Promoting Access to Environmental Educational

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Promoting Access to Environmental Educational Experiences
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WELCOME TO MONONA TERRACE,
MADISON, WISCONSIN!
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Welcome to Wisconsin
We are so proud to host the 2015 Midwest Environmental Education
Conference.
On behalf of the Midwest Environmental
Education Conference Steering Committee
and the WAEE Board of Directors, we
would like to thank you for coming to this
regional conference on promoting access to
environmental education experiences.
Three of the conference tracks sustainable food systems, education
on climate change, and reaching
underserved audiences, highlight how
everyone is impacted, though not
necessarily equally, by these critical
environmental issues. Therefore,
everyone should have access to the
knowledge, tools and resources to
address these challenges.
The fourth conference track,
celebrating EE success stories, is
designed to showcase programs that
have demonstrated success in
addressing these and other
environmental education priorities.
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Over the next three days, we hope you
will take advantage of the many
professional development and
personal growth opportunities
work and dedication that goes into
creating a successful event. Thank you
to all of our volunteers, presenters,
exhibitors, donors, and sponsors. We
amazing work of WAEE’s
Administrator, Lynn Karbowski. All of
your work made this conference
possible!
Welcome to Wisconsin and enjoy the
conference!
Sincerely,
The Conference Committee Co-Chairs,
Betsy Parker
Amy Workman
The MEEC aims to highlight how everyone is impacted, though not
necessarily equally, by critical environmental issues
provided by an amazing array of
presenters, exhibitors, speakers,
events, and fellow conference
participants. Anyone who has been part of a
conference planning team knows the
Rebecca Clarke
would like to extend a special thank
you to program committee chair
Jennifer Mitchell, volunteer committee
chair Kathy Waldera, exhibit chair
Karla Lockman, and field trips chairs
Virginia Wiggen and Brenna
Holzhauer. And a special thanks to the
Wisconsin Association For Environmental Education
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Welcome from Assemblywoman
Chris Taylor
October 1, 2015
Welcome Environmental Educators!
Dear Midwest Environmental Education Conference attendees,
Thank you for attending this year’s Midwest Environmental Education
Conference located in the heart of the 76th Assembly District, which I have
the honor to represent in the Wisconsin Legislature. Welcome to Madison! As Mayor, I am thrilled that the Wisconsin Association
for Environmental Education has chosen our city for your 2015 conference.
We are in complete support of your conference theme ‘Promoting Access to
Environmental Educational Experiences’. As advocates for sustainable foods,
climate change education, and reaching underserved audiences,
environmental educators play an incredibly vital role in our communities.
As a mother of two young boys, I know the importance of environmental
education firsthand. Understanding where we get our food and how to
preserve our land, water and air is absolutely critical to the preservation of
our natural resources for years to come. I have authored the Children’s
Outdoor Heritage Act, a bipartisan resolution that acknowledges the
importance of exposing children to the outdoors while protecting and
conserving our environment for future generations. For children, spending
time outdoors is critical to their development. They are healthier and learn
better when they are afforded the opportunity to splash in a stream or hike on
a trail. While in Madison, I hope you will take time to enjoy our city. Madison’s
vibrant downtown, cultural attractions and endless recreational opportunities
offer the perfect complement to your conference. From unique shops, amazing
restaurants, the State Capital and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, all
within a short walking distance, there is something wonderful for everyone to
enjoy while in our beautiful city.
On behalf of all Madison residents, businesses and organizations, please
accept my warmest welcome and invitation to experience all that is Madison.
I am confident your group will experience a memorable stay while in our
Capital City. Best wishes for a successful conference!
While environmental education has been under attack here, the work you do
is more important than ever as our planet faces challenges from human
behavior that requires more robust, immediate action. Thank you for the work
that you do every day to help the public understand how critical protecting
and conserving our environment is.
Sincerely,
Best Wishes for a great conference and welcome!
Paul R. Soglin
Mayor
Chris Taylor
State Representative, 76th Assembly District
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Contents
HIGHLIGHTS -
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S C H E D U L E O V E RV I E W SPONSORS -
WORKSHOPS P.4
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RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM TENFEE -
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EXHIBITORS -
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SPEAKERS -
FIELD TRIPS -
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PANEL DISCUSSION -
Midwest Environmental Education Conference
GALA NIGHT -
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V O YA G E U R C A N O E R A C E CONCURRENT SESSIONS -
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M A D I S O N F AV O R I T E S P.16
THANK YOU'S -
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MEEC 2015 Highlights
We’re going to be busy. It’s going to be great. The MEEC has so many amazing
events, speakers and opportunities lined up.
Field Trips & Workshops Keynote Address
Gala Night
Other Speakers & Panelists
Voyageur Canoe Race
Wednesday, October 21
Thursday, October 22
Friday, October 23
Throughout Conference
Saturday, October 24
The Wednesday prior to the
traditional conference
format focuses on workshops
and field trips. Whether
you're interested in improving
your organization's marketing
and branding or spending the
day walking the hallowed
grounds of the Leopold
Shack, the MEEC preconference options are worth
the add-on day. Enjoy a
bicycle tour of Madison's top
notch EE sites or hone your
GIS skills vis-a-vis student
engagement.
We are pleased to partner
with the UW Nelson Institute
in presenting the Jordahl
Public Lands Lecture and
MEEC Keynote Address,
featuring Pulitzer Prizewinning reporter, New York
Times columnist and National
Book Award-winning author
Timothy Egan. His lecture,
“Still the Geography of Hope:
How Public Land Can Restore
the Soul, and the
Environmental Movement,”
will begin at 7:00 pm in the
Madison Ballroom.
A fun night off-site to
support WAEE through a
fabulous live auction and
raffle drawing. Food featured
by the Madison Area Chef
Network, specially crafted
local beer from the Great
Dane Pub and Brewing
Company, and cocktails
crafted from Door County’s
Death’s Door Vodka. Special
address from Tia Nelson,
daughter of Earth Day and
WAEE co-founder, Gaylord
Nelson; music; and guided
tours of the museum.
