| Upcoming Workshops
We are proud to announce the availability of Michigan Arbor Day Alliance Environmental Education Trunks. The purpose of the environmental education trunks is to allow educators in Eaton, Ingham or Clinton County the opportunity to rent a trunk for a period of time to supplement their existing classroom materials. Trunk materials will provide educators with the opportunity to offer hands on learning, curriculum ideas, games, art projects and more.
This project was made possible with funding provided by, Capital Region Community Foundation. Environmental Education trunks are available for K-5 and 6-8 educators. In the future we hope to provide trunks for Early Childhood education and grades 9-12.
It is FREE to rent an Environmental Education trunk from Michigan Arbor Day Alliance. Please call our office to reserve an Environmental Education trunk for your school or organization.
We are in the process of scheduling workshops for the Environmental Education trunks. Workshops will allow educators the opportunity to view all of the available items and familiarize themselves with classroom application. If your school or organization would like to host a workshop please contact Rachael Wood at (517) 543-5848 x5 or miarborday@gmail.com. Workshops are expected to be brief lasting no more than 2 hours.
Click here for a listing of K-5 Environmental Education Trunk Materials
Click here for a listing of 6-8 Environmental Education Trunk Materials
Join Eaton Conservation District and the Michigan Arbor Day Alliance
program for an Envrionmental Education Workshop.
When: June 29th
Time: 7pm to 9pm
Where: 551 Courthouse Dr., Charlotte-Basement Conference Room
Participants will learn about our new resource: Environmental
Education Trunks for grades k-5 and 6-8. Environmental Education
Trunks contain numerous education resources that are FREE for
educators to use in their classroom! Also, learn about other existing
environmental education resources in Eaton County such as, the Parks
and Recreation Department. Expect an interactive, hands on atmosphere.
Who should attend: Formal and Nonformal educators, home school
parents, 4-h leaders, girl scout and boy scout leaders, etc.
To register for the workshop please send an email to
miarborday@gmail.com or call 517-543-5848 x114 by June 14th.
With funding from the USFS, State and Private Forestry, the Michigan Dept. of Natural Resources and Environment (DNRE), Arboriculture Society of MI, and Global ReLeaf of MI, will be hosting a 2-day training workshop on using the newest version of i-TREE for urban forest assessments. A copy of the program flyer and registration are available online at: http://www.asm-isa.org/itreepg.html Space is limited to the first 30 registrants. Below are a few details:
Date: June 9-10, 2010
Location: Oakland Community College, Auburn Hills, MI
Who should attend: Municipal forestry and natural resource managers, consultants, arborists, private and nonprofits etc.
Hosted/sponsored by: Arboriculture Society of MI, Global ReLeaf of MI, Michigan DNRE and the U.S. Forest Service
Topics: Summary of new version of i-Tree with emphasis on i-Tree Streets, Eco, and Storms and local community example
Trainers: Al Zalaya - Davey Resource Group, Dave Bloniarz - USFS, Francisco Escobedo - University of Florida
Registration Fee: $100
The workshop will include extensive hands-on training in the computer lab as well as field exercises.
Michigan No Child Left Inside Summit
Date: June 23rd
Location: University of Michigan Dearborn
The NCLI Summit is an event for anyone interested in reconnecting youth with nature. Youth educators, natural resource professionals, parents, government officials, community leaders, childcare providers are all encouraged to attend and learn about the many programs that are striving to change the lifestyle of Michigan's children.
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