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Bay Backpack

@BayBackpack

THE source for Chesapeake Bay education resources for teachers and watershed educators.

 Chesapeake Bay watershed
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Joined November 2009
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Love is everywhere 💝 #HappyValentinesDay💘
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#DYK upgrading your school’s lighting can save money, reduce energy use, and improve learning? @BayBackpack provides resources to students and teachers in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed and can be applied widely to create healthy learning environments. More:baybackpack.com/action-proje…
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It's #EnvironmentalEducationWeek! The @BayBackpack provides resources for educators to provide meaningful watershed educational experiences for elementary, middle, and high school students. baybackpack.com/
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Banneker was a largely self-taught mathematician, astronomer, almanac writer, surveyor, abolitionist and naturalist during his life. Banneker was noted for correspondence with Thomas Jefferson and for surveying Washington D.C. (2/2) #BlackHistoryMonth whitehousehistory.org/benjam…
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Benjamin Banneker, born in 1731, is often considered the first Black man of science. Banneker was able to receive an education at a nearby one-room schoolhouse and was taught to read & write by his grandmother. (1/2) #BlackHistory #BlackHistoryMonth
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Want to help NOAA better understand our Earth and Earth systems? With this #NOAAResourceOfTheDay, anyone can collect and even interpret data from home through NOAA’s #CitizenScience projects! Get involved today: noaa.gov/education/resource-… #ScienceAtHome
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Join @NWF, @patagonia, @OutdoorAfro, @BlackAFinSTEM, and @linksinc for our third roundtable in our Creating Safe Spaces Initiative - featuring a panel of Black experts - February 2nd from 8:30-10:00 PM EST at natwild.life/SafeSpacesLive (1/2)
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Happy #WorldWetlandsDay! Wetlands are some of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet. There are roughly 500,000 acres of wetlands in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. 📸 by Will Parson
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#DYK #GroundhogDay was first celebrated February 2, 1887? Its origins partly stem from the fact that woodchucks often re-enter hibernation if they emerge from their den early. Learn more about these cute mammals from @chesbayprogram below. chesapeakebay.net/discover/f…
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Next Tuesday at 7pm ET: Discover some of the rarely seen wildlife of China, when @NationalZoo ecologist Bill McShea hosts our first virtual science talk of 2021. s.si.edu/3scgYgV
Black primate with white furry cheeks sitting on a tree. Text: Beyond Pandas: The Wildlife of Southwest China. Free webinar Tuesday, Jan. 19 at 7pm ET with Bill McShea

ALT Black primate with white furry cheeks sitting on a tree. Text: Beyond Pandas: The Wildlife of Southwest China. Free webinar Tuesday, Jan. 19 at 7pm ET with Bill McShea

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We're excited to announce the next entries in our 'We Need to Talk' series in celebration of #LatinoConservationWeek! Celebrate #LCW2020 and attend these important sessions on our YouTube channel below. Learn more below! youtube.com/channel/UComThlF…
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What's outside your window? Grab our Bird Watching Activity and Bird Identifier and take a look! ➡️bit.ly/2JL3GTK Then create your own homemade bird feeder with these ideas from @RangerRickMags bit.ly/2UAsi6F 🐦🐦
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What do trees talk about? See how trees "talk" to each other by forming underground symbiotic relationships with fungi to relay stress signals and share resources with one another. video.nationalgeographic.com…
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Replying to @Createosity
Hands-on environmental education 🙌 Check out @BayBackpack for more ideas! baybackpack.com/
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Similar to #BlackBirdersWeek, #BlackHikersWeek highlights and celebrates Black hikers and all the amazing Black organizations that work to support and make safe outdoor spaces for Black people. Share and participate by following the themes of each day! #TogetherOutside
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Today during #Juneteenth, our office is hosting a conversation among a group of distinguished Black professionals in the conservation community. For those that were not able to register in time, please follow the YouTube link below for our livestream. youtu.be/IzWY5RXYI48
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#BlackBirdersWeek encourages diversity in birding & conservation, demonstrates the struggles that Black birders face, and promotes that the outdoors is for everyone. Today, #AskABlackBirder about their experiences while birding! @audubonsociety audubon.org/news/black-birde…
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Happy Earth Day from all of us in the Chesapeake Bay watershed! youtube.com/watch?v=lNoHxaOT… #EarthDay #ChesapeakeBay
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Happy #EarthDay! Even though we’re staying home this year, there’s so much you can do to help save the Bay and the Earth. How are you celebrating?
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#DYK that we're hosting a Virtual Junior Ranger Day Saturday, 4/18, to kick off #NationalParkWeek? The day will be filled with activities for you and your family to learn about the #ChesapeakeBay while at home! Check out the flyers below for more information! @NatlParkService
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