Classroom Visits

Biodiversity workshops can be tailored to grades K-12 and designed around a biodiversity topic of interest. Examples include: Plant identification, tracking of rare and sensitive species, the use of genetic data in biodiversity studies, Wyoming's special flora and fauna, and visits to the Rocky Mountain Herbarium or the Museum of Vertebrates.

Workshops can be tailored to meet specific learning goals, or to provide a broad overview of biodiversity science, the many methods that are used to study it, and the role that scientists play in wildlife and habitat management decisions.

Biodiversity Field Trips

Who says that education only happens inside?  Biodiversity field trips are outdoor education programs focused on one or two topics, and allows the teachers and students to really delve deep.  All field trips are organized by Dr. Dorothy (associate director) and the class teacher to identify which topics to study, where to study them and for how long.  Many field trips also involve additional UW faculty who are experts in the given topic.  All field trips can cover multiple topics, ranging from biology to math, reading, social studies and more.

Pollinator Education

Pollinators are a critical group of animals that make plant reproduction (seeds and fruits) possible.  Much of the food we eat, clothes we wear, medicines we consume, and materials we frequently use rely on a living organism to pollinate the plant it came from. The Berry Center gardens are an exceptional place to see a diversity of pollinators, learn about their habitat needs, and get a close-up view of the the co-evolutionary adaptations that have produced the wealth of plant and insect diversity. See more about our pollinator education program here.