Letter from a Teacher

Letters and emails from teachers and students please us immensely.  We have received posters created as thank yous by students we’ve visited.  We have received picture books produced by teachers and students of our programs at school or field trips to a refuge.  We have even received a Power Point program put together after a …

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Fear of Nature

What happens if an animal attacks us?  Is it scary out there?  What do we do if we see an animal?  These are just some of the questions elementary students ask as we prepare them for their field trip to Imperial National Wildlife Refuge 40 miles north of Yuma, Arizona.  And their questions impress upon us how far removed today’s children are from nature.

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