Newspapers In Education (NIE)
PA Sea Grant provides the content and teacher lesson plans for the Erie Times-News Tuesday "Reconnect with your environment" NIE page. Past pages and lesson plans can be found here.
NIE 5/14/13 Trickle-down practice – rain gardens
Plastikos Inc. and Urban Engineers partnered with Environment Erie and PA Sea Grant to use greener solutions for managing stormwater runoff to eliminate flooding and improve water quality in Lake Erie and its tributaries. Rain gardens were installed at the … more
NIE 4/30/13 Thirst for knowledge – drinking H2O
How safe is the water you’re drinking? Whether your water comes from a public utility, a well on your property or you buy bottled water, read this page to find out. If you are a municipal water customer you can … more
NIE 4/23/13 Baby (fish) steps
“If you build it, they will come.” But will they? Pennsylvania Sea Grant Maritime Education Specialist, David Boughton hopes to answer whether fish will come and use the porcupine junior fish cribs and channel catfish boxes that students build under his supervision. These structures replace lost natural … more