Story Theme: Kids & Young Leaders
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Educator Guide: Rewilding Rio
Explore how conservationists in Brazil are reintroducing keystone species like agoutis, tortoises, and howler monkeys to restore seed dispersal and rainforest regeneration in Rio de Janeiro’s Tijuca National Park. This educator guide supports classroom discussion, NGSS-aligned learning, and hands-on opportunities for student engagement.
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Educator Guide: Return of the Manatees
In Return of the Manatees, a community-led effort restores vital eelgrass habitat and creates a safe haven for Florida manatees. This educator guide supports classroom discussion, NGSS-aligned learning, and hands-on opportunities for student engagement.
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Educator Guide: Turtle Trackers
In Turtle Trackers, conservationists and researchers in southeast Florida work to protect nesting sea turtles and uncover the mysteries of leatherbacks’ decades at sea. This educator guide supports classroom discussion, NGSS-aligned learning, and hands-on opportunities for student engagement.
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Educator Guide: Does Nature Have Rights?
Explore how legal innovation, cultural values, and grassroots activism intersect to redefine humanity’s relationship with the natural world—offering a model for global conservation efforts. This educator guide supports classroom discussion, NGSS-aligned learning, and hands-on opportunities for student engagement.
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Educator Guide: Gardener to Guardian
Explore how Mary Reynolds’ ARK movement empowers people everywhere to transform ordinary gardens into havens for native plants and wildlife. This educator guide supports classroom discussion, NGSS-aligned learning, and hands-on opportunities for student engagement.
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Educator Guide: The Big Oyster
Explore how New Yorkers are working to restore wild oysters and revive New York Harbor's ecosystem, and how these efforts protect both people and wildlife.
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A Night with “Puffling Patrol”
In Iceland's Vestmannaeyjar, local children and families have formed the Puffling Patrol. Their mission: to rescue lost puffins and guide them safely to the ocean, protecting a species that depends on the dark to find its way.
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Puffins & Light Pollution
Seabirds like puffins have evolved the ability to locate the ocean by following the moon and stars. As towns expand and the night sky fades under artificial light, that navigation system is breaking down.
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Episode 40: Puffling Patrol
When newly fledged young puffins confuse artificial lights for moonlight and fail to find their way to sea, this Iceland town gets their schoolchildren to help collect and rehab the “pufflings” — and then toss the young birds off seaside cliffs!
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The Shoshone’s History at Bear River
For the Shoshone people, Bear River has always been a lifeline — sustaining their culture, history, and way of life.