- Sandy Beck
- Education Director
- The Wild
Classroom
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"Bird-watching intrigues kids," Tallahassee Democrat, March 24, 2007
"Wild birds and wide eyes," Tallahassee Democrat, December 13, 2006.
PUBLICATIONS
- Wildlife Matters, Quarterly
newsletter of the St. Francis Wildlife Association. Writer and
editor, 1989 - Present.
- Tallahassee Democrat Chronicle, Eastside and Northeast, monthly column, Nature Notes
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- New Leaf News, bi-monthly column, 2003-present.
Florida Wildlife Magazine, May/June 2008, "Oh Possum."
Florida Wildlife Magazine, March/April 2008, "Bald eagle guardian angels."
Florida Invaders (South Florida edition), February 17, 2008. An eight-page pull-out supplement written for the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission for the Miami Herald and Sun Sentinel.
Florida Wildlife Magazine, July/August 2007, "Answering the call of the wild."
Florida Wildlife Magazine, May/June 2007, "In defense of vultures" and "Protecting Florida from invaders."
Florida Invaders (Central Florida edition), July 2007. An eight-page supplement written for the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission for the Orlando Sentinel.
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- "Kids connect with nature through bird watching," Tallahassee Democrat, April 11, 2007
Tallahassee Democrat, Home and Garden section. Selected articles below:
- "Owls above us," 2/24/05:
"Armored insect eater," 6/16/05.
"We can learn
to live with wildife. Birds
stage a coo d'état during nesting season," April15, 2005
"Squirrels
can teach us to coexist peacefully with nature," My
View," 1/08/05.
- Tallahassee Democrat, environmental column, 1996 - 1999. Selected columns below:
- "Find a friend for life at
the Animal Shelter," 11/3/98
"Joe Budd wormed its way into kids' hearts,"
6/26/98.
- "Would-be animal rescuers must be cautious,"
3/17/98
- "Find
a friend for life at the Animal Shelter," 11/3/98
- "Rattlesnake
roundups give children the wrong message," 1/27/98
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- "Crows
are curious, smart and misunderstood," 9/9/96
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- Florida Wildlife Rehabilitation Quarterly, "Toward a Rebirth of Wonder in Two Egg,
Florida" (poem), Fall 1993.
- The Skimmer, Florida
Game & Fresh Water Fish Commission, "From Awareness
to Action" (article), Spring 1993.
- Florida Wildlife Magazine, "Windows on a Wild Soul" (article),
May-June 1993.
- Journeys Magazine, "Paddling the Wakulla" (poem), Spring
1993.
- Florida Wildlife Rehabilitators Association,
"Night is Black Saucer Eyes"
(poem), Florida Spring 1993.
- Journeys Magazine,
"Windows on a Wild Soul" (essay), Fall 1992.
- Wildlife Rehabilitation Today, "Conserving Wildlife, an Interdisciplinary Middle
School Curriculum" (article), April 1992.
- Journeys Magazine,"All Wildlife is In Danger, Not Just the En-dangered"
(article), Spring 1992.
- Journeys Magazine,
"Life Expectancy" and "Turning Darkness Into Light"
(poems), Spring 1992.
- Florida Advisory Council on Environmental
Education, "Conserving Florida Wildlife, an Interdisciplinary
Middle School Curriculum Guide," grant -funded publication,
December 1991.
- Tallahassee Democrat, "Saving the Earth begins in our backyards,"
(My View), June 3, 1991.
- Successful Practices: Whole Language
Approaches to Teaching in Florida Classrooms, Florida
Writing
Project at FSU, Florida Department
of Education,"Going Wild With Writing," (article),
1991.
- Writing Sparks the Power to Learn, Leon County Schools, "Integrating Language
Fluency," (article) 1989.
- Magic Markings, Florida
Writing Project at FSU,"Middle Schools Take a Walk on the
Wild Side" (article), May 1989.
- Florida Game and Fish, Florida Wildlife Federation,"Wild Poetry"
(article), September 1989.
- Big Bend Sierra Club Newsletter, "On the Wild Side" (article)
, July 1989.
- Selected Poems, 1989
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- WEB SITES
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- St. Francis Wildlife Association:
http://www.stfranciswildlife.org
- The Wild Classroom: http://www.wildclassroom.net
- Tallahassee Wildlife Festival: http://www.tallahasseewildlifefestival.com
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