Issue 5: October/November 2012

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Byron Hamstead, a U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service intern, helps students in another county identify stream insects during a morning of outdoor education activities. The types of insects in a river can be a useful indicator of water quality. Photos by Gary Peeples/USFWS

Growing Up Green

Discover how youth are connecting to and learning about the Appalachia that we know and love.

Equal Access

By Paige Campbell Eighth-grader Jarod Knight is having trouble with his homework. At his school in mountainous…

Eco-Champions

Eight Reasons Why The Future is in Good Hands Check out these Eco-Champions: • Chloe and…

Grade Green

By Paige Campbell The school day has officially ended at Castlewood High School. But at the Wetlands…

Scientists and science educators overwhelmingly agree that climate change is real and that part of science education is informing students about that reality. Appalachian educators are up to the challenge.

Prescription to Play

By Brian Sewell Once upon a time, on an ordinary fall afternoon after returning home from school,…

Teaching the Natural World

By Molly Moore It’s 9:30 a.m., and the sun has yet to offer its full warmth to…

Bidding Farewell to a Mountain of a Man

By Lenny Kohm Larry Gibson was an exceptional man – a warrior for the mountains that he…