Grassroots Environmentalism: Promoting inquiry-based learning through an outdoor education program

by: Nick Scheman, Adam Frankel, and Brian Davis

Students of the Riverside Military Academy (RMA) came up with the idea of starting a grassroots environmental club and within a year had 50 members. This article explains how they began their focus and misson by becoming members of the Adopt-A-Stream program—a program that empowers citizens in taking care of water resources.

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Type Journal ArticlePub Date 5/1/2001Stock # tst01_068_05_38Volume 068Issue 05

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