Coastal Learning & Stewardship
Salt Marsh Note Book: Learning Activities, Photos, Specimen Collections and Nature Drawing
Salt Marsh Note Book: Learning Activities, Photos, Specimen Collections and Nature Drawing
Salt Marsh Note Book: Learning Activities, Photos, Specimen Collections and Nature Drawing
The PDF directly below shares 14 pages of Wendy's Salt Marsh Notebook, which lists and shows how second grade students assume the role of scientists and go story walking down to the cove behind their school. The hands-on activities can adapted for any age group.
Maureen Dewire, Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (NBNERR)
Salt Marsh Note Book: Learning Activities, Photos, Specimen Collections and Nature Drawing
Salt Marsh Note Book: Learning Activities, Photos, Specimen Collections and Nature Drawing
As an Education Coordinator, Maureen shares stories about NBNERR's education programs and describes how she collaborates with many to teach about learning resources, local research, impacts of salt marsh change and land stewardship. This reserve is one of 30 National Estuarine Research Reserves located around the U.S.
Story Walking Journal: EcoDetectives in the Marsh, Observation and Reflection
Salt Marsh Note Book: Learning Activities, Photos, Specimen Collections and Nature Drawing
Story Walking Journal: EcoDetectives in the Marsh, Observation and Reflection
"Environmental literacy occurs as a developmental process. It begins by introducing young children to the wonder of nature. Outdoor exploration draws out their curious nature and leads them to ask questions - what? how? and why?... a natural process."
Special podcast
Food Forest Gardening
Wendy Nadherny Fachon speaks with Green Teacher host, Ian Shanahan, about Food Forest Gardening. What is a food forest? How can teachers present an ecosystems approach to gardening for impactful learning? How might teachers integrate corporative learning opportunities enrich the process? Wendy has her own food forest garden, and she sees great potential for food forest gardening in environmental education. She also shares her insights about nature drawing as a powerful pedagogical tool and tells a story about a serendipitous discovery of Red Mulberry trees.
About the Radio/Podcast Platform
Dreamvisions 7 Radio Network
The Story Walking Radio Hour is an Environmental Education program airing on syndicated Dreamvisions 7 Radio Network (D7RN), every Monday at 9am and 9pm ET.
It is listed under the "Sustainable Living" tab of the network website. D7RN seeks more environmentally-focused hosts to help raise consciousness. Learn more at https://dreamvisions7radio.com/about-us/
If you would like to be a Guest or Sponsor with the Story Walking Radio Hour, call or text Wendy at 401 529-6830.
More About Wendy
active nature and spiritual learning for kids of all ages
Collaborating with schools, teachers, environmental educators, and local businesses, Wendy has created and facilitated programs for urban, woodland and salt marsh ecological science. When the pandemic disrupted in-person learning, she led the development of the virtual Nature Drawing habitat learning series for The Empowerment Factory and helped facilitate the teacher training.
Wendy writes articles about kids health, outdoor learning and sustainable living for Natural Awakenings magazine and the Dreamvisions7Radio Network's Sustainable Living News column and has published work in Green Teacher magazine. As an environmental arts educator, she helps create and teach Nature Drawing curriculum for The Empowerment Factory, based in Pawtucket, RI. She is also a permaculture gardener and an Abundance Ambassador for Food Forest Abundance.
books for teens and adults
During the teen years, kids spend more time away from home, joining after-school clubs and sports teams, trying out different interests, seeking greater meaning for their lives and looking for ways to contribute their time and skills in order to make the world a better place. In 2017, Wendy lost her son, Neil, 20. At 20 years of age, he had so many plans, which were cut short by brain cancer. Through her grieving process, Wendy began sorting through the memorabilia he had accumulated in the boxes, drawers and book shelves of his bedroom - artwork, notepads, notebooks, journals, personal letters and magic notes. The Difference Maker eBook emerged from this process. This collection of stories is inspired by Neil and written for the teenage soul.
More recently, Wendy published her own story of love and loss with nine other authors in Volume Two of Shining a Light on Grief. She incorporates a couple wonderful story walking experiences in her story.
radio/podcasting
Through the Dreamvisions 7 Radio Network platform, Wendy continues to share story walks, environmental learning, online educational resources and interviews with professionals from the green sector who are implementing brilliant ideas for creating a healthier planet and happier people. She has produced over 50 podcasts, which people can access through the PODCASTS page.