IN AN INCREASINGLY URBAN AND SUBURBAN SOCIETY, MANY YOUTH AND ADULTS ARE DISCONNECTED FROM AGRICULTURE AND NATURE, AND DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE ROLE OF SUSTAINABLE GRAZING IN SUPPORTING HABITAT FOR WILDLIFE. SECONDARY TEACHERS OF BIOLOGY AND AGRICULTURE NEED TO TEACH THEIR STUDENTS ABOUT NATURAL RESOURCES, AGRICULTURE, AND CONSERVATION IN A WAY THAT IS RELEVANT AND ALSO MEETS STATE TESTING STANDARDS, BUT THEY MAY LACK THE KNOWLEDGE AND RESOURCES TO INTEGRATE THESE THREE TOPICS. THIS PROJECT WILL DEVELOP CURRICULA AND TRAIN SECONDARY TEACHERS TO USE BIRDING IN THEIR CLASSROOMS AS AN ACTIVITY THAT LINKS LESSONS ABOUT NATURAL RESOURCES WITH AGRICULTURE AND CONSERVATION. WORKSHOPS WILL BE HELD IN EACH REGION OF TEXAS (NORTH, EAST, SOUTH, AND WEST) TO ALLOW TEACHERS FROM ACROSS THE STATE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP SKILLS IN BIRDING AND INCREASE THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THE LINKAGES BETWEEN GRAZING AND WILDLIFE HABITAT. THESE WORKSHOPS WILL INCLUDE CLASSROOM LECTURES AND ACTIVITIES, HANDS-ON LABACTIVITIES, AND FIELD EXPERIENCES THAT TEACH PARTICIPANTS HOW TO IDENTIFY BIRDS, THE BASICS OF BIRD HABITAT, HOW GRAZING CAN BE A TOOL FOR HABITAT MANAGEMENT, AND HOW OPEN RANGELANDS SUPPORT FOOD PRODUCTION, WILDLIFE, AND CLEAN AIR AND WATER. RESOURCES AND SUPPORT PROVIDED TO THE TEACHERS AFTER THE PROGRAM WILL INCLUDE CURRICULA, CONNECTIONS WITH LOCAL VOLUNTEERS AND NATURE CENTERS, AND FURTHER LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES. ULTIMATELY, THIS PROGRAM WILL INCREASE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCE LITERACY OF SECONDARY STUDENTS. WHILE IMMEDIATE RESULTS MAY BE SEEN AS IMPROVED TEST SCORES ON RELATIVE SUBJECTS, THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS THAT STUDENTS DEVELOP A LAND ETHIC THAT CONNECTS THEM WITH LOCAL NATURAL RESOURCES AND LEADS THEM TO MAKE DECISIONS THAT POSITIVELY IMPACT THE ENVIRONMENT.