Canku Ota
	(Many Paths)
	An Online Newsletter Celebrating Native America
	May 4, 2002 - Issue 60
	Favorite Sites
	by Vicki Lockard from various sources

Bird Cam 2002 We at Xcel Energy are pleased to bring you multiple opportunities to watch the growth and development of peregrine falcons. This year, three of our power plant nest boxes are equipped with cameras: http://www.xcelenergy.com/community/birdCam.asp

Learning how to compost is not only is it satisfying to create our own nutritious mulch for the vegetables and flowers, but it is also ecologically and economically sound. At first the kids held their noses and complained, but eventually they succumbed to the earthy pleasures of composting.

Adventures of Herman Herman is a red worm that lives in a bin and eats his weight in garbage every day. Of course not just any garbage, but specifically fruit, vegetables, tea bags, egg shells, newspapers and coffee grounds. And as he eats, he leaves behind valuable castings that can be used as fertilizer in your garden. Learn all about him and his cousin the earthworm, and how to build a worm bin at home or your in your classroom. http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/worms/

Composting for Kids Kids (and parents too!) can learn composting basics in this simple slide presentation. Although the slide show completely skips over what kind of container to use, it excels at explaining how your compost recipe must include both brown stuff (dead leaves or newspapers for carbon) and green stuff (grass clippings or food scraps for nitrogen.) Best pages are those that show which commonly composted items contain the highest amounts of carbon and nitrogen. http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/sustainable/slidesets/ kidscompost/kid1.html

Composting in Schools Composting offers something for all ages. Elementary students will be fascinated by tactile experience, and teens can research the biology, chemistry, and physics of composting. Best clicks are those related to the science of composting: ideas for research projects, composting experiments and background information on microbes and invertebrates. Don't be fooled by the title of this site. It offers plenty to those interested in composting no matter where they do it. Got a problem with an existing compost? Take a look at the Troubleshooting Guide listed under Composting Outdoors. http://cfe.cornell.edu/Compost/schools.html

How to Make Compost How to Make Compost delivers exactly what it promises: two illustrated recipes for making hot and cool compost piles, as well as fact sheets on building or buying a compost bin. Hot composting will produce compost faster than cold composting, but does require more attention. Choose between them based on how much time you have to devote to your pile, and how soon you want results. http://www.hdra.org.uk/gh_comp.htm

Yucky Worm World Wendell the Worm is the host for "yuckiest site on the Internet." In Worm World he explains the worm's role in recycling dead plants. Highlights are the instructions on constructing a worm bin from plywood and the interview with Mary the Worm Woman. Mary is not a cartoon figure (like Wendell) but the author of "Worms Eat My Garbage." You can read the transcript, listen to an audio snippet, and view a video of Mary in her worm bin. http://yucky.kids.discovery.com/flash/worm/

STAR Students And Teachers Against Racism announces their new website that offers insight into the Native American perspective to teachers and educators. http://www.racismagainstindians.org/

	Canku Ota is a free Newsletter celebrating Native America, its traditions and accomplishments . We do not provide subscriber or visitor names to anyone. Some articles presented in Canku Ota may contain copyright material. We have received appropriate permissions for republishing any articles. Material appearing here is distributed without profit or monetary gain to those who have expressed an interest. This is in accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107.
	Canku Ota is a copyright © 2000, 2001, 2002 of Vicki Lockard and Paul Barry.
	The "Canku Ota - A Newsletter Celebrating Native America" web site and its design is the
	Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 of Paul C. Barry.
	All Rights Reserved.