Each morning features unique
speakers focused on one of
the MEEC tracks. Don’t miss
writer and newly appointed
co-directer of the Freshwater
Innovation Center, Peter
Annin, on Thursday; George
Archibald, story-teller and
founder of the International
Crane Foundation on Friday;
and sustainable farming
advocate, Joel Salatin, on
Saturday.
Paddle the crisp waters of
Lake Monona in historic
voyageur canoes or, watch
from the banks to cheer on
your favorite team. A parade
of 24- and 34-food canoes will
traverse the waters in front of
Monona Terrace to celebrate
the cultural history and
tradition of exploration and
discovery of the waters and
wildlife of Wisconsin through
a living history extravaganza!
See page 11 for details.
See page 15 for more details.
See page 18 for details.
See page 17 for details on the
amazing panelist line up for a
discussion on diversity issues
in environmental education.
Sign up to paddle or join a
team at the registration
counter. See page 19 for
details.
Check in at the registration table for more information on locations, costs or to sign up to be on a voyageur canoe team. Signed
books from Joel Salatin will be sold at the registration table - other speakers’ books will be for sale following their address.
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Conference Overview
TIME
W E D N E S D AY
10/21
T H U R S D AY
10/22
F R I D AY
10/23
S A T U R D AY
10/24
7:30
Registration open
Registration open
Registration open
8:00
Breakfast
Breakfast
Breakfast
Grand Terrace - 8-9am
Ballroom C&D - 8-9am
Speaker: Peter Annin
Speaker: George Archibald
Speaker: Joel Salatin
Concurrent Session I
EE Talks and Interactive
Sessions
Concurrent Session VI
8:30
9:00
9:30
10:00
Half day and full day
workshops & field
trips
9am-3or4pm
Rooms K-R - 10-10:45am
10:30
11:00
11:30
12:00
12:30
1:00
1:30
2:00
2:30
3:00
Transition time
3:30
4:00
4:30
5:00
Exhibitor Social and
Networking
Concurrent Session II
Concurrent Session VII
Lunch
Networking Lunch
Brat Stand Lunch
Ballroom C&D - 12-1pm
Rooftop - 12-1pm
Concurrent Session III
Concurrent Session IV
Rooms K-R - 1-1:45pm
Voyageur Canoe Race on
Lake Monona
Badger Exhibit Social
Concurrent Session V
Viewing at Rooftop;
Participants at Law Park
Dock
Grand Terrace - 2-2:45pm
1-3pm
Panel Discussion
Round Table Discussions
Ballroom C&D - 3-3:45pm
Interactive Sessions
State Member Meetings
Rooms K, L, M, N - 4-5pm
Grand Terrace
4-8pm
5:30
Transition time
Wisconsin Hosted Exhibitor
Social, KEEP Celebration,
UW Nelson Ints. Special
Guests
Gala and Live Auction AT
Madison Children’s Museum
WAEE & Partners Present the
38th Annual Awards Banquet
6:30
Grand Terrace - 5:30-7pm
6-9pm
Ballroom C&D - 6pm
7:00
Keynote Address
6:00
Ballroom ABC&D - 7-8pm
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Sponsors
We could not host such an extraordinary event without the support of the following
community environmental education champions
Conserve School
UW Nelson Institute
Wisconsin Center for EE
Wisconsin EE Board
US Forest Products Lab
UW-Madison Nelson Institute
for Environmental Studies
strives to build partnerships
that synergize and sustain
excellence in the
interdisciplinary research,
teaching, and service that
make the University of
Conserve School is a semesterWisconsin-Madison a world
long immersion for students who leader in addressing
have demonstrated a genuine
environmental challenges.
interest in the natural world and
who are motivated to conserve it. Core values include
Much of the curriculum is
interdisciplinary scholarship
conducted outdoors.
and community partnerships.
The Wisconsin Center for
Environmental Education
(WCEE) fosters universal
environmental and social
responsibility through the
development, dissemination,
implementation and
evaluation of sustainability
and environmental education
programs in pK-12 schools
and communities.
The Wisconsin Environmental
Education Board’s (WEEB)
mission is to provide
leadership in the development
of learning opportunities that
empower Wisconsin citizens
with the knowledge and skills
needed to make wise
environmental decisions and
take responsible actions in
their personal lives,
workplaces and communities.
The Forest Products
Laboratory (FPL) was
established in Madison,
Wisconsin in 1910 to conserve
scarce timber resources. Their
mission is to use our Nation's
wood resources wisely and
efficiently, while keeping
forests healthy.
www.conserveschool.org
www.uwsp.edu/wcee
Conserve School inspires
young people to take part in
in environmental stewardship
through academics and
engagement with the forests,
lakes, and wildlife of the
northwoods of Wisconsin.
www.nelson.wisc.edu
The WCEE is a center of the
UW-Stevens Point and UW
Extension.
The WEEB provides statewide
leadership and grants.
Research began with
preserving railroad ties, and
now includes nanotechnology
contributing to mitigating the
impacts of climate change.
www.uwsp.edu/weeb
www.fpl.fs.fed.us
Greater Madison Convention & Visitors Bureau
The Greater Madison Convention & Visitors Bureau (GMCVB) is dedicated to creating economic impact through
tourism. The GMCVB has been a champion for WAEE and supporter of the MEEC - they have worked behind the
scenes to help make the MEEC a fiscal success and to establish local partnerships.
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Collaborations
Wisconsin Science Fest Wisconsin Book Fest
A statewide festival celebrating curiosity and creativity!
Science festivals can introduce you to people, places and
programs you can tap into year-round to discover how
science is changing the way we look at and lead our lives.
