Project WILD

Educator trainings are available in-person throughout the year in the US and Canada. Please contact your local Project WILD Coordinator for times and locations. Visit projectwild.org, and click on the "Get Training" button for more information.

What is that bird doing? Explore behavioral adaptations including migration, courtship, preening, flocking, feeding, and more in #FlyingWILD's "Bird Behavior Scavenger Hunt" activity.

For any WILD Ones in the Montana area, check out this upcoming bear awareness and safety meeting. To explore more about bears with your students, try activities like #GrowingUpWILD's "Lunch for a Bear" and #ProjectWILD's "What Bear Goes Where?" facebook.com/10006388110797…

Get ready for #WorldFishMigrationDay (May 23)! Check out #Aquaticwild activities like "Dam Design," "Hooks and Ladders," and "Sockeye Scents" to learn more about salmon migration.

If you were a bird, would you survive your winter trek down south? Students portray migrating waterbirds traveling between nesting habitats and wintering grounds in the #AquaticWILD activity "Migration Headache."

Celebrate #WorldBeeDay with your students! They will enjoy acting as these pollinators in #ProjectWILD's "Busy Bees, Busy Blooms" activity.

Challenge students to identify birds in the #FlyingWILD activity "The Birding Beat." Students can learn to use bird identification characteristics like silhouette, plumage, and habitat along with a field guide.

Register now and help shape what’s next 👉 conference.naturalstart.org #NatStart26 #NatureBasedLearning #EarlyLearning

Are you passionate about giving young children opportunities to explore & learn in nature? The 2026 Nature-Based Early Learning Conference (Jun 24–27) is for you! Connect with like-minded educators, discover innovative approaches, & imagine new possibilities for your community.

This year’s theme, Imagine If..., invites us to envision bold possibilities for children, educators, and communities through nature-based early learning. Join us to connect, learn, and imagine what’s possible—together. 🌟

Registration is now open for the 2026 annual Nature-Based Early Learning Conference, happening June 24–27, 2026! 🌿 Register today 👉 conference.naturalstart.org #NatStart26 #EarlyLearning #NatureBasedLearning

What are the "water canaries" are telling you about local water quality? In the #AquaticWILD activity "Water Canaries," students investigate a stream or pond using sampling techniques in this hands-on activity.

Why are a grasshopper's hind legs larger than its other legs? What are habitat needs of grasshoppers? Your kids will explore questions like these in #GrowingUpWILD's activity "In a Grasshopper's World."

Why do some birds have hooked beaks and others straight? Why do some have colorful feathers and others don't? Your students can design and construct their own birds in the #FlyingWILD activity "Adaptation Artistry" to learn about the importance of adaptations to birds.

Welcome to #WaterSavingWeek! Check out the #AquaticWILD guide for water conservation activities to engage students & develop awareness of water as a precious resource! Try "How Wet Is Our Planet?," "Where Does Water Run?," & "Got Water?" this week to explore how to save water.

#FlashbackFriday look at when Ohio State #ProjectWILD Coordinator Abby Ditomassi had early childhood educators in a combined #GrowingUpWILD, #ProjectLearningTree, and #ProjectWET workshop. facebook.com/10006388110797…

Take a closer look at what happens when it rains in #AquaticWILD's "Where Does Water Run?" activity. Students design and implement a field investigation involving relationships between levels of precipitation, runoff, and percentage of impervious ground cover.

How can you can tell different plant leaves from each other? In the #GrowingUpWILD activity "Looking at Leaves," children practice their observation skills by comparing leaves. Have fun painting with pine needles, doing the tree dance, and more with your kids!

How important are birds to plants & animals in their habitat? In #FlyingWILD's "Food Chain Tag" students participate in a physical predator-prey activity to demonstrate how birds help cycle nutrients and energy through ecosystems & how poisons in a food chain affect predators.

What do cavemen, Leonardo da Vinci, and photographers have in common? Wildlife as inspiration for art! #ProjectWILD's "Museum Search for Wildlife" has students explore how wildlife is presented in cultural art forms while visiting a museum, nature center, or other institution.

May is #NationalCleanAirMonth! Have students explore how air pollutants affect aquatic plants in #AquaticWILD's "What's in the Air?". Experience differing acidic conditions in aquatic habs through simulations & direct measurement, & explore their consequences on aquatic life.