Gears of My Childhood
A group of teachers and LREC staff have joined the Learning Creative Learning online course I pointed people to in…
Community News
Student Choice?
Effective Outdoor Learning meets The Foxfire Approach to Teaching
Learning Creative Learning – Starts Weds Oct 18th!
Just a quick post to let everyone know there is a **free** Learning Creative Learning online course being run by…
Finding the Extra-ordinary
A few weeks ago I had the honor of being a delegate to the World Environmental Education Congress. Aside from…
When Students Became Teachers at LREC
“One day, I will travel the world and find new creatures like these that are so beautiful and return to a place like this and share my love for nature with others!”
Summer Intern Research: Sam Kilgore
Sam studied swamp betony in the prairies at LREC.
Oh Deer!
Working at an ecology center, it probably comes as no surprise when we share that staff, volunteers, students and teachers…
Be an Outsider
It seems that nearly every business these days is asking you to be an “insider” and sign up for their…
Homeschoolers Spotted at LREC!
This spring and summer, LREC had the opportunity to develop a relationship with some homeschooling families in St. Louis. Eighteen…
Summer Intern Research: Hannah Merwin
Hannah Merwin came to us from Minnesota, having graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College this spring. Her research project this summer focused on the effects of prairie edges on bird nest predation.