The Wisconsin Book Festival offers an incredible slate of
authors and events. There is certainly something for
every reader, including a wide array of authors. See prizewinners, debuts, laureates, luminaries. During your down time from the MEEC be sure to
check out some of the 200+ science events taking
place throughout Madison.
The Wisconsin Book Festival takes place October 22
through 25, with several authors appearing at the
MEEC, including Peter Annin, Joel Salatin, and
Timothy Egan.
We’ll be serving the Science Fest’s own unique ice
cream flavor, named and created by #WiSciFest
participants - Thursday at 2pm
www.wisconsinsciencefest.org
Department of Public
Instruction
Environmental education is required in Wisconsin
schools. State law requires that every school district
develop and implement a kindergarten through grade 12
sequential curriculum plan.
If you have time to check out others, find schedule
and program details at:
The Wisconsin DPI supports environmental
education in Wisconsin with resources, a Green &
Healthy Schools certification program, and the
efforts of a statewide Environmental Education
Consultant.
www.wisconsinbookfestival.org
cal.dpi.wi.gov/cal_environmental-ed
Other Sponsors
In Kind & Auction Donors
Acorn Naturalists
National Geographic - Cengage
Aldo Leopold Foundation &
Baraboo Range Preservation
Association
North American Association for
Art & Sons
Canada Goose
Capitol Joinery
Rutabaga Paddle Sports
Stefan Anderson
Steve Kerlin
Cardno
The Great Dane Pub and Brewing
Company
Dean Sauers
The Green Bay Packers
Destination Nature
The Ridges Preservation
Dream Bank - American Family
Insurance
Wild Side Adventure Sports
Fox Wisconsin Heritage Parkway
Goodman Jewelers
International Crane Foundation
Madison Area Chefs Network
Madison B Cycle
Willy Street Co-op
Wirtz Beverage Wisconsin
Wisconsin Department of Natural
Resources
Wisconsin Green and Healthy
Schools
Wisconsin Public Radio
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Conference Basics
Conference Tracks
This year’s theme is:
Promoting Access to
Environmental Educational
Experiences. This theme is
tied directly to “Wisconsin’s
Plan for Environmentally
Literate and Sustainable
Communities” – our state
strategic plan for
environmental literacy –
which sets forth five goals for
the state of Wisconsin. Goal
#2 is “promote access to
environmental education
experiences needed to
support environmental
literacy and sustainable
communities at home, work,
school, and play.”
Sustainable Foods – How are
we promoting access to and
educating about locally and
sustainably produced foods in
the Midwest? How are we
using gardens and sustainable
food systems to teach
environmental education and
promote healthy people and
environments?
Education on Climate
Change – How are we
providing education about the
realities of climate change –
especially as it relates to the
Midwest and the Great Lakes?
What are the challenges to
and successes of education
about climate change?
Reaching Underserved
Audiences – How are we
promoting access to and
educating about
environmental issues faced by
underserved audiences? How
are decimating information
and tools they need,
addressing barriers, using
inclusive language, and
providing access to natural
areas?
Reduce, Renew, Refresh:
Celebrating Our Success
Stories in EE – How are we
promoting access to and
educating ourselves about our
own success stories? How are
we advocating for our
profession and our
professional mission?
Cross-Cutting Issues
The “Status and Needs of Environmental Education Related Organizations in Wisconsin” conducted in Wisconsin in 2014 identified the following educational
needs as top priorities for EE organizations. The MEEC is a perfect venue to address and educate on some of these needs. Presentations that touch on these issues
will be signified in the MEEC program. They are:
•Use of Technology to Enhance EE
•Accessibility & Inclusion of People with
Disabilities
•Fundraising, Grant Writing, Budgeting
•Marketing, Communication, Social Media
•Exhibit Development
•Volunteer Management, Service Learning
•Non-profit Management, Working with Boards
•Current Environmental Issues
•Sustainability: Land Use, Green Buildings,
Resource Use
•Water: Use, Conservation, Aquatic Studies
Hours
Session Formats
Session: Traditional presentations that focus on a single topic or program, typically including a talk
or media presentation followed by a short discussion. 45 minutes. The conference registration booth
will be open:
Interactive Session: Similar to traditional presentations but with more time, allowing for more
hands-on activities or more in-depth discussion. 90 minutes Wednesday – Friday
7:30am-11:30am and 12:30-4pm
EE Talks: Succinct talks that highlight a specific topic. Following the popular TED Talks model,
presenters are each given 15 minutes to share insights and highlights on a specific topic. 15 minutes
each
Saturday - 7:30am-10am.
Round Table: An informal presentation on a topic or program with an emphasis on spirited
discussions between presenter/s and session attendees. Discussions should include an active
exchange of ideas. 45 minutes Workshop - half day: In-depth sessions that actively develop professional skills with potential for implementation.
Participants should register separately for workshops and pay an additional fee. 4-5 hours Name tags
You will need your name tag for all
sessions, special events and meals.
If you lose your name tag, please
come to the registration desk with
your photo ID.
Workshop - full day: Similar to the half-but with more time for in-depth instruction and hands-on activities and time for
lunch. Again, participants should register separately for these workshops. 7-8 hours
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Monona Terrace - The Monona Terrace is LEED
certified and we’re pleased they can offer the
following environmentally friendly conference
amenities: using green products, serving locally
grown food when available, purchasing 100%
renewable energy, using single-stream recycling,
using compostable cups and recycled packaging,
and composting food waste.
Parking - Downtown parking is not fun - and we’re
sorry about that. The parking garage adjacent to
Monona Terrace is owned by the State of Wisconsin
and managed by a private parking company. The
garage does sometimes sell out depending on the
number of events in Monona Terrace and what is
taking place downtown. On the mornings of Thurs.
10/22 and Fri. 10/23 parking will be limited to
“MEEC Only” guests for a few hours only. Please
still allow for enough time to park and walk a short
distance to the Terrace.
