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LENRD Library
Below is a list of educational materials that can be checked out at the LENRD:
Books:- A Hidden Treasure - Instructional Material for Groundwater Resource Protection
- That Magnificent Ground Water Connection - Grades 7-12 (2)
- That Magnificent Ground Water Connection - Grades K-6 (2)
Videos:- From Gray to Green (2)
- Growing Greener Cities
- Nebraska Statewide Arboretum "With Open Eyes" (2)
- Our Treasured Tree
- The Man Who Planted Trees
- The Scourge of Spurge
- The Sign You Care - Forest Stewardship (2)
- Windbreaks Make $ and Sense
- WINDBREAKS: Planning, Planting and Care
- Trees are Terrific "Be A Tree Sleuth"
Websites of Interest:
Ground Water Flow Model Demonstrations
Sand-tank groundwater models are available for class demonstrations. The models are useful educational tools for visually describing groundwater and its importance. It simulates an
aquifer and demonstrates groundwater quantity and quality issues. Available for loan from the Lower Elkhorn Natural Resources District in Norfolk or on request the
Information/Education Coordinator may visit your school to demonstrate the groundwater flow model.
Free Comic and Coloring Books Relating to Natural Resources
available from LENRD
- Land for Life (coloring poster) Show You Care with Buddy Bear -
- One Green Tree (coloring book)
- Peter Ped - The Adventures of a Ped of Soil -Water Wheel - (home water conservation)
- Plants Improving Our Environment- Book Covers
- Splish-Splash - The Adventures of a Water Drop -Living in Harmony - (coloring book)
- The Story of Drinking Water- Water in Your Hands
Programs:
- Conservation Poster Contest
- Maskenthine Recreation Area and Arboretum Field Days
- Outdoor Classroom Program
- Tree Donations to Classes or Youth Groups
- Teacher Scholarship Program to attend Environmental Education Conferences
- Soil and Water Stewardship Week Materials
- "Wonderful World of Water" - A program for 9th and 10th graders at Willow Creek
- Land Judging and Range Judging Contests
- "H2O Daze" - A water festival for 5th graders at Northeast Community College
Teacher Guides/Activities:
- Project Wild - K-12
- Aquatic Wild - K-12
- Project Learning Tree - K-12
- Stop, Look and Learn About Our Natural World - K-12
- Nature Scope - Various Topics
- WOW! (The Wonders of Wetlands) - K-12
Envirothon
Learn about the Environment through Outdoor Classrooms
Click Here for Application
Imagine how convenient it would be for a teacher to take students out to learn about nature and the environment without leaving the schoolyard. And, think of how beneficial it
would be for these students to apply concepts and reinforce classroom learning in a setting they have helped to create and maintain.
These educational goals can become a reality through the development of an outdoor classroom.
Establishing an outdoor classroom on school property is an excellent educational tool to help create respect and awareness of our environment among students of all ages.
Students benefit when a teacher can open the classroom door and go outside to use the schoolyard as a learning site.
This unique outdoor laboratory can make "hands-on" learning fun and challenging. Most importantly, an outdoor classroom of any size can help students focus on the need to care for
our precious natural resources.
The Lower Elkhorn NRD provides cost-share assistance for schools to establish an outdoor classroom on school grounds. Schools must first have an established plan and administrative
approval before applying for assistance.
Several schools in the Norfolk area are interested in the program and have already started the application process. If your school would like to learn more about outdoor classrooms
or would like to complete an online application for financial assistance fill out the following form or contact the Information/Education Coordinator at the Lower Elkhorn NRD.
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