Endangered Species Day

For Endangered Species Day this year, Georgia Ecological Services (ES) Will be doing initiative to assist Georgia National Wildlife Refuges (NWRs).  The emphasis will be to learn about the endangered red-cockaded woodpecker (RCW) and the ongoing recovery efforts for that species.

The teachers at Jasper County Schools near Piedmont NWR are committed to teaching the children about natural resources and endangered species in their local area.  We will work with about 600 students on activities at the Refuge and outdoors at the school to actively engage them about the RCW and other endangered species and what the Service is doing to help recover them.  The high school students and a group of Girls Scouts will use binoculars at the NWR and have a chance to see an RCW during nesting season.  They may also be able to help band the nestlings.  At the school, we will use an active Project Wild type game, as well as teach them about observing birds with binoculars.