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Meals - Breakfast, lunch and afternoon refreshments
are included with your conference registration.
Coffee will be available in the morning and at some
breaks (iced tea may also be offered). Bring - or buy
- a coffee mug or water bottle for refills! Can’t find
the coffee - ask a volunteer! Lunch on Thursday is
buffet sandwiches and Friday is a sit-down “Birds of
a Feather” Networking Lunch where attendees are
invited to sit and converse based on topic of interest.
Evening socials will feature Wisconsin-focused
appetizers and a cash bar. If you indicated a special
dietary need on your registration, the Monona
Terrace kitchen is prepared to accommodate and we
will do our best to get your special items to you.
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signed up for. If you notice any discrepancies or you
would like to edit your registration, please check in
at the registration desk.
Exhibits – There are several exhibit socials
throughout the conference. Please come and support
these wonderful organizations, have something
good to eat, and some fun entertainment! If you are
exhibiting, thank you! See pages 9-10 for more info.
Photographic Waiver – The Wisconsin Association
for Environmental Education (WAEE) will take
pictures and videos throughout the MEEC 2015
conference. Your picture may be used in WAEE’s
publications, community promotional materials and
social media. If WAEE does not have permission to
use your photo and name in all publications and
materials please notify WAEE in writing.
Book Sales – We will have a limited number of
SIGNED books by Joel Salatin. These are available
at the MEEC registration desk for $20. Books will
also be for sale, thanks to the Wisconsin Book
Festival, at the Timothy Egan and Peter Annin
presentations.
The parking charges in this ramp are reasonable for
the downtown area:
•Weekdays - $1.50 per hour or a maximum of $12 a
day
•Weekdays evenings (cars arriving after 5:00 pm) $5 flat fee
•Saturdays or Sundays - $5 flat fee
WiFi - Monona Terrace has free WiFi for conference
participants.
Social Media
Other nearby, downtown parking ramps are shown
on the map at right.
Check in with us on social media for updates and
fun posts:
The MEEC Hotel Blocks are selected based on
walking distance or shuttle availability. We hope
this will help alleviate parking woes.
Volunteering - The MEEC has been developed and
coordinated by a group of dedicated volunteers and
our amazing WAEE Administrator. There may still
be opportunities for you to volunteer. Check in at
the registration desk to see how you can help.
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There are many great restaurants near the Monona
Terrace and in downtown Madison. The MEEC
committee favorites are highlighted starting on page
28 - we hope you get out to enjoy!
Facebook: facebook.com/
WisconsinAssociationforEnvironmentalEducation
Twitter: twitter.com/WAEE40 @WAEE40
Use #MadMEEC to share your posts.
Invoice – You should have received an invoice with
your registration that includes the meals,
workshops/field trips and special events you
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Exhibit Socials
Wednesday Social Badger Exhibit
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- 4PM
Kick off the MEEC at the Wednesday
evening Exhibitor Social. Join us for tapas
and drinks (cash bar) in the beautiful Grand
Terrace. Gather information and resources
from exhibitors and vendors.
Meet the raptors from Hoo’s Woods Raptor
Center and spend time networking with
fellow conference participants.
Bar opens at 4pm, hors d’oeuvres will
start at 4:30 and a mashed potato bar
featuring locally grown potatoes will
begin at 5pm - please plan accordingly.
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On Wisconsin! Join us for a UW-themed Exhibit
Social on Thursday October 22nd beginning at
2:00pm. Members from the UW Marching Band
will greet MEEC participants with the sounds of
Beer Barrel Polka, You’ve Said it All, and Varsity.
Enjoy delicious Babcock ice cream made right here
at UW-Madison with milk from UW cows. Of
course you will also have access to environmental
education organizations, programs and vendors
from four states. Speak with professionals, gain
knowledge, get freebees, and share ideas to advance
your environmental education program.
Wisconsin Hosted Exhibitor
Social, Celebrating 20 Years of
Wisconsin’s Energy Education
Program
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Wisconsin’s K-12 Energy Education Program (KEEP), is happy to sponsor
this networking social celebrating 20 years of energy education success in
Wisconsin. Visit the KEEP booth and their network of energy education
partners.
Join in commemorating this milestone with a Networking Social, featuring
Wisconsin hors d’oeuvres and exhibitor displays. We also welcome special
guests of the UW Nelson Institute who join this reception which precedes the
Institute’s Jordahl Public Lands Lecture and MEEC Keynote address from
author Timothy Egan.
Exhibitor Map
Exhibits and Exhibit Socials will take place in the Grand Terrace
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Alliance for Animals and the Environment
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National Geographic - Cengage
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Beehive Collective
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Nature Net & Aldo Leopold Nature Center & Aldo Leopold
Foundation
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Beepods
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NSTA Press
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Brown Dog Gadgets
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Recycling Connections Cooperation
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Camp Lakotah
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Riveredge Nature Center
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Camp LuWiSoMo
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Save the Rainforest, Inc.
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Camp Woodbrooke
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Schlitz Audubon Nature Center
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Central Wisconsin Environmental Station
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Treehaven
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Climate Generation: A Will Steger Legacy
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US Forest Products Lab
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Conserve School
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Environment for the Americas - International Migratory Bird
Day
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Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission
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Green & Healthy Schools Wisconsin
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Henry Vilas Zoo
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Hoo's Woods Raptor Center
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Into the Outdoors
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Invasive Plants Association of Wisconsin (IPAW)
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K-12 Energy Education Program (KEEP)
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MacKenzie Center
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Madison Area Herpetology Society
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Madison Gas & Electric
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Milwaukee Public Museum
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North American Association for Environmental Education
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Nasco
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Promenade
UW Nelson Institute
Walbridge School
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Wisconsin Association for Env. Education
& WI Nature Center Collaborative & EE Consortium
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Wisconsin Center for Environmental Education
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Wisconsin Energy Institute
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Wisconsin Environmental Education Board
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Wisconsin Environmental Education Foundation
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Wisconsin Geological & Natural History Survey
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Wisconsin Green Schools Network
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Sponsors & Partners
Denotes MEEC Sponsors
Partners of Wisconsin’s K-12
Energy Education Program
Please visit MEEConference.org for links to all exhibitor websites
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Field Trips
See the area’s top notch EE sites in person - Wednesday, Oct. 21st
B-Cycle Nature Net Tour
Growing Garlic with Kids
A Sand County Tour
Broaden Your Reach With Birds
Schedule:
Schedule:
Schedule:
Schedule:
8:30am – meet at E. Wilson & MLK Jr.
