Textbook Reading
9: Sustaining Biodiversity: Saving Species and Ecosystem Services
10: Sustaining Terrestrial Biodiversity: Saving Ecosystems and Ecosystem Services
11: Sustaining Aquatic Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
Click for the Unit 6 Activity Sheet.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Species Extinction.
Click to view the video "The IUCN Red List: Guiding Conservation for 50 Years" and the video "The IUCN Red List: A Barometer of Life."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Habitat Loss, Degradation and Fragmentation.
Click for the U.S. list of endangered and threatened species for the Endangered Species Newsletter.
Click for the video "Restoring Balance - Santa Cruz Island."
Click for the video "Return Flight - Restoring the Bald Eagle to the Channel Islands."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Invasive Species.
Click to watch the video "The Threat of Invasive Species."
Click to watch the video "Cane Toads: An Unnatural History."
Click to find examples of invasive species for the Invasive Species Investigation: The Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health, The Nature Conservancy, NYS DEC, and the Long Island Sound Study.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Overexploitation, Population Growth, Pollution and Climate Change.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Protecting Species.
Click to watch the video "The Endangered Species Act: 40 Years at the Forefront of Wildlife Conservation."
Click for ESA Basics.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Major Threats to Forest Ecosystems.
Click for the "CNN Explains: Deforestation" video.
Click to view deforestation pictures.
Click to view the "Timber in the Northeast - Timber is a Crop" video.
Click to view the "Sustainable Forestry: How Does It Work? What Are the Benefits?" video.
Click for the first website for the Sustainable Forestry Webquest. Click for the second website.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Tropical Deforestation.
Click for the short video clip "Timelapse: Devastating Deforestation."
Click to view a short video on tropical deforestation.
Click to view the video on sustainably harvesting Brazil nuts.
Click to watch the video "Fair Trade: Protecting the Environment."
Click to watch the video "Know Your Stuff - What is Shade Grown Coffee?"
Click for the first website for the Rainforest Report Card activity. Click for the second and third websites.
Click for the link to the Scientific American article "Stop Burning Rainforests for Palm Oil."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Managing and Sustaining Grasslands.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on National Parks and Nature Reserves.
Click for the video Mapping the National Parks.
Click for the U.S. National Park Service website and Long Island Nature Conservancy preserves for the National Park and Nature Conservancy Preserve Profile activity.
Click to read the Sierra Club Magazine Land Lingo quick guide to wildlands.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Ecological Restoration.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Human Impacts on Aquatic Biodiversity.
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Protecting and Sustaining Marine Biodiversity.
Click to watch the "Ending Overfishing" video.
Click to watch the "What Happened to the Grand Banks Cod?" video.
Click to see the website to learn about fish harvesting techniques.
Click to watch the video "Making Better Seafood Choices - Seafood Watch." Click to see the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch recommendations.
Click for the New York Times article "When Humans Declared War on Fish."
Click to view the PowerPoint presentation lecture notes on Protecting, Sustaining and Restoring Wetlands.
Click to watch the "River of Renewal" trailer.
Click for links for background information for the Columbia River Damming Debate - the Washington State Department of Ecology, National Geographic, The Columbia Experience, Dam History, US Army Corps of Engineers.
Click to watch the Lian Pin Koh's TED talk "A Drone's-eye View of Conservation."
