Angler Education Certification Workshop
May 23 - Shorewood High School - Shorewood, WI
Join the Shorewood Recreation Department and the Milwaukee County Office for Persons with Disabilities for a workshop for all adults itnerested in offering a recreational fishing program. Participants will receive free materials to help introduce children of all ages to basic fishin skills and guide adventures in local water resource investigations. This workshop will focus on youth and families in summer recreation programs, and provide training and a certification.
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Field Station Natural History Workshops
May 31 - June 1 - UW-Milwaukee - Saukville, WI
This workshop will focus on "Wildlife Inventory and Monitoring." Instructor Dr. Gary Casper conducts herp research throughout the western Great Lakes with an emphasis on inventory and monitoring, and is an Associate Scientist with the UWM Field Station. The course will give students a background into the theory and practice of wildlife inventory and monitorying with an emphasis on Wisconsin amphibians and reptiles.
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Field Station Natural History Workshops
June 1 - June 8 - UW Milwaukee - Saukville, WI
This course is a week=long field trip that visits important breeding bird areas of Wisconsin. The course is a field-based survey of the breeding birds of Wisconsin and the habitats in which they are found. The objective of the course is to find the majority of Wisconsin's breeding bird species and learn about their ecology, distribution, behavior, and conservation. Course fee covers transportation, lodging, and some meals.
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Field Station Natural History Workshops
June 17 -22 -UW Milwaukee - Saukville, WI
This course will focus on the "Vegetation of Wisconsin." It is also a week=long field trip throughout Wisconsin led by Dr. James Reinartz, Director of the UWM Field Station. This course will visit and study all the major vegetation types in the state. Participants will also explore plant communities which have developed as the result of disturbance, and the challenges associated with management of natural areas representing pre=settlement vegetation types.
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Field Station Natural History Workshops
June 28 & 29 -UW Milwauekee - Saukville, WI
This course will focus on "Aquatic Invertebrates" and introduce participants to the diversity within Wisconsin's waters. Topics to be covered in this workshop include the challenges of living in water, sampling methods for aquatic invertebrates, use of keys and other resources for identification, and aquatic invertibrates as bioindicators.
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Leopold Education Project
June 20 -Aldo Leopold Nature Center - Monona, WI
The Leopold Education Project is an innovative conservation ethics curriculum targeted for grades 6-12, open to anyone interested in learning more about fostering a relationship between youth and the natural world. The curriculum is based on essays from Aldo Leopold's classic book, "A Sand County Almanac." Workshop participants will receive "A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There" by Aldo Leopold, "Exploring the Outdoors with Aldo Leopold", "A Collection of Handouts" compiled by Treva Breuch, and "Lessons in a Land Ethic"-a teacher's manual of lessons based on Aldo Leopold's "A Sand County Almanac." Participants can earn 1 college credit for an additional $150. Registration fee is $15.
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24th Annual Energy Fair-Exploring Renewable Energy & Sustainable Living
July 21-23 - ReNew The Earth Institute - Custer, WI
This course provides educators with a unique opportunity to learn more about renewable energy and sustainable living technologies and applications and receive hands-on activities, project ideas, and information on sustainability while networking with other educators. Participants can take this workshop for an undergraduate or graduate credit.
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3rd Annual Teacher Educators network for Environmental Education (TENFEE) Summit
Aug 5 & 6 -EcoPark - LaCrosse, WI
The TENFEE Summit has openings available for 20 participants to join educators from around the state to explore ways to meet DPI guidance regarding environmental education preparation. Additional benefits include learning about environmnetal project-based learning in PK-12 schools and connecting with other teacher education methods instructors.
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