Blvd. BCycle station (22 W. Wilson St.)
9am – bike to UW Arboretum (2 miles)
for a quick stop at edge of Arboretum,
information from Arb naturalist
9:30am – bike to Henry Vilas Zoo (1
mile), tour from Education Director
10:30am – bike to UW Geology
Museum (1 mile), tour with Brooke
Norsted
11:30am – bike to Madison Children’s
Museum (1 mile) tour from Julie
Butler, Rooftop Coordinator
12pm – return bikes and enjoy food
carts at Capitol and Dane County
Farmers’ Market on MLK Jr. Blvd.
12:30pm - Meet at Monona Terrace for
car pooling if desired.
1pm - Welcome and tour of Youth
Farm
1:30pm - Observe Kennedy
Elementary 4th graders planting garlic
as part of their field trip
2pm - Garlic growth, harvest, history
and curricula connections
2:30pm - Test out the Youth Farm
Outdoor Kitchen with kid approved
recipes and taste testing
3pm - Hands-on garlic planting and
preparation instruction, including tips
for curing and storing garlic; best tools
and techniques for kids; planting and
mulching activities; and garlic to take
home (1.5 hours)
4:30pm - Pack up to return to Monona
Terrace
9am - Meet at Monona Terrace and
depart via bus
9-10:15am - Travel to Aldo Leopold
Foundation
10:15am-12:15pm - Arrive at Aldo
Leopold Foundation for full tour of
shack property and overview of
Legacy Center. (2 hours)
12:15-1pm - Lunch at ALF in 3-season
classroom or outdoors. Time allowed
to visit ALF gift shop, explore on own,
etc. (45 mins)
1pm - Load bus and travel to
1:15-3:15pm - Arrive at International
Crane Foundation and meet ICF staff
for guided tour, self-guided time to
explore, visit ICF gift shop, etc. (2
hours)
3:30pm - Load bus and travel back to
Madison
4:45pm - Arrive back at Monona
Terrace
9am - Flying WILD - Susan Schuller
will present a condensed FW
workshop. Gain experience using the
guide and receive resources for
incorporating bird education into your
programs or classrooms.
11am - Student Scientists of Urban
Ecology Center with Tim Vargo. 5-6
students provide an introduction to
Driven to Discover and will share
their projects.
12pm - Lunch will be catered at
Goodman - Deli Wrap Buffet with
Lemonade
1pm – Children are the Hope with
Korie Klink – Overview of the
program and see some of the art work
students have done between
Wisconsin and Cuba focused on birds.
2:15pm - Madison Audubon Outreach
and Education – Rebecca Reseals will
share the work Audubon is doing
with communities & teachers,
including incorporating climate
change education using birds.
3:45pm-4pm: Wrap-up
Preparations:
Easy-to-medium loop primarily along
bike lanes and paths, consisting of flat
and hilly mixed urban terrain. Light
refreshments will be provided. Bring
cash for additional pit stops and food
carts. A limited number of helmets
will be provided or, bring your own.
All riders must be over 18 and sign a
liability waiver. Ride will take place
rain or shine, so please dress for the
weather.
Special thanks to Madison B-Cycle,
Henry Vilas Zoo, UW Geology Museum,
Madison Children’s Museum, and UW
Arboretum. Refreshments generously
provided by Willy Street Co-Op.
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Preparations:
Participants should bring a water
bottle, sun hat/glasses, clothes and
shoes appropriate for the weather.
We will be outdoors the entire time walking paths in the garden are a
combination of wood-chip, mulch,
and soil - other areas of the farm are
grass.
Troy Gardens will provide garden gloves if
needed, garden tools, potable water, and a
port-a-potty is on site.
Preparations:
Participants should be dressed for the
weather as the majority of the day will
be spent outside. Lunch will be
provided. Bring a re-useable water
bottle to fill along the way. Both stops
will have water & restrooms available.
Special thanks to ICF and ALF for
donating admission and guides in support
of the MEEC!
Preparations:
Be prepared to go outside as some
activities will be outdoors. Lunch is
included. Please let us know if you
have any dietary needs. Plan to be at
Goodman Community Center for
9am start time. (The Goodman Center
is on the public bus line.)
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In depth with important ideas and innovative people Wednesday, Oct. 21st
ArcGIS & Environmental Education
Marketing & Branding EE Programs I
Marketing & Branding EE Programs II
Joel Salatin Workshop
Wednesday - Full Day (lunch included)
Wednesday - Half Day 9am-12pm
Wednesday - Half Day 1-4pm
Saturday - 10am-12pm
Monona Terrace - Room F
Monona Terrace - Room G
Monona Terrace - Room G
Monona Terrace - Ballroom C&D
Global Information Systems (GIS) and
environmental education work
together to give your students handson work with spatial analysis. Esri, the
GIS industry leader, allows all schools
free access to ArcGIS Online (AGO),
and a 60-day free trial to other
agencies. Take students beyond online
mapping and prepare them for job
readiness with advanced spatial and
analytical thinking. Join Lisa Geason-Bauer from
Evolution Marketing to learn about
successful branding, best practices for
communications, benefits of cobranding, and how to manage and
promote your image and message.
