Number: 1982-21
WHEREAS, the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies and the Western Regional Environmental Education Council, assisted by the American Humane Association, is developing “PROJECT WILD”; and
WHEREAS, “PROJECT WILD” is a kindergarten through high school interdisciplinary, supplemental environmental and conservation education program emphasizing wildlife which includes instructional activities for teacher use in all major subject and skill areas; and
WHEREAS, program materials are being written cooperatively by classroom teachers and other educators, resource agency personnel, representatives of private conservation groups such as the National Wildlife Federation, and others; and
WHEREAS, these materials offer suitable instruction on scientific principles of wildlife management as well as stimulate a strong commitment to wildlife conservation;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the National Wildlife Federation, in annual meeting assembled March 18-21, 1982, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, hereby congratulates the cooperating agencies for this innovative approach to conservation education, and recommends that conservation organizations and concerned individuals encourage administrators of appropriate educational systems to provide all possible assistance during the field testing phase now underway; to review and comment on PROJECT WILD and to consider its materials for use in their classrooms when completed.