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https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/wisconsin/2023/09/06/wild-rice-harvest-season-central-to-ojibwe-in-wisconsin-begins/70727698007/?fbclid=IwAR3uZXvytdbj0Ra6__1aKTVinh_zQCkdbqLBSeVgJuOLjFp82kJtrbYmdxE

Wild rice harvest season, central to Ojibwe in Wisconsin, begins With its rich, nutty and complex flavor, the wild rice that grows in Wisconsin and Minnesota is unique in the world.

Frogs and other amphibians don’t get as much love as birds. But they’re an essential part of our ecosystem and 40 percent of amphibians are facing extinction. We talk with a wildlife biologist about why frogs are important and what you can do to help them thrive in your backyard.

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Earth Partnership's latest publicationhttps://learningforward.org/journal/disrupting-inequity/learning-how-to-teach-indigenous-history-and-culture/

Learning How To Teach Indigenous History And Culture | Learning Forward A two-year partnership aims to disrupt inequities in curriculum and instruction by supporting teachers’ efforts to better teach American Indian studies.

“Free milkweeds for schools and educational non-profits”

If you are associated with a school or educational nonprofit and plan to plant milkweeds in a public garden space, we are taking applications for 2023. Applications will be reviewed beginning in January, and single flats (32–58 plants, depending on location and species) will be distributed to recipients in the spring, while milkweed supplies last. The application can be found here: https://monarchwatch.org/free-milkweed-schools-nonprofits

If you would like to learn more about monarch butterflies https://www.fs.usda.gov/wildflowers/pollinators/pollinator-of-the-month/monarch_butterfly.shtml

Monarch Butterfly The monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) is among the most recognized, studied, and loved of all of North America’s insects. Children study monarchs in school. Researchers and citizen scientists track their migration and breeding. Conservationists and government agencies are concerned about threat...

https://www.topherpayne.com/giving-tree

The Giving Tree- Alternate Ending Read The Giving Tree as usual, then when the Boy comes hustling for a house, switch to this.

Big congratulations to the Ho-Chunk Indigenous Arts and Sciences team! Presenting their findings from the Spencer research, Principal Investigator Michelle Cloud, Bethany Redbird, EdD., and Claire Bjork, PhD., shared their Tribally-Driven Participatory Research at the National Indian Education Association Annual Conference in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma today. This project fosters ecological and cultural sustainability by centering identity and connectedness to Mother Earth and one another.