This session will tap into the
knowledge of marketing
and communication professionals
from Madison Gas & Electric to see
how messaging, branding,
outreach, and media all work together
to effectively engage your audience.
Topics will include:
Join Joel Salatin, author of Folks, This
Ain’t Normal, and founder of Polyface
Farms in an interactive session to
explore questions surrounding the
barriers and benefits to producing
sustainable, locally grown foods. In
this smaller group setting, Joel will
discuss local food production,
including what each household could
grow in and out-of-doors if the home
landscape were viewed from a
kitchen-centric perspective; what food
production could be achieved if 20
hours per week were invested in the
endeavor; and what tools would make
your kitchen function as a fresh and
whole foods cooking utopia. Discuss
these topics and more with the farmer
and author featured in Michael
Pollan's Omnivore’s Dilemma and the
movie Food, Inc.
This workshop provides an overview
of GIS, hands-on instruction, practice
on the Esri AGO platform, free
resources and expert training.
Educators will leave the workshop
knowing basic AGO skills (plotting
points, searching for and adding
layers, and how to run basic analyses)
and be able to play and explore what
may work best for your needs
Evolution Marketing, LLC, specializes
in environmental communication, ecofriendly marketing and sustainable
strategies. Evolution Marketing is
actively involved in shaping the
discussion within the Wisconsin
business community on issues of
sustainability and corporate social
responsibility. Lisa has served as an
Advisor to the WI Sustainable
Business Council and Evolution
Marketing is the first communications
firm to be recognized at the “Masters”
level in the Green Masters Program.
Please bring your own laptop (as mobile
devices may not work well with the heavy
graphics of AGO).
•Why are Messaging and Branding
Important?
•How to Develop Your Outreach List
and Audience, Marketing/
Advertising, Promotion
•Why, When and How to Use Social
Media
•How to Engage Diverse Audiences
•How to Work Effectively with Local
Media Outlets
Joel's workshop will directly follow his
plenary address on Saturday morning.
Tickets are required - check at the
registration desk for ticket availability.
All workshop & field trip attendees are invited to Wednesday evening’s Exhibitor
Social with tapas, cash bar and live raptor education - beginning at 4pm
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Friday, October 23 - MEEC Welcomes the Research Community
The MEEC Research Symposium is a
chance for students and faculty to present
and learn about what has been
discovered through EE research in the
Midwest.
The Symposium provides a forum for
students, faculty, and the community
to discuss new research topics and to
examine the connection between
research and education. Researchers
are invited to attend Friday morning
breakfast, present or learn about
recent projects during the morning
“EE Talks”, meet with fellow
researchers and faculty at the “Birds of
a Feather” networking lunch, and
explore and share more in-depth
information about research topics
during the afternoon concurrent
sessions.
Attendees:
Schedule:
MEEC Research
Symposium registration for Friday,
October 23rd includes breakfast, lunch
and afternoon refreshments. Research-focused blocks will be
highlighted during the morning “EE
Talks” and the afternoon concurrent
sessions and are denoted with the blue
circle emblem seen here.
7:30-9am – Reception Breakfast
9-10am – MEEC Keynote speaker –
George Archibald
10am-12pm – “EE Talks” – styled in
the fashion of TED Talks, these
succinct talks highlight a specific topic
in a 15-minute lecture presentation.
The Symposium features networking and sharing opportunities, as well
as research-focused presentation blocks. Look for the blue research
icon (at right) to denote research-focused sessions.
Researchers are invited to present on
their specific topic of study, and learn
what others in the field are pursuing.
12-1pm – “Birds of a Feather”
Networking lunch – researchers are
invited to enjoy a meal with fellow
students and faculty.
1-4pm – Concurrent Sessions &
Roundtable Discussions – get more in
depth with your presentation or in
learning about others’ areas of
research.
4-5pm – State Affiliate Meetings –
learn more about your state
association for environmental
education and how you can get
involved or meet engaged educators
in your community.
4-6pm – Informal networking
opportunities – details TBD
Research and TENFEE attendees are invited to attend the 6-8pm: Gala Event at
Madison Children’s Museum ($10 ticketed cost for conference attendees).
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Thursday - Friday, October 22-23 - MEEC Welcomes TENFEE
Teacher Education Network for Environmental Education
Guidelines for the Preparation and
Professional Development of
Environmental Educators
**This workshop is open to teacher
educators from Wisconsin AND other
states**
The Teacher Educator Network for
(TENFEE) includes all higher
education instructors of
environmental education throughout
Wisconsin, from each of the 33 teacher
education programs. The group hosts
annual meetings and communicates
through a listserv and smaller
gatherings throughout the year. The
TENFEE network has three purposes:
•To serve as a communication hub for
environmental education in teacher
preparation programs;
•To advocate for inclusion of high
quality environmental education in
teacher education programs, and;
•To serve as an umbrella for research
on environmental education in teacher
education programs.
Workshop Schedule:
The focus of this workshop is on the
Guidelines for the Preparation and
Professional Development of
Environmental Educators. Teacher
educators will become more familiar
with the Guidelines, map the
Guidelines to their curriculum and
make necessary adjustments to
address the Guidelines. Additionally,
participants will develop a plan for
implementation, including getting
buy-in from others at their home
institution. Participants will present
their plan to the TENFEE group
during the Friday meeting.
10am-12pm – TENFEE Workshop –
Room K
Thursday, Oct. 22
Friday, Oct. 23
8am – Workshop Registration, Checkin and Breakfast
8-10am – Regular MEEC conference
schedule
9-10am – MEEC Plenary Speaker
10am-12pm – “EE Talks” – Research
Symposium members and some
TENFEE members present
12-1pm – Lunch
1-5pm – TENFEE Workshop – Room K
5:30-7pm – Wisconsin Hosted
Exhibitor Social, sponsored by
Wisconsin’s K-12 Energy Education
Program
7pm – TENFEE Workshop
participants prepare Friday
presentations
12-1pm – “Birds of a Feather”
Networking lunch
1-4pm – TENFEE meeting – Room K –
Workshop participants present their
implementation plans.
