Teachers Lounge

Learn more about biomimicry:
The Biomimicry Guild helps communities and companies consult nature to create products and processes that are adapted to life on earth over the long haul.¬Ý The group offers research, workshops and really cool talks about the genius that surrounds us.¬Ý Coming up this summer:¬Ý Biologists at the Design Table, July 22-26, 2006, a workshop for biologists, naturalists and teachers eager to apply nature’Äôs elegant designs to human challenges, conducted at the breathtaking Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Ranch in Dupuyer, Montana.¬ÝVisit www.biomimicry.net for more information.

Earth Force to the rescue:
Finding information about environmental education organizations in Tampa Bay will soon be just a few keystrokes away, thanks to a new online portal created by Suncoast Earth Force with funding from the Pinellas County Environmental Fund and Tampa Bay Estuary Program.¬Ý Plans are to launch Tampa Bay’Äôs Guide to Environmental Education Resources (GEER) this summer, but Earth Force is accepting requests from teachers and agencies who want to be notified when the portal goes live. Direct requests/inquiries to Scott Willis at swillis@earthforce.org or call 727-215-8619.¬Ý Suncoast Earth Force (www.earthforce.org/suncoast) engages young people as active citizens in improving their communities and environment.¬Ý The award-winning program teaches essential academic skills including critical thinking, teamwork, problem-solving and decision-making through authentic learning experiences.