Get Outside!

Wildlife Management

Class Description:

Students will define wildlife management and learn the history of wildlife management programs. Playing an outside game will teach them wildlife needs and management techniques. During their tour of Wolf Ridge management plots, they will observe animal signs in relation to habitat, play games demonstrating the inter-relationships of animals and habitat and participate in management techniques that may include feeding and cutting and piling. To conclude the class, students will relate wildlife management to diversity needs and what they can do to care for wildlife.

Outcomes

Upon completion of the Wildlife Management class students will be able to:

  • Identify the four components of habitat and the role habitat plays in an animal's survival.
  • Describe one action they could personally take to manage wildlife.
  • List at least 3 causes of reduction of numbers of a species.
  • Explain why diversity is important.

Minnesota Graduation Standards

Wolf Ridge has aligned the Center's entire curriculum to Minnesota Department of Education Academic Standards. As the primary student audience at Wolf Ridge is from 4th-12th grade, the matrices address these grade levels. Teachers may request that their students focus upon a specific benchmark while attending Wolf Ridge. The Wolf Ridge Curriculum Standards Matrix addresses benchmarks in

  • Science
  • Math
  • History and Social Science
  • Language Arts
  • Arts

Wolf Ridge Curriculum Concepts

  • A rich habitat will support a greater number of species and individuals than a poor habitat.
  • Habitat loss, un-regulated hunting, pollution, exploitation/collection and unique biological requirements can reduce a population of a species.
  • Diversity is the key to stability.
  • See entire Wolf Ridge Curriculum Framework

 

 

Time
3 hours total
2 hours outdoors

Audience
4th grade - adult

Activity level
strenuous

Travel
1 1/4 mile

Total uphill travel
320 feet