4-5pm – State Affiliate & Student
Meetings
6pm – Gala Event and Fundraiser at
Madison Children’s Museum
(reduced $10 ticket price with
conference registration)
This workshop is made possible by a grant from NAAEE’s National Project for Excellence in Environmental Education, with funding support from the EPA in
cooperation with EECapacity and the University of Oregon. Please contact Becca Franzen at [email protected] or 715-346-4943 for additional information.
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Innovative thinking on conference tracks
Peter Annin - Freshwater Innovation
Center, Northland College
Tim Egan - Writer, New York Times,
Author
George Archibald - Founder,
Joel Salatin - Author & Activist,
Polyface Farms
Thursday, October 22 - 9am
A veteran conflict and environmental
journalist, Peter Annin spent more
than a decade reporting on a wide
variety of issues for Newsweek. He
has specialized in covering domestic
terrorism and the radical right,
including the bombing of the federal
building in Oklahoma City and the
Branch Davidian standoff outside
Waco, Texas. He spent many years
writing about the environment,
including droughts in the Southwest,
hurricanes in the Southeast, wind
power on the Great Plains, forest fires
in the mountain West, recovery efforts
on the Great Lakes, and the causes
and consequences of the dead zone in
the Gulf of Mexico. His book, The
Great Lakes Water Wars, is heralded as
the definitive work on the Great Lakes
water diversion controversy and
received the Great Lakes Book Award
for nonfiction. He is now the codirector of the Center for Freshwater
Innovation at Northland College in
Ashland, WI.
Book sales thanks to Wisconsin Book
Festival & “A Room of Ones Own”
Thursday, October 22, 7pm
In partnership with the UW Nelson
Institute for Environmental Studies,
the MEEC is proud to announce
Timothy Egan as the conference
keynote speaker.
Egan is the author of seven books,
one of which, The Big Burn, relays the
story of the nation’s biggest wildfire
and the creation of the US Forest
Service. The Big Burn is the basis for a
newly released PBS film featured on
American Experience.
A lifelong journalist, Mr. Egan now
writes an online opinion column
for The New York Times. His
appearance at the MEEC is a part of
the Nelson Institute’s Jordahl Public
Lands Lecture Series.
Friday, October 23, 9am
The future of many crane species was
once as fragile as the delicate and
graceful birds themselves. George
Archibald’s visionary leadership in
international conservation efforts over
the past 40 years has given flight to
crane conservation worldwide. In
1973, when cranes were in a perilous
situation and many were on the brink
of extinction, Archibald, along with
Cornell University colleague, Ronald
Sauey, Ph.D., established the
International Crane Foundation (ICF)
in Baraboo, Wisconsin as the world
center for the study and preservation
of cranes. Today, ICF has over 50
employees and supports conservation
projects in 45 countries. Archibald is a
true conservation ambassador who
uses his unique brand of crane
diplomacy to work in sensitive places.
He leverages the charisma of cranes to
unite people from diverse cultures
and countries to work together to
preserve the landscapes necessary for
the survival of both cranes and
people.
Saturday, October 24, 9am
Joel Salatin is a fulltime alternative
farmer in Virginia’s Shenandoah
Valley. He writes extensively for
agriculture magazines and is a
popular speaker who defends small
farms, local food systems, and the
right to opt out of the conventional
food paradigm. His family’s farm,
Paleface, Inc., has been featured
in Smithsonian Magazine, National
Geographic, Gourmet, and countless
other radio, television and print
media. The farm achieved iconic
status as the grass farm featured in the
bestseller, Omnivore’s Dilemma, by
food writer guru Michael Pollan and
more recently the movie Food, Inc. He
is author of a number of books
including the recently released Folks,
This Ain’t Normal, which is a farmer’s
advice for happier hens, healthier
people and a better world - signed
copies will be
available for
sale at the
MEEC
registration
counter.
Book sales thanks to Wisconsin Book
Festival & “A Room of Ones Own”
All speakers will appear in Ballrooms C&D - Tim Egan’s Jordahl Public Lands
Lecture and MEEC Keynote Address will be in Ballrooms ABC&D.
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Thursday, October 22 - 3pm - Ballroom C&D
Highlighting the MEEC track of “Reaching Underserved Audiences” and
inviting a discussion on the issues the EE field faces related to this important topic
Dr. Antonieta Avila - UW
Milwaukee
Lainet Garcia-Rivera - Urban
Ecology Center
Cynthia Gonzalez - Escuela
Verde
Venice Williams - Alice’s
Garden
Dr. Joella Zocher - Escuela
Verde
Dr. Antonieta Avila is
Assistant Professor of Second
Language Education at the
University of Wisconsin
Milwaukee. She has been an
educator for over 20 years.
Through her work with
parents, teachers, and
students she advocates for
access to equitable education
highlighting the need to
support bilingual and
bicultural resources. Her past
teaching experiences helped
shape and develop her
passion for culturally and
linguistically relevant science.
She believes that when
science is relevant to our daily
lives we become deeply
engaged.
Lainet Garciea-Rivera has a
degree in Biology and a
Master Degree in Zoology &
Ecology of Vertebrates from
the University of Havana,
Cuba. She worked at the
Ecology and Systematic
Institute researching Bat
Ecology; teaching
Conservation Biology courses;
and developing
programs. Lainet now works
for Urban Ecology Center as
an Environmental Educator
and Community Program
Coordinator at Milwaukee’s
Menomonee Valley. She
develops and conducts
community programs and
citizen science projects.
