STEM Ed Announcement: Space Still Available for Wetland Workshops

[Morton Sternheim <mort@k12s.phast.umass.edu>]

SPACE STILL AVAILABLE

Environmental Concern & MassWildlife present: 
Wetlands Across America in Massachusetts! â??
Three Educator Wetland Workshops

WOW! The Wonders of Wetlands 
Get an introduction to wetland ecology through a study of the three parameters of wetlands (vegetation, soils, & hydrology) as well as wetland functions and values by utilizing K-12 hands-on, inquiry-based, cross-curricular activities.

October 27, 2009 (9am-4pm)
at the Great Meadows NWR, in Sudbury, MA 
$45 includes WOW! curriculum and additional course materials


 WOW! Facilitator (WOW! is a pre-requisite)
Continue the study of wetlands, practice additional activities not covered during WOW!, and learn the processes and protocols of the nationwide WOW! Facilitator network.  Participants leave with skills and materials to lead WOW! workshops.  

October 28, 2009 (9am-3pm)
(WOW! is a pre-requisite)
at the River Bend Farm, Uxbridge, MA 
$40 includes WOW! Facilitator manual and additional materials

 
POW! The Planning of Wetlands newly revised & updated
Head through the process for creating, restoring or enhancing a wetland on school grounds, or within the community.  POW! incorporates activities that allow students to fully participate in designing,   preparing, and monitoring a schoolyard wetland, and utilizing it as an outdoor classroom.

October 29, 2009 (9am-4pm)
at the River Bend Farm, Uxbridge, MA 
$50 includes POW! curriculum and additional course materials
 
Pre-registration is required.
For more information contact pam.landry@state.ma.us or (508) 389-6310
 
When registering, $5 off for two workshops, $10 off for all three
Please register before 10/13/09Â  with checks payable to Environmental Concern and mailed to Pam Landry, MassWildlife, 1 Rabbit Hill Road, Westboro, MA  01581. Please include an e-mail address along with your payment.