Leopold Education Project

National Conference

Renewing Relationships: Connecting People and Nature Through Leopold’s Legacy

The Aldo Leopold Legacy Center

You won’t want to miss the 2010 National LEP Conference, to be held June 17-19 in Baraboo, WI. The national conference will be co-hosted by Pheasants Forever and the Aldo Leopold Foundation (ALF), and again held at the Aldo Leopold Legacy Center. This will be an excellent opportunity to acquire the new LEP activities and GPS curriculum through a pre-conference workshop. You will be able to visit the Shack, meet other educators, hear renowned conservation writers speak, enjoy a banquet and unique silent auction and take a very special boat cruise with dinner in a secluded hideaway. 

About the Conference:

Registration is now open for the Leopold Education Project National Conference, June 17-19, 2010. The conference focuses on teaching skills for formal and non-formal environmental educators and methods for incorporating the thinking of Aldo Leopold — including the concepts of a land ethic and land health — into educational programs and discussions. The Leopold Education Project (LEP) is a national network of teachers and non-formal educators who use educational materials based on Aldo Leopold’s A Sand County Almanac in teaching. Considering the great conservation challenges of the 21st century, the need to bring Leopold’s message to a wider audience of decision makers, engaged citizens, and future generations is critical. This conference will offer new skills to develop and lead conservation and environmental education projects in your home communities. Sessions will inspire attendees with success stories of projects that creatively link individuals and their natural communities to benefit both. They will also provide participants with practical skills to take home.

The conference will feature keynote speakers Scott Russell Sanders and Marybeth Lorbiecki. 

Concurrent sessions will focus on four themes:

• Exploring relationships between natural and human communities

• Using Leopold’s thoughts and words to connect people to their communities

• Practical methods for engaging community members

• Successful projects that connect people and nature while getting youth outdoors

More information and registration: www.aldoleopold.org/LEP or 608.355.0279

Lodging not included – the conference hotel is the Clarion in Baraboo, WI (mention that you are with the LEP Conference)  Call: 608-356-6422. A block of rooms is available from June 16 through June 19.