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U.S. Fish & Wildlife Schoolyard Habitat Guide Now Available

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service – March 29, 2011
By U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

News Bulletin Contact: Valerie Fellows 703/358 2285 Valerie_fellows@fws.gov Schoolyard Habitat Guide Now Available Teachers and Educators – the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Schoolyard Habitat Program is proud to announce the availability of the brand new Schoolyard Habitat Project Guide. This is your roadmap for transforming your school grounds into a destination that will engage the entire school community in habitat restoration. Once you use this how-to guide, your school community will connect to the natural world, not by sitting inside and looking out, but instead by being outside and looking deeper. This simple guide will take you and your…
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