Woodsy Owl LIVE
Welcome to Woodsy Owl LIVE, a distance learning adventure brought to you by the USDA Forest Service and the Natural Inquirer. There are three different Woodsy Owl LIVE programs:
- Woodsy Owl LIVE 1: Lend a Hand, Care for the Land - A 50-minute video in honor of Woodsy Owl's 50th birthday; learn about Woodsy's conservation message, the importance of forests, and more.
- Woodsy Owl LIVE 2: Open Your Eyes, Be Climate-wise - A 50-minute video where viewers will learn about trees, climate change, and the water and carbon cycles.
- Woodsy Owl LIVE 3: Air and Water Pollution - A series of three short (10-15 minute) videos about water and air pollution and what we can do to help, followed by a Q&A session that was recorded live where experts answered viewer-submitted questions.
Learn About:
- How climate change affects trees
- The benefits of trees
- The water and carbon cycles
- How you can lend a hand and care for the land
- Environmental conservation career opportunities
Woodsy Owl LIVE 1: Lend a Hand, Care for the Land
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Welcome to Woodsy Owl LIVE, a virtual learning adventure brought to you by the USDA Forest Service and the Natural Inquirer. Woodsy Owl and his friends discuss our connection to...Woodsy Owl LIVE 1: Lend a Hand — Care for the Land
Welcome to Woodsy Owl LIVE, a virtual learning adventure brought to you by the USDA Forest Service and the Natural Inquirer. Woodsy Owl and his friends discuss our connection to...
Woodsy Owl LIVE 2: Open Your Eyes, Be Climate-wise
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Woodsy Owl and his friends discuss how climate change affects trees, the benefits of trees, the water and carbon cycles, career and volunteer opportunities, and how you can help! This...Woodsy Owl LIVE 2: Open Your Eyes — Be Climate-wise
Woodsy Owl and his friends discuss how climate change affects trees, the benefits of trees, the water and carbon cycles, career and volunteer opportunities, and how you can help! This...
Woodsy Owl LIVE 3: Water and Air Pollution
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Give a Hoot, Don’t Pollute! Welcome to Woodsy Owl LIVE 3, a distance learning adventure brought to you by the USDA Forest Service and the Natural Inquirer. In this series...Woodsy Owl LIVE 3 — Episode 1 — The Science of Air Pollution
Give a Hoot, Don’t Pollute! Welcome to Woodsy Owl LIVE 3, a distance learning adventure brought to you by the USDA Forest Service and the Natural Inquirer. In this series... -
Give a Hoot, Don’t Pollute! Welcome to Woodsy Owl LIVE 3, a distance learning adventure brought to you by the USDA Forest Service and the Natural Inquirer. In this series...
Woodsy Owl LIVE 3 — Episode 2 — The Science of Water Pollution
Give a Hoot, Don’t Pollute! Welcome to Woodsy Owl LIVE 3, a distance learning adventure brought to you by the USDA Forest Service and the Natural Inquirer. In this series... -
Give a Hoot, Don’t Pollute! Welcome to Woodsy Owl LIVE 3, a distance learning adventure brought to you by the USDA Forest Service and the Natural Inquirer. In this series...
Woodsy Owl LIVE 3 — Episode 3 — What Can You Do About Pollution?
Give a Hoot, Don’t Pollute! Welcome to Woodsy Owl LIVE 3, a distance learning adventure brought to you by the USDA Forest Service and the Natural Inquirer. In this series... -
Give a Hoot, Don’t Pollute! Welcome to Woodsy Owl LIVE 3, a distance learning adventure brought to you by the USDA Forest Service and the Natural Inquirer. In this series...
Woodsy Owl LIVE 3 — Episode 4 — Q&A with the Experts
Give a Hoot, Don’t Pollute! Welcome to Woodsy Owl LIVE 3, a distance learning adventure brought to you by the USDA Forest Service and the Natural Inquirer. In this series...
History
Woodsy Owl began his career in 1971 and has grown to be the national symbol for youth-led conservation. His caring and friendly persona invite youth to join him on a conservation journey. Woodsy Owl inspires us all to consciously care for the planet and its natural resources by starting with our local communities.
Lend a Hand, Care for the Land!
Open Your Eyes – Be Climate Wise!
