The North Dakota Game and Fish Department announced on Apr. 22 that it will sponsor professional development workshops for educators this summer in Bismarck and Dickinson.
These workshops aim to help teachers incorporate local environmental topics into their classrooms, with a focus on North Dakota’s resources, environment, and wildlife. The department said the program will include hands-on lessons, discussions about curriculum integration, identification of local resources, and field trips to show how natural areas can be used as classrooms.
One workshop titled “Using the Visual Arts to Teach Life Science” is scheduled for June 9-10 at the Game and Fish office in Bismarck. It is designed for K-12 educators regardless of prior art experience. Participants will have opportunities to work with various media such as clay, watercolors, pastels, and colored pencils. All materials are provided.
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department promotes community engagement through hunter education courses and wildlife outreach programs to foster conservation awareness according to the official website. The department also focuses on protecting fish and wildlife populations along with their habitats so that the public can continue using these resources according to the official website.
In addition to educational efforts like these workshops, the department manages wildlife across North Dakota according to the official website and collaborates on landowner programs such as Private Land Open To Sportsmen in order to enhance habitat protection and increase public access according to the official website. It also provides licenses for hunting, fishing, boating activities as well as other conservation initiatives according to the official website.
The agency specializes in wildlife conservation management throughout North Dakota according to the official website, making educational opportunities like these workshops part of its broader mission.
