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Engage with Nature: Connecting with Citizen Science

$55/participant

Saturday, October 10, 2020

8:00 AM-2:00 PM

Join Minnesota Association for Environmental Education (MAEE) for our annual conference virtually this year. MAEE is excited to connect participants with local citizen and community science projects, including:

• Monarch Conservation
• Carp Tracking
• Pesky Plant Tracker
• Citizen Water Monitoring
• iNaturalist
• Worm Rangers

Access resources related to the projects prior to the conference. During the conference, connect with the facilitators and learn more about their work/approach. Over lunch, play Nature Trivia for some fun (family members invited!) and take part in a MAEE strategic planning meeting.

Conference highlights include:

• Gain ongoing training and professional development! Participants can receive up to 8 CEUs for taking part in the conference (pre-conference observations are optional)
• Learn from a wildlife hero and citizen science pro! Our keynote presentation with Carrol Henderson,  Citizen Science: My Lifelong Extension of Childhood Curiosity and Passion for Nature, will leave you inspired. 
• Give back to your local EE Community! MAEE is partnering with the Minnesota Naturalists Association to help raise funds for the Minnesota Environmental Educator (Covid-19) Relief Fund.  10% of each conference registration purchased goes directly to providing income support to naturalists and environmental educators who experienced job loss due to Covid-19 related closures. 
• Be part of the conversation!  Just added...Global Coffee Talk! Grab a cup of coffee and join local and national experts as we discuss current and changing terminology when it comes to Citizen Science! We will be joined by Andrea Lorek Stauss, University of Minnesota Extension Educator, and Jennifer Shirk, Executive Director of the Citizen Science Association. Registration for Global Coffee Talk is part of your conference registration, but you can also register for this discussion separately for free...so invite your colleagues and friends! Each registration for this event (including full conference) will be entered into a prize drawing!

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