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Milwaukee River Corridor Project
Corridor Biology
Curriculum for High Schools
The Corridor Biology Curriculum
was designed to provide lesson plans and resources needed to
effectively teach high school students the fundamental
aspects of corridor biology and the importance of river
corridors in protecting water quality and wildlife habitat.
Corridor biology deals with the effects of natural area
destruction and habitat fragmentation on wildlife
populations, and considers the potential of corridors or
contiguous natural areas to protect the integrity of
wildlife species. Corridors along rivers also play a very
important role in protecting water quality and minimizing
flooding. In addition to learning some fresh and innovative
concepts in corridor biology, this curriculum gives students
the opportunity to do hands-on field work and collect sound
scientific data on animal populations, corridors, and water
quality.
This curriculum was designed to
build upon and complement existing river ecology curricula
such as Riveredge Nature Center's "Testing the Waters"
curriculum and the Wisconsin DNR/ University of Wisconsin
Extension's "Water Action Volunteers" curriculum. The
Corridor Biology Curriculum consists of separate units that
can be done individually or in conjunction with other units
to maximize time efficiency.
FMR hopes that this curriculum
helps connect students to their rivers and river corridors,
provides students a greater “sense of place” within their
watershed, and inspires action for natural resource
protection within the Milwaukee River Basin. We also hope
that this curriculum provides you, the classroom teacher,
with innovative lesson plans that help you meet Wisconsin
Model Academic Standards, while inspiring the next
generation of biologists and natural resource managers.
Curriculum units
Please call the office at
414.287.0207 with any questions or if you’d be interested in
a hard copy of the curriculum.
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