—Lancaster Farming. Saturday, July 28, 1973
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Penn State Study Probes Environmental Education
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Agricultural educators at
Pennsylvania State University
are providing leadership for a
national study to develop in
structional materials for careers
in natural resources and en-
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vironmental programs. Directing
the project is Dr. James M.
Mortensen of the department of
agricultural education.
The project is supported by Phi
Delta Kappa national education
fraternity which has 90,000
teachers and educators in 400
U.S. chapters. Dr. Frank An
thony in agricultural education at
Penn State proposed the study as
coordinator for the fraternity’s
activities in the Commonwealth.
Dr. H. S. Fowler of the College of
Education at Penn State will
assist in developing the course
material for environmental
education.
Objectives of the survey were
discussed recently during a
meeting of 11 Pennsylvania
chapters of Phi Delta Kappa at
University Park. Conference
delegates said a strong demand
exists for resource materials to
be utilized by teachers of en
vironmental education.
Accordingly, the analysis will
show teachers how to identify
environmental problems within a
community. Opportunities for
careers in environmental con-
cerns will be determined. Job
skills vital for employment in
environmental occupations will
be defined. And means will be
outlined to use the so-called
“school land laboratories” to
teach environmental science.
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.The latter point on “land school
laboratories” was advocated
during the Phi Dfelta Kappa
meeting by L. Arthur Watres of
Lake v Ariel, Wayne County, co
owner of the Lacawac Sanctuary.
Featuring a glacial lake, the
Lacawac Sanctuary is located on
Mr. Watres’ home property and
is used as a biological research
station by the University of
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Pennsylvania and the Academy
of Natural Sciences of
Philadelphia. Preserved for
public benefit, the sanctuary is a
registered natural landmark as
designated by the U. S. Depart
ment of the Interior.
“We need to look at the number
of Pennsylvania natural land
sanctuaries which can serve a
variety of educational and
scientific purposes,” Mr. Watres
affirmed. “Natural areas best
serve the community by relating
land-use policies to human
welfare,” he added.
An avid conservationist and
world traveler, Mr. Watres
believes that human welfare and
survival are closely related to the
preservation of natural areas.
The natural undertaking to
study career opportunities in
environmental concerns in now
underway and should be com
pleted by late 1974, project
director Mortensen said.
From this work will come a
resource guide for teachers of
environmental science in high
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schools. The guide will list career
opportunities in environmental
programs. It will identify job
skills needed by workers in en
vironmental occupations. It will
also identify appropriate oc
cupational opportunities for
“special education” students. A
set of slides and a script
describing land laboratories for
teaching environmental science
will be developed.
Mount Joy Club
Finishes Projects
The president of the second
year group of the Mount Joy
Sewing Club called the meeting to
order and the secretary called
the roll of 11 member.
A game was led by the game
leader and the Club learned a
new song. Club members also
finished their skirt projects for
the Round-up next week, July 30.
Marcia Groff
News Reporter
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