gruen-macht-schule.de/
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Across
Canada
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Ecology Action Centre
http://www.navnet.net/~rdmahar/
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City Farmer, Canada's Office
of Urban Agriculture
http://www.cityfarmer.org/schgard15.html
.
For a more complete list
of naturalization resources click
here.
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Steps
to success
.
Vision
Books
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Canadian
Biodiversity Institute. Asking Children, Listening to
Children. Ottawa, ON., 2004.
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Evergreen. All Hands in the Dirt; A Guide to Designing
and Creating Natural School Grounds.
Evergreen, Vancouver,
BC, 2000
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Russell,
Liz. Learning Through Landscapes School Grounds Toolkit
(book, activity guide, poster)
Learning Through Landscapes,
Winchester, Hampshire, England, 1999.
Videos
.
Asking Children Listening
to Children. Produced by Ann Coffey, Canadian Biodiversity Institute,
Ottawa, ON, 2004
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Websites
.
School Grounds Transformation
Canadian Biodiversity Institute
http://www.biodiversityonline.ca/schoolgrounds/
.
- click
here to download a PDF of sample questionnaires for creating
a vision.
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.
Design
.
Books
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Dannenmaker Molly. A
Child's Garden: Enchanting Outdoor Spaces for Children and Parents
.
Simon & Schuster Editions, Washington , D.C. , 1998.
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Evergreen.
School Grounds Greening: A policy and planning guidebook .
Evergreen, Toronto , ON , 2002.
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Evergreen.
Design Ideas for the Outdoor Classroom . Evergreen, Toronto
, ON , 2001.
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Russell,
Liz. Learning Through Landscapes School Grounds Toolkit
(book, activity guide, poster)
Learning Through Landscapes,
Winchester, Hampshire, England, 1999.
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Stine,
Sharon. Landscapes for Learning: Creating Outdoor Environments
for Children and Youth .
John Wiley & Sons Somerset , NJ
, 1997.
- Agriculture
Canada . Prairie Grasses Identified and Described by Vegetative
Characters.
Publication 1413. Minister of Supply and Services
Canada , Ottawa , ON , 1982.
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Dodd, Cherry. Go Wild! With Easy to Grow Prairie Wildflowers
and Grasses . Edmonton Natural
History Club/ Alberta Native
Plant Council, Edmonton , AB. 2004.
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Inkpen, Wayne and Rob Van Eyk . Guide to the Common Trees and
Shrubs of Alberta & posters.
Alberta Environment, Edmonton
, AB , 1989.
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Morgan, J., D. Collicutt and J. Thompson. Restoring Canada's
Native Prairies: A Practical Manual .
Prairie Habitats, Argyle,
MB, 1995.
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Pahl,
M.D. and A. Smreciu. Growing Native Plants of Western Canada
- Common Grasses &
Wildflowers. Alberta Agriculture, Food
and Rural Development, Publication Branch,
Edmonton , AB , 1999.
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Wilkinson
, Kathleen . Trees and Shrubs of Alberta . Lone Pine Publishing,
Edmonton , AB , 1990.
Websites
.
Alberta , Naturally ( Alberta
plant habitats/ecosystems)
http://www.abheritage.ca/abnature/
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Alberta 's Special Places
(plant ecosystems)
http://raysweb.net/specialplaces/index.html
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Alberta 's Invasive Plants
Council
http://www.invasiveplants.ab.ca/index.html
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Native
Plant Sources
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The Alberta Native Plant
Council
www.anpc.ab.ca
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ALCLA Native Plant Restoration
Inc
www.alclanativeplants.com
Sundre , AB
780-638-4231
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Bow Point Nursery Ltd.
www.bowpointnursery.com
Calgary ,
AB403-686-4434
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Eagle Lake Nurseries, Ltd.
http://www.eaglelakenurseries.com/
Strathmore
, AB
.
For a more complete list
of native plant resources click
here.
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Wildlife Gardens
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Books
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- Acorn, John. Bugs of Alberta. Lone Pine Publishing, Edmonton, AB., 2000.
- Bird, C.D., G.J. Hilchie, N.G. Kondla, E.M. Pike and F.A.H. Sperling. Alberta Butterflies.
The Provincial Museum of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, 1995.
- Bovey, Robin. Birds of Calgary. Lone Pine Publishing, Edmonton, AB, 1990.
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Pearman, Myrna and Ted Pike. NatureScape Alberta. Red Deer River Naturalists, Red Deer, AB, 2000.
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Wyzga, Marilyn. Homes for Wildlife: A Planning Guide for Habitat Enhancement on School Grounds. New Hampshire Fish and Game Department, Concord, N.H., 1993.
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Websites
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Fletcher Wildlife Garden
http://www.ofnc.ca/fletcher/schools/index_e.php
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Bat Conservation International
www.batcon.org/
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Canadian Wildlife Federation
www.cwf-fcf.org
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Attracting Hummingbirds
http://www.hummingbirds.net/attract.html
Tips for Beginning Butterfly Gardeners
www.lpb.org/programs/butterflies/gardening.html
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For a more complete list of wildlife garden resources click here.
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Curriculum
connections
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Activity
Suggestions
Download a PDF with useful
curriculum activies for:
Teacher
Background Resources/Guidebooks
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Arlidge, Sue and Gareth
Thompson. Five Minute Field Trips. Global Environmental
and Outdoor
Education Council of the Alberta Teachers' Association
with the Calgary Zoo, Calgary , Alberta , 2000.
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Grant, Tim and Gail Littlejohn. Teaching Green: The Middle
Years. Green Teacher. New Society
Publishers, Gabriola Island,
BC, 2004.
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Grant,
Tim and Gail Littlejohn. Teaching Green: The Elementary
Years. Green Teacher. New Society Publishers, Gabriola Island,
BC, 2004.
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Kirker, Jill and Diana Kary . Exploring Nose Hill. Grassroots N.W., Calgary , AB. 1996.
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Sikes, Melissa and Richard
Haley . Developing and using a School Nature Area:School
Nature
Area Program( SNAP ) Manual. The Connecticut
Audubon Society, Inc, Hartford , CT.
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Schiff,
Paul, and Cindi Smith-Walters. Wild School Sites . Bethedesa
, MD , 1993.
- Evergreen.
Hands for Nature: A Volunteer Management Handbook . Evergreen,
Toronto , ON , 2003.
Government
Contact Information
For information
on becoming a registered society:
Corporate
Registry Division of the Government of Alberta
www3.gov.ab.ca/gs
780-427-7013
For information on registering
as a charitable organization
Charities Division of the Government
of Canada's Customs and Revenue Agency.
www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca/tax/charities/menu-e.html
1-800-267-2384
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Project
stewardship
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Books
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Bryan
, Nora and Ruth Staal . The Prairie Gardener's Book of Bugs.
Fifth House Ltd.,
Calgary , AB. 2003.
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Bubar,
Carol J. , Susan J. McColl and Linda M. Hill . Weeds of the
Prairies. Alberta Agriculture,
Food and Rural Development .
Edmonton , AB , 2000.
Alex
, J.F. Ontario Weeds: Descriptions, Illustrations and Keys to
their Identification Ontario
Ministry of Agriculture, Food
and Rural Affairs. Guelph , ON , 2001. ( www.gov.on.ca/omafra
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Whitson,
Tom D. editor. Weeds of the West. The Western Society of
Weed Science.
Newark , CA . 1996.
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Vaillancourt,
Gerard , editor. Weed Seedling Guide : early identification
of grass and
broad-leaved weeds. Alberta Agriculture, Food
and Rural Development. Edmonton , AB. 1996.
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