Here are some websites about environmental issues.  Like most subjects on the web, there is a lot  of information on this subject.  The key is to do an effective search to find the information that you want.  Whether or not you are specifically interested in environmental issues, this is a very good opportunity to practice your web-searching skills.

As in the Lesson on Searching the Internet, you can do a specific search on yahoo. For example, try going to yahoo, and then narrowing your search to find websites about Environmental Education.  In any web directory on a specific subject like this, try looking for websites with educational materials for kids.  The material is interesting, but it's written in simpler English than in more technical websites.

After you narrow your search to Environmental Education, you can start with a web directory:

Yahoo's Web Directory on Environmental Education
http://dir.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/Environment_and_Nature/Education/

Or you can look through these websites on a variety of topics:

A Truly Amazing Environmental Search Engine:

Amazing Environmental Organization Web Directory
http://www.webdirectory.com
 

Earth Day (April 22):

Bay Area Earth Day Event
http://www.bayareaearthday.net/region.html
 

Saving the Redwoods:

Headwaters Forest
http://www.headwatersforest.org

Julia Butterfly
 http://www.circleoflifefoundation.org

Recycling:

San Francisco Recycling: http://www.sfrecycles.org

Environmental Education:

California Environmental Education: http://www.ceres.ca.gov/education
 

Another General Website:

The Green Pages
http://www.thegreenpages.ca/home.asp
This is Canadian, but it has a lot of interesting information.

Whales:

Whalenet
http://whale.wheelock.edu/Students.html
 

Wolves:

Alaskan Wolves
http://www.akwildlife.org
 

ASSIGNMENT:

Think of an environmental issue that you are interested in, and try to do a search on it using the
skills you learned in the Lesson on Searching the Internet and this website: