Wetland Ecology and Macroinvertebrates - Lesson Plan

Kindergarten-Second Grade: Wetland Discoveries

Wetlands are essential habitats that benefit many different forms of life. Learn about some of the unique creatures that depend on the Refuge’s wetlands and witness them up up-close
while exploring the habitat.

Third-Fifth Grade: Healthy Wetlands & Watersheds

Watersheds and the wetlands within them serve as essential homes and resources to both wildlife and humans. Without clean and healthy water, all forms of life face many potential
problems. Discover the importance of watersheds and the role that humans play through the up up-close exploration of a real wetland habitat.

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Olivia Ellenbecker
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Swans at sunset on water surrounded by mountains at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge
Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge lies in northern Utah, where the Bear River flows into the northeast arm of the Great Salt Lake. On the ancestral homelands of the Shoshone, Paiute, Bannock, and Ute people known as the Newe or Meme (the People), the Refuge protects the marshes found at the mouth...
A Long-billed Curlew walking through grass at Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge in Utah
Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge is located on the southern extreme of the Great Salt Lake Desert, and the natural springs have been essential in meeting human and wildlife needs over the past 11,000 years. The area is the ancestral homelands to the once nomadic Goshute (Gosiuta) tribe. These...
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A bright blue sky obstructed by fluffy white clouds reflected off of a stream shot from inside a kayak
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service manages an unparalleled network of public lands and waters called the National Wildlife Refuge System. With more than 570 refuges spanning the country, this system protects iconic species and provides some of the best wildlife viewing opportunities on Earth.
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Wetlands
Environmental education
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Aquatic insects
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