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Environmental education and teaching programs at state parks, including outdoor skills programs, workshops for teachers, nature lessons, and more.

Alaska Public Lands Information Centers
Work with students and teachers throughout the state in providing educational assistance, programs, environmental education, and materials about Alaskan public lands.

Alaska Student Information Guide
Includes geographic, historical, economic, and general interest information on Alaska, provided by the Alaska Division of Tourism.

California State Parks
Includes information on environmental education, Hearst Castle school tours, the junior rangers program, and more.

Illinois State Parks
Includes information on interpretive and outdoor education programs held at more than 20 sites throughout the state.

Kansas State Parks
Environmental and outdoor skills programs include hunter, furharvester, and bowhunter education; boating education; "Becoming an Outdoors-Woman," and "Hooked on Fishing, Not on Drugs."

Minnesota Education and Youth Programs
Department of Natural Resources offers environmental education programs including Project Learning Tree, Project Wet, Project Wild, Adopt-a-River, and minerals education.

Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
Includes information on a variety of outdoor educational programs including boating, hunting and bowhunting, and becoming an outdoor woman. Also lists radio and TV programs on the outdoors.

Pennsylvania State Parks
Information on state's environmental education program, including parks with education programs, and services available to teachers, schools, and the general public.

Texas Parks & Wildlife
Includes class schedules, workshops for teachers and youth leaders, educational programs, an audio library, and other resources.

Vermont State Parks
Includes information on conservation education programs, including Project Learning Tree, naturalist programs, and other resources for educators.

West Virginia State Parks
The Young People for Parks Program, designed for ages 6-16, includes three weekly programs covering nature awareness, flora and fauna identification, and more.

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