Give a Hoot-Don’t Pollute!
Woodsy Four R’s: “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, and Rot!”
Be Water Wise!
Woodsy Owl's 50th Birthday!
Woodsy Owl LIVE 1 celebrated his 50th Birthday! This program focuses on Woodsy’s Birthday and his conservation message, “Lend a Hand – Care for the Land!” Students can learn about our connection to all types of forest, our responsibility to care for the land, careers in forestry and environmental conservation, and how kids and professionals have taken action to implement Woodsy Owl’s conservation ethic.
Standards addressed in this Virtual Learning Adventure:
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People, Places, and Environments
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Science, Technology, and Society
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Time, Continuity, and Change
What is a Virtual Learning Adventure?
Virtual learning adventures and live, electronic field trips (EFTs) bring the excitement of learning right to you, your classroom, or your non-formal learning event. Teachers don’t need to load up buses, worry about the weather, or collect money. The experts, topic, and location are brought to you electronically via the Internet.
Glossary
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Amtchat Edwards
Amtchat works in Conservation Education and has over 20 years of environmental education experience with grades K-12, their educators, and the public. He works to blend entertainment, education, and calls-to-action,...View Profile -
Farrah Masoumi
Farrah Masoumi is a conservation education program manager for the U.S. Forest Service. She partners with the Natural Inquirer on many FS Nature LIVE programs.View Profile -
Sally Claggett
Sally Claggett works for the US Forest Service to improve watersheds through the amount and placement of forests. She focuses on the Chesapeake Bay watershed in the mid-Atlantic region. She...View Profile -
Daisy Morgan
Daisy Morgan is a volunteer and program service manager for the Forest Service.View Profile -
Marty Frye
Marty Frye is an urban forest manager for the city of Tacoma Park in Maryland.View Profile -
Rob Lorens
Rob Lorens is a hydrologic technician on the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie.View Profile -
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Tinelle Bustam
As an educator, I identify, design, and deliver opportunities for visitors to our national forests to strengthen and deepen their connections to the outdoors through education. With the Moon Trees...View Profile -
Robert Westover
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Lindsey Rustad
A forest ecologist studies the interrelated patterns and processes of vegetation, animals, energy, water and nutrients in forests.View Profile -
Maria Janowiak
Maria Janowiak works for the Forest Service as the acting director of the National Institute for Applied Climate Science.View Profile -
Sarah Jovan
My favorite science experience was conducting field work in Interior Alaska where moss and lichens rule the land. The sheer size and diversity of these organisms in that landscape was...View Profile -
Ryan Vinhal
Ryan Vinhal is a forester for the Northern Research Station of the Forest Service.View Profile
History
Woodsy Owl began his career in 1971 and has grown to be the national symbol for youth-led conservation. His caring and friendly persona invite youth to join him on a conservation journey. Woodsy Owl inspires us all to consciously care for the planet and its natural resources by starting with our local communities.
Lend a Hand, Care for the Land!
Open Your Eyes – Be Climate Wise!
Give a Hoot-Don’t Pollute!
Woodsy Four R’s: “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, and Rot!”
Be Water Wise!
Woodsy Owl's 50th Birthday!
Woodsy Owl LIVE 1 celebrated his 50th Birthday! This program focuses on Woodsy’s Birthday and his conservation message, “Lend a Hand – Care for the Land!” Students can learn about our connection to all types of forest, our responsibility to care for the land, careers in forestry and environmental conservation, and how kids and professionals have taken action to implement Woodsy Owl’s conservation ethic.
Related Resources from the Natural Inquirer
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The Woodsy Owl edition examines research on a variety of topics including how climate change affects owls in the Southwest, research on visitors to natural and landscaped areas in urban...The Woodsy Owl Edition – Vol. 1 No. 22
The Woodsy Owl edition examines research on a variety of topics including how climate change affects owls in the Southwest, research on visitors to natural and landscaped areas in urban...
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Through Conservation Education, the Forest Service provides a variety of educational resources and programs for individuals of all ages to learn about the environment and our nation’s forests and grasslands.
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From the Forest Service
Through Conservation Education, the Forest Service provides a variety of educational resources and programs for individuals of all ages to learn about the environment and our nation’s forests and grasslands.