How to Be a Wildlife Warrior: Making Impacts From Our Backyards and Beyond!

Our world is full of fantastic flora, fauna, and fungi all worth fighting for. Together each week, we will foster our love for the natural world and learn how to connect to it best from our backyards and beyond becoming Wildlife Warriors! From discovering creatures big and small, planting flowers and a garden of food, and using this as inspiration for others to follow and take part in the conservation movement. YOU, our youth is the true guiding light to the future, the revival of various species and of the natural world around us, as well the ability for all to experience wonderful organisms on planet Earth. We can do so much to ensure the environments of our planet will remain full of wonder and whimsy for all to enjoy. By becoming wildlife warriors for our world, we grow an adoration for its life and a desire to have it be present now and for future generations. Each week we will learn ways to connect to wildlife and strengthen our ability to conserve it. 

This is a class all about becoming a wildlife warrior, a protector of all life on our planet and an inspiration for all to follow in exploring its ecosystems and by preserving the wonders of our natural world. Learners will discover new ways to connect to nature and the planet surrounding them, all in order to learn about unique species and the parts they play in the environments they are found within. We will learn various methods to protect and conserve animals and other organisms, as well how to boost local biodiversity and how to best appreciate it.

There will be plenty of facts, discussion, and examples provided on the topics below. We will work on broad (all encompassing) and more narrowed topics. There will be a focus on best practices, the interactions/dynamics present with species and their ecosystems, fostering curiosity, and generating real world change.

Certain classes we may have video clips to watch, activities for inside and outside of class, and discussion about flora/ fauna/ fungi.

*No Class December 24, 26, 31* Thursday 1 Section behind currently

November 17 - Week 1: Bird Watching - Local Birdwatching Societies and More
November 24 - Week 2: The Importance of Native/ Local Plants and How to Help!
December 1 - Week 3: The Dangers of Pesticides/ Poisons/ Lethal Traps/ Ghost Gear
December 8 -Week 4: Foraging for Food: Plants/ Fungi
December 15- Week 5: Embracing the Rain
January 5 - Week 6: Herping - Discovering Reptiles and Amphibians (Best Safe and Ethical Practices)
January 12 -Week 7: Gardening with Nature and Not Against it
January 19 - Week 8: Nature Journaling
January 26 - Week 9: Nature Drawing 
February 2 - Week 10: Creating Habitat - Shelter, Food, Water, & Space (Bat/ Bird Houses, Frog Hotels, and More)
February 9 - Week 11: Importance of Local Field Guides
February 16 - Week 12: Protecting Pollinators and Fostering Revival
February 23 -Week 13: Protecting Existing Habitat Components - Dead Wood, Leaves, and more!
March 2 - Week 14: Reduce/ Reuse/ Recycle
March 9- Week 15: Civil Science - How to Take Part Through Technology and Other Means
March 16 - Week 16: Petitioning Local Governments and Beyond/ The Importance of Writing Letters
March 23 - Week 17: Seasonality: Life Through the Seasons
March 30 - Week 18: Times of Day: Life Through 24 Hours
April 6 - Week: 19 Animal Life History: Terrestrial - Life On Ground
April 13 - Week 20: Animal Life History: Fossorial - Life Underground
April 20 - Week 21: Animal Life History: Arboreal - Life In the Trees
April 27 - Week 22: Animal Life History: Aerial - Life in the Skies
May 4 - Week 23: Animal Life History: Aquatic - Life Around and Within Water
May 11 - Week 24: Honing Your Senses - Connection Through Human Adaptations
May 18 - Week 25: Thinking Like an Animal: Tips and Tricks to Connect to Wildlife
May 25 - Week 26: Nurturing Our Curiosity and How This Helps Conservation
June 1 - Week 27: Importance of Documentaries, Research, and Exploration of Earth Unseen
June 8 - Week 28: Inside the World of Insects and Invertebrates
June 15 - Week 29: Composting and Food Waste
June 22 - Week 30 Finding Furry Fauna: Meeting Mammals
June 29 - Week 31: Hiking and Nature Walks
July 6 - Week 32: Informing Ourselves on Product Sources/ Importance of Choosing Ethically
July 13- Week 33: Coastal/ Marine Ecosystem: Beach Days

Students will also learn about plant and animal conservation/ preservation, concerns, and threats as habitat loss amongst many other impacts affect these species. EDUCATION is the first step in conservation! Organisms of all sorts are absolutely necessary to the proper functioning of ecosystems locally and globally, now more than ever they need our help! Through this class we will learn ways to aid in their revival and continued restoration.

This is a lecture style, interactive class with many opportunities to ask and answer questions from myself or other students. 
No prior knowledge or experience is needed to take this course. 
A love for nature is most definitely appreciated :) 

Flexible Age Range!!! 
Join on whatever week you would like!