Oct
13
A Leopold Education Project-Facilitators Workshop will be held November 4-6, 2011 at the Cliffs of the Neuse State Park in Seven Springs, NC. Come fellowship and learn with other LEP Educators to learn how to become LEP Facilitator certified in order to lead and instruct LEP Educator Workshops. Also come to learn more about Aldo Leopold and learn further how to help individuals create and nurture their own land ethic. Please contact NC LEP State Coordinator Robert Hawk at “robert_hawk@ncsu.edu” or call him at 828-736-6919
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Oct
12
If the writings and philosophies of Aldo Leopold have made an impact on you, please join us for a very special evening in Springfield, MO.
The Springfield Conservation Nature Center is hosting a public film premiere of Green Fire—the full length documentary film about Aldo Leopold on Friday, November 18, from 7-9pm. We’re calling the evening, Movie, Music, and Musings. We have a Leopold Education Project Facilitator (Curt Carter) coming from Illinois who also happens to be an accomplished musician. After the film showing, he will play a few songs (all Leopold-inspired original songs) and intersperse this with a few preselected Leopold quotes read by a few folks. Afterwards, we’ll move to the classroom for a reception (Dutch Oven desserts), maybe have more background music, possibly a short time for an open microphone for others to read their favorite quotes, and a couple of contests involving the Sand County Almanac books we’re requesting folks to bring along with them (oldest, newest, most dog-eared, most highlighted, etc).
The weekend will also include two Leopold Education Project workshops led by Curt Carter and Celeste Prussia (Missouri LEP facilitator and manager of the Missouri State University’s Bull Shoals Field Station). One workshop will be held on Friday, November 18, from 1-4pm and the second on Saturday, November 19, from 9am-12 noon.
At the beginning of the film premiere, as folks arrive (sometimes as much as 45 minutes early), we’ll have a PowerPoint presentation going that demonstrates the impact Leopold has had on a variety of folks, like yourself. We’ll see people in nature and hear or see their favorite Leopold quotes.
Feel free to pass this along to other people, and mark your calendar now for these programs. We’ll get a flier out in mid-October to help with promotion. Registration doesn’t begin until November 1.
Here is information about the programs:
Nature And The Arts: Green Fire—Movie, Music, and Musings – Friday, November 18, 7-9pm
Enjoy the Springfield premiere of the first full-length documentary film ever made about Aldo Leopold—the father of the movement for wilderness and wildlife conservation. Leopold was a forester, hunter, philosopher, educator, writer, and outdoor enthusiast who spent his life observing, sketching, and journaling his natural surroundings. After his death in 1948, a collection of his essays was published in A Sand County Almanac—one of the most respected and beloved books about the natural world ever published. Through Leopold’s examples, the film challenges the viewer to contemplate their own relationship with nature. The evening will include Leopold-inspired original live music performed by Curt Carter, a certified facilitator with the national Leopold Education Project and half of the well-known folk duo Carter and Connelly. Musings of favorite quotes and a reception will be included in this event cosponsored by Missouri State University’s Bull Shoals Field Station. Bring your own copy of A Sand County Almanac and join us for this special evening of movie, music, and musings. Ages 12-adult. Registration begins November 1. Call 417/888-4237.
Leopold Education Project Training – Friday, November 18, 1-4pm or Saturday, November 19, 9am- 12 noon
Parents, educators (formal and non-formal), and leaders—you are invited to participate in an introductory Leopold Education Project (LEP) training presented by certified facilitators Celeste Prussia and Curt Carter. Using Leopold’s classic book, A Sand County Almanac, you will participate in a variety of hands-on outdoor explorations to help you “read the land.” These activities are designed to be shared to help others discover nature and to instill a land ethic among tomorrow’s stewards. While the class is free, required workshop materials cost $20. Please bring a check payable to Missouri State University. Dress for the outdoors. Ages 15-adult. Registration begins November 1. Call 417/888-4237.
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Aug
24
http://online.nwf.org/site/PageNavigator/Education_EPAEnviroEd_SignOn.html
Posted by the National Wildlife Federation – this could impact NCLI:
The U.S. House of Representatives recently proposed the elimination of all environmental education funding at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. As Congress considers ways to balance the budget and in light of this specific proposed cut in the House, now is the time for us to tell Congress that now more than ever we must continue to educate Americans on the environmental challenges and opportunities that impact our economy, health, national security and energy independence.
The EPA’s Office of Environmental Education has supported critical environmental education initiatives in all 50 states for 20 years. It supports under-resourced programs such as professional development for teachers and funding to environmental education programs at all levels. The activities supported by the Office are also instrumental in cultivating youth, and especially young people of color, as future leaders in both the field of environmental education and a broad range of scientific professions.
We invite you to have your organization join us on this letter to Congress from national, regional, state and local organizations across the nation, asking our policy leaders on both sides of the aisle to keep investing in environmental education so our nation will continue to innovate and lead in the 21st century economy.
Sign Your Group On Today
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Jul
27
Please take note of the following event locations and times:
Thursday Field Trip – meet at 6:45 am and depart at 7:00 am from the Marriott
Thursday Workshop – will be at the Rio Grande Nature Center, 2901 Candelaria Road Northwest, Albuquerque, NM 87120 505-344-7240
Thursday evening Welcome reception 7:30 pm – pool side at the Marriott Hotel: 2101 Louisiana Boulevard NE, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87110
Friday and Saturday seminars and sessions 8:00 am – at the Bosque School: 4000 Learning Road NW – Albuquerque, New Mexico 87120 505-898-6388
Additional directions and maps to all locations will be included in your registration packet upon check in.
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