AB Comstock

Comstock, Anna Botsford 1854–1930 First woman professor at Cornell University, leader of the nature-study movement, author and/or illustrator of many natural science books.  Born Anna Botsford…

Teaching Tips

Teaching Tips were/are 1- to 3-page ‘lesson plans’ focused on helping teachers and students learn about the natural world. ANSS’ Tips were first published in…

American Nature Study Society Archive

The American Nature Study Society Archive Project The nature study movement was a popular education movement in America in the late 19th and early 20th…

Nature Study Journals

Nature Study Journals (publications included here from 1964-2004), in 3-4 annually themed issues contained in-depth articles focused on nature study, nature education, environmental education, trends,…

Natural History Inserts — E L Palmer

Ephraim Lawrence (E L) Palmer was most well-known for his books such as Field Book of Natural History (1949), his weekly radio show This Week in Nature of the…

Shaping Our Future

What Is Shaping Our Future?   Jack Byrne, Brandwein Fellow and Keith Wheeler, President of the Brandwein Institute developed a program as Co-Founders of the…

Publications

Science in an Ecology of Achievement The First Paul F-Brandwein Symposium This book provides background on the Brandwein Institute history and location and documents the…