Aquatic WILD

Project Aquatic WILD in Alabama

Whether from the urban areas or the rural areas of Alabama, children are interested in wildlife.  Project Aquatic WILD uses our natural curiosity about aquatic animals to teach a variety of subjects through hands-on, active learning.  Project WILD also uses hands-on activities to learn about aquatic wildlife and their habitat needs.  Aquatic WILD teaches how to think, not what to think.  Not for sale, the 242-page Project Aquatic WILD Activity Guide is only available at no cost after completing a free six-hour workshop. 

Many of the Project Aquatic WILD activities are designed for integration into existing courses of study.  Each activity gives: objectives, method, background information, materials list, procedures, extension ideas, evaluation suggestions, recommendation of grade levels, subject areas taught, duration, group size, setting, and key terms with a glossary. Aquatic WILD lists the activities by: activity name, conceptual framework, grade, subject, topic, setting, and skill.

Alabama can provide the Project Aquatic WILD workshop to groups of twenty or more educators at your location.  If you or your smaller group would like to attend a free workhop and receive a Project Aquatic WILD Activity Guide, we can tell you where the nearest workshop is being held.

For more information about Aquatic WILD in Alabama, contact:
Shirley West
South Alabama Conservation Education Specialist
shirley.west@dcnr.alabama.gov
(251) 625-6220

For more general information about Project Aquatic WILD, visit the national Project WILD Website.  Project Aquatic WILD facilitates and promotes awareness, appreciation, knowledge, and stewardship of aquatic wildlife resources and conservation of aquatic habitats.