Jean Szymanski
505-842-3325
Forest Service-Public Affairs Office
333 Broadway SE
Albuquerque, NM 87102
Laughing is good exercise-it's like jogging on the inside!
Part-time special project support for Public Affairs and Conservation
Education.
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Professional Development
Literacy – Science – Math
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY
WHAT: Advanced Project WILD—Natural History Workshop
Aquatic Birds and the Rio Grande Bosque
WHEN: March 7-9, 2008
March 7 - Friday, start time 6 p.m.
March 8 - Saturday, field sessions all day
March 9 - Sunday, half-day sessions on site
WHERE: Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, Sevilleta Field Research
Station,
south of Albuquerque (off I-25, between Belen and Socorro)
Enjoy a fulfilling weekend that will offer you renewed energy and ideas to
meet your curricula requirements and the NM Academic Content Standards. We
will model activities that you can use to promote real-world learning
experiences for your students. Instructors from the Department of Game and
Fish will lead you through engaging and inquiry-based learning adventures
along the Rio Grande Bosque.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Field session at the Socorro Natural Area and at a Bosque Education
Monitoring Program, BEMP site.
• Visit the Department-owned Bernardo Wildlife Area, where special
observation decks allow
waterfowl viewing.
• Hands-on experience with bird point-count surveys and mist-netting birds.
• Practice using field journals and integrate language art with science
based activities.
ACCOMMODATIONS and COST
Sevilleta Housing - furnished houses with shared bedrooms. Kitchens are
fully equipped; you need only your groceries. Bring your own bedding,
sleeping bag and towels or pay extra $10 linen fee. Housing fee is $35 per
person per night.
PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Kevin Holladay or Colleen Welch, Project WILD, NM Dept. of Game and Fish,
505-476-8095, kevin.holladay@state.nm.us or 505-476-8119 or
colleen.welch@state.nm.us
GROUP SIZE
Limited to 16 people. Please register early! Workshop is open to educators
and interested adults as space is available.
Colleen Welch
Co-Coordinator/Project WILD
Conservation Education Section
Aquatic Resource Education
Public Information and Outreach Division
NM Dept. of Game and Fish
PO Box 25112
Santa Fe, NM 85704
505-476-8119 or colleen.welch@state.nm.us
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