Downtown Owls Introduce ArcGIS Online
Introduce your students to the power of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) with this free online lesson.
Try out our Burrowing Owl lesson and if you like it, apply for your school's free subscription to ArcGIS Online from ESRI (a world leader in GIS technology). Get your application here.
Lesson Includes:
- Interactive map that students build with simple instructions
- Basic Burrowing Owl natural history facts
- Opportunity for students to analyze Burrowing Owl distribution throughout Arizona both in present day and in the future
- Opportunity for students to predict how Burrowing Owls will respond to climate change based on potential habitat available
Dowload the lesson under "Downloadable Resources" below.
To learn more about how climate change will affect Burrowing Owls and other birds across the nation, visit Audubon's climate report, Survival by Degrees.
Feedback? Contact Cathy Wise at cwise@audubon.org.
Downloadable Resources
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How you can help
Donate to Audubon Southwest
Donate to save birds and educate the conservation leaders of tomorrow.
Join us for free guided bird walks
Free guided bird walks - Every first and third Saturday from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. Please meet inside the center 5-10 minutes before departure time. Read more details here.
Sign up to volunteer with us!
Help restore environments or build habitat for displaced Burrowing Owls. Click here for more information.
