School Research on Conservation

[LeeAnn]

Wondering where to go to gather info.

Living with Land @ Epcot
Conservation Station @ AK

Any place else?

 

[Bluegrrl]

Well.......It's not technically AT Disney, but you could always research the Florida Forever amendment, contact the Orlando branch of the Sierra Club, and sign the petition to stop more building and to save the land behind the convention center that is proposed to be built on. And you could research Everglades conservation here, and I'm sure Animal Kingdom has info on invasive animals/plants in Florida (Gambian pouch rats and all the anacondas/pythons here). Also there are some save Florida waters websites out there too. Plus Manatee/turtle rehab sites. Sea World and (I think) Disney are both involved in manatee safety. So, there are those options as well.

Did you know Florida now has a snake hunting season to kill invasive snakes? Florida's Wildlife website can give you info on that.

Hope that, oddly, helps.

 

[disnut8]

FLIGHTS OF WONDER!!!!!!!!! At Animal Kingdom. See the show, take notes and then, after the show, go up and talk to one of the handlers of the birds.

 

[JaxDad]

I don't understand. Are you trying to combine this research with a trip to Disney? If so, the two attractions you mentioned are good, and so are some attractions at Sea World. If you are interested in conservation in Florida in general, consider the irony of limiting the research to theme park attractions!

As Bluegrrl mentioned, consider getting away from the theme parks and use other resources. Visit Everglades National Park, a state park, or some of the various environmental learning centers around the state. Start with the Kissimmee River. It's headwaters are the creeks you see in Orlando, and it flows to Lake Okeechobee, which feeds into the Everglades. The meandering river was channelized in the 60s for flood control. This led to unintended environmental consequences. A restoration project was started in 1992 and will be completed this year. It has been very successful in restoring approximately 40 square miles of riverine ecosystem.

 

[LeeAnn]

We will be at WDW and figure we could get some info at WDW. Was wondering what other attractions would be helpful.

 

[nilla]

Did you know Florida now has a snake hunting season to kill invasive snakes?

It's not called "Whacking Day", by any chance, is it?

 

[nilla]

We will be at WDW and figure we could get some info at WDW. Was wondering what other attractions would be helpful.

Talking to any of the CMs in AK would be useful. Also, the "Circle of Life" film in Epcot.

 

[bcrook]

I don't understand. Are you trying to combine this research with a trip to Disney? If so, the two attractions you mentioned are good, and so are some attractions at Sea World. If you are interested in conservation in Florida in general, consider the irony of limiting the research to theme park attractions!

As Bluegrrl mentioned, consider getting away from the theme parks and use other resources. Visit Everglades National Park, a state park, or some of the various environmental learning centers around the state. Start with the Kissimmee River. It's headwaters are the creeks you see in Orlando, and it flows to Lake Okeechobee, which feeds into the Everglades. The meandering river was channelized in the 60s for flood control. This led to unintended environmental consequences. A restoration project was started in 1992 and will be completed this year. It has been very successful in restoring approximately 40 square miles of riverine ecosystem.

While your point is valid, why not utilize WDW as a resource if they are there?

I taught science for 15 years, and when students came to me to ask for homework while they visited WDW I gave them a list of cool science to take in at the parks.
I don't think this is much different.

Some of those things I listed:

Visit Wilderness Lodge and see how the fireplace in the lobby is a scaled model of the Grand Canyon, Read the walls at Dinosaur and learn about the K/T boundary, Spend some time at Planet Watch. At Epcot analyze the Energy message at Ellen's place, etc...

OP - I would also find out about those pins that they you get in DAK for donating money to the Conservation Fund.
Also Jambo House has some good programs. There is plenty of information at the Seas in Epcot and Behind the Seeds tour is also good.

I have done the same thing with art investigations too.

I'm a librarian, and I think it is great to utilize all information sources.

 

[Bluegrrl]

But of course!! Good ole whacking day!