From stonykillalmanac at lists.dec.state.ny.us Tue Jan 5 15:31:25 2010 From: stonykillalmanac at lists.dec.state.ny.us (stonykillalmanac at lists.dec.state.ny.us) Date: Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:31:25 -0500 Subject: [Stonykillalmanac] TEACHER WORKSHOP -- Project WILD: Science and Civics Message-ID: <4B435B4D.94A8.005A.1@gw.dec.state.ny.us> DEAR FRIENDS: Teachers and educators are invited to attend a workshop to introduce them to Project WILD's curriculum for high school students, Science and Civics: Sustaining Wildlife, at Stony Kill Farm Environmental Education Center on Tuesday, January 26, 2010, from 4:00 to 7:00 PM. For more information and to register, call Stony Kill at 845-831-8780 Ext. 300. REGISTER BY FRIDAY, January 22, 2010. Project WILD?s high school curriculum, Science and Civics: Sustaining Wildlife, serves as a guide for involving students in environmental action projects aimed at benefitting the local wildlife community. Participants in this FREE workshop will receive a curriculum guide and a hands-on introduction to using the program with their students. Using the curriculum, students perform a series of inquiry-based investigations that teach field research methodology skills, develop conceptual understanding of ecological principles, and investigate environmental laws, economic, political and cultural factors that affect a community. Curriculum Guide includes 34 activities, PLUS sections on: ? Conceptual framework for the program ? How to find funding for projects ? How to get your message across ? Using the Internet ? Inventorying and monitoring plants and animals ? Careers in conservation PROGRAM THEMES: ? Building awareness of environmental issues ? Participating in a democracy ? Exploring and evaluating habitats ? Taking action This is an active outdoor and indoor workshop. Please wear appropriate clothing. Snacks will be provided. Stony Kill Farm Environmental Education Center is located at Wappingers Falls in the Hudson River Valley, about one hour north of New York City and two hours south of Albany. Stony Kill Farm Environmental Education Center is a designated New York State Watchable Wildlife site, where wildlife viewing opportunities abound. Learn more by visiting ?Watchable Wildlife? at www.dec.ny.gov. -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: SK WILD FLYER SC Jan 26 2010-gbj2.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 163222 bytes Desc: not available URL: From stonykillalmanac at lists.dec.state.ny.us Fri Jan 22 16:14:53 2010 From: stonykillalmanac at lists.dec.state.ny.us (stonykillalmanac at lists.dec.state.ny.us) Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:14:53 -0500 Subject: [Stonykillalmanac] DEC Summer Camp: a week in the outdoors; a lifetime of memories Message-ID: <4B59CEFD.94A8.005A.1@gw.dec.state.ny.us> How can you foster a love for the natural world that will last a lifetime? By sending a child to a DEC camp for a week! Campers learn about the environment through hands-on, outdoor activities and build friendships that last forever. Contact with environmental professionals throughout the week enriches the learning and encourages career exploration. Four camps, Colby (Northern Adirondacks), Pack Forest (Southern Adirondacks), DeBruce (Catskills) and Rushford (Western NY), host youth 12 to 14 years old. DEC also offers week-long Ecology Workshops for teens 15 to 17 years old at Pack Forest and Rushford. Complete information about the camps is available at http://www.dec.ny.gov/education/29.html. We will begin accepting applications in February for the 2010 camp season. Application forms are available on the website or by calling DEC Camps at 518-402-8014. The attached PDF (1,500 KB) describes the camps through photos and brief text. If you belong to a group that would be interested in having someone come to make a presentation about the camp program and answer questions, please contact DEC Camps via e-mail at edcamps at gw.dec.state.ny.us or by phone at 518-402-8014. Please share this information with family and friends who may be interested in sending their child(ren) to a DEC camp this summer. For more information about the DEC environmental education camps: Website: http://www.dec.ny.gov/education/29.html E-mail: edcamps at gw.dec.state.ny.us Phone: 518-402-8014 Mail: DEC Camps, 625 Broadway, 2nd Floor, Albany, NY 12233-4500 -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: DEC Camps PDF slide show for 2010 season.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 1483196 bytes Desc: not available URL: