November, 1974 COMMUNITY continued from page 6 In January, 1933, the Lz"terary Digest reported ... •.• that there were 140 barter exchanges in 29 states, and estimated that 200,000 unemployed in California alone were obtaining the necessities of life by trading a day's work for goods. Midwest Research Institute $311,000 grant to study the technical/ economic feasibility of using solar energy to generate electricity in communities of up to $100,000 people. see also Architecture, Associations Mental Health Association of Oregon 718 W. Burnside Portland, Ore. 97209 (503) 228-6571 Metro Education Bulletin, Bulletin Board of groups, conferences, sessions monthly in 1 Portland area: transactional analysis, selfawareness, encounter, etc. Bioenergetks Northwest 3938 First Ave NE Seattle, Wash. 98105 Consciousness expansion and equilibrium development through talking to/working with body processes. (See Calendar.) see also Agriculture (EDUCATION ) Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, Classes for Children Began November 9. Write or call for details 4015 SW Canyon Rd., Portland, Or. 97221. 248-5900. Woodcarving Class. Now underway at Western Forestry Center. Presented by them and Western Woodcarvers Association. Eventual showing of work done. Western Forestry Center 4033 SW Canyon Rd. Portland, Or. 97221 Environmental Symposium Series Environmental Education Information Kit A really fine package of free materials developed by Mary Feidt and Eric Boge. No longer available, so below is listed the individual materials included and where they may be gotten (many in multiple copies and free): · "Environmental Education in Action," Soil Conservation Magazine, U.S. Dept of Agriculture, Washington, D.C., August, 1973. An Outline for Teaching Conservation in Elementary Schools, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service. Order No. PA-268. Outdoor Classrooms, on school sites. U.S. Dept of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service. No. PA-975. Publications Catalog, Rodale Press, Organic Park, Emmaus, Pa. 18049. (The organic gardening people) Working for a Better Environment, National Wildlife Federation, 1412 16th St, Washin~ ton, D.C. 20036. (Explains philosophy and programs of the N.W.~. A;~k also for description of"discovery umts. ) Amen·ca Was Trees, from Scott, Foresman, and Co., 855 California Ave., Palo Alto, CaL 94304. Short reprint on environmental movement history, excerpted from U.S. History: Search for Freedom. Information Services Catalog, National Center for Resource Recovery, Inc., 1211 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, D.c: 20036 Recycling education curriculum. Environment and Outdoor Education Materials Co., Dowling, Mi. 49050. Surprisingly practical How-To books. $2.00 for complete catalog. Free two-page flyer. Geography in an Urban Age, Macmillan Co., School Division, 866 3rd Ave., New York, N.Y. 10022. Especially good urban environment approach. Arthur Barr Productions, P.O. Box 7-C, Pasadena, Calif. 911 04. Environmental Films. Instructional Dynamics, Inc. 166 E. Superior St, Chicago, IlL 60611. Learning cassettes. Scott, Foresman, 855 California Ave., Palo Alto, Cal. 94304. Booklet size materials. Environmental Education Bibliography Prepared by Environmental Symposia Center, available from Environmental Education Center. Environmental Games and Simuwtions, compiled by Tom Eckman, Environmental Symposia Genter, available from Environmental Education Center. Institute for Environmental Education, 8911 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, Ohio, 44106. Ask for general and publication information. SIRS, Gaylord Bros., Inc., P.O. Box 61, Syracuse, N.Y. 13201 ·Publishers of social issue curriculum, based mostly on reprints from magazines. Page 7 Do It Yourself Environmental Handbook, Dayton Museum of Natural History, 2629 Ridge Ave., Dayton, Ohio 45414. $1.95. Ecological Action Check List, Ecology Center of So. Calif., 2315 Westwood Blvd., Los Angeles, Cal. Schloat Productions, A Prentice-Hall company, 150 White Plains Rd., Tarrytown, N.Y. 10591. Filmstrips for sale. Environmental Choices, Metropolitan Life, P.O. Box 232, New York, N.Y. 10010 A multi-media inquiry and decisionmaking approach. $18.50. Environmental Educators, Inc., 1621 Connecticut Ave. NE, Washington, D.C. 20009. Publishers of the very good monthly report. $15/yr. Environments for Learning, Box 4174, Madison, Wise. 53711 . David Archbald and Noel Mcinnis (former Director of Center for Curriculum Design). Some of the best whole-systems environmental materials. "Toward a Higher Education" Issue devoted to that, from East West Journal, Sept., 1974, 50¢ 31 Farnsworth St. Boston, Mass. 02210 Encounter with the Northwest Environment, Natural and Urban Tony Angell, Coordinator Available from: Superintendent of Public Instruction Olympia, Wash. 98504 The best guide toNorthwest environment I've ever seen. A beautifully designed and thought-out guide to ecological systems, importantly the first to include rural, wild and urban. The actual descriptive tour is based in Washington. Earth Journal Minnesota Geographic Society 1501 S. 4th St. Minneapolis, Minn. 55404 Bi-monthly, $3 annually, 50¢/issue The Tao, Experiment in Common Life, Lindbergh, Poetry, Aphrodisiacs, Breastfeeding, Woodworking, Herbs, Still a Small Planet, Methane. Excellent Classes 76 Jeff Hanson Whitworth College Spokane, Wash. 99251 Whitworth College is an information center for exchange/dialogue developed out of a May, 1974, meeting. "The basic idea of the Classes '76 model is that schools will study the fundamental questions which are now challenging education and only when this has been done would they look at such issues as grades, types of courses, yearround education, etc., etc." The Whitworth Communication Center will operate using a toll-free 800 telephone line, information being logged on terminal computer lines. Also use of newsletter on Classes '76 issue. National briefing session, Nov. 1, 1974, Expo. continued on page 8
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