As an avid life long learner
and educator, Cynthia
Gonzalez is committed to
student success and believes
students should be the
driving force behind
curriculum learning. She is
focused on providing
experiences that meet
students linguistic and
cultural needs, advocating for
bilingual education and
quality instruction in dual
languages. She is part of the
Latino task force of United
Way of greater Milwaukee,
currently sits on the board of
Serve Marketing; serves as an
advisor at Escuela Verde and
is an active volunteer to many
non-profit organizations.
Venice R. Williams selfidentifies as a cultural and
spiritual midwife, guiding
people into “birthing” the
goodness and talents that lie
within. A native of Pittsburgh,
she has been working in
Milwaukee for 26 years, first
as director of Youth Ministry
for a coalition of Lutheran
churches, and now as the
visionary behind many
Milwaukee organizations,
programs, and projects. She
currently serves as the
Executive Director of Alice’s
Garden Urban Farm and The
Body & Soul Healing Arts
Center, and is the Education
Coordinator for the Center for
Resilient Cities in Milwaukee.
With over a decade of
experience teaching science in
Milwaukee public schools,
Joey works to integrate
sustainability and restorative
justice into school-wide
curricula where students not
only have the ability to make
learning relevant to their
lives, but are encouraged to
take action for positive change
in their communities. She is
currently the student advisor
at Escuela Verde; is the past
program director at Urban
Ecology Center Washington
Park; and a former high,
graduate and undergraduate
teacher with a PhD in Urban
Education and curriculum
and instruction.
Student Panelist: Yamilé Salgado
Yamilé is a freshman at Escuela Verde in Milwaukee. Escuela Verde is a project based learning school that focuses on sustainability. Yamilé takes part in many of the wonderful offerings such as field research team, park rangers, and volleyball. She looks forward to
future opportunities like camping with her friends. Yamilé's interest in science bloomed at a young age when her father started to take
her to the Garfield Park Conservatory in Chicago. Inside the 'invernado' she saw the most astonishing array of plants. In the future,
Yamilé looks forward to a life and career that involves nature, caring for, and learning about living things.
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F R I D AY , O C T O B E R
23RD
Food and Drink: Madison Area Chef’s
Network & The Great Dane Pub &
Brewing Co.
The MEEC is thrilled to invite you to
Friday evening’s Gala Night and
fundraiser at the Madison Children’s
Museum. Eat, drink, be merry, learn,
explore, and raise important funds for
WAEE – what more could you ask for?
We are beyond thrilled to welcome
amazing chefs from the Madison Area
Chef’s Network to cook for us this
evening. The food will not disappoint.
With a nod to the MEEC track of
education for Sustainable Food
Systems, the chefs from the MACN
will present a re-imagining of the
school lunch. Using many locally and
sustainably raised produce, these tasty
bites will make any traditional-schoollunch regular salivate with envy.
entirely Wisconsin-made spirit
features wheat grown on Washington
Island, Door County – the thumb of
Wisconsin. Our mixologists will use
local herbs to shake up a tasty and
sustainable cocktail.
Sample Auction Items:
Speakers & Entertainment:
•State baskets from other MEEC states
Tia Nelson, daughter of Earth Day
Founder, Gaylord Nelson, will make
Location: Madison Children’s
an appearance to address the crowd
Museum
attending this special gala night. After
serving as executive secretary to
The Madison Children’s Museum is a
Wisconsin Board of Commissioners of
proud sponsor of the MEEC and is
Public Land for over a decade, Tia
excited to provide tours of the LEED
Nelson works to carry on her dad’s
certified and green-focused building.
Check MEEConference.org for details
legacy of speaking out for
Museum President and CEO, Deborah on which chefs will be preparing food environmental issues, including
Gilpin, will showcase examples of the
and a sneak peek at the menu.
climate change. Nelson claims her
Museum’s
father’s
commitment to
greatest gift to
working locally and
his children
sustainably – from
was instilling
natural lighting to
a sense that
reclaimed materials,
everyone can
a tree trunk slide and
make a
banana fiber
difference.
counters, you’ll be
Tour the Madison Children’s Museum, food from the Madison Area Chefs
“Whether
amazed at the detail
Network, comments from Tia Nelson.
you’re a
and thoughtfulness
forester of a
meeconference.org/highlights/gala-night/
of every nook and
farmer or an
cranny.
insurance
Folks, we have our own beer! We
executive or
a
local
official
planning
Also, don’t miss a tour with the
mean a beer made and named for us – an infrastructure project, climate
Museum’s educator, Julie Butler, who
this is big stuff here, in Wisconsin.
change impacts your bottom line.”
manages the Rooftop Ramble. This
Using locally harvested raw materials,
amazing space is a four-season urban
Live Music: Local musicians “Va Va
this specialty brew from our dear
green roof, including vegetable and
Voom” will perform songs from the
friends (and MEEC sponsors) at The
herb gardens, a chicken coop, pigeon
great american songbook, jazz ballads
Great Dane Pub and Brewing Co. is
loft, composting demonstrations, and
from the 30’s and 40’s as well as other
the epitome of local craft brew. Get a
an indoor programming space
contemporary material. Their acoustic
taste of this special “Environment
featuring many live animals. Learn
set is a perfect fit for the Museum’s
Ale” created by Great Dane’s
first hand about the successes and
eclectic vibe and atmosphere.
brewmaster, Rob Lobreglio.
difficulties of working with plants,
animals, and kids on an urban green
Auction & Fundraiser:
If beer’s not your thing, we have you
roof in the middle of downtown
covered. Thanks to Wirtz Beverage,
Join us in a lively and entertaining live
Madison.
we’re offering a specialty cocktail
auction to support EE in Wisconsin.
made from Death’s Door Vodka. This
•Men’s and Woman’s parkas from
Canada Goose
•Trek Bicycle from Wildside
Adventure Sports Store
•Free registration at the 2016 NAAEE
Conference
•Worldly mascot, Foghorn Leghorn –
where will he spend his next year of
travel, adventure and EE?
Schedule & Logistics:
It’s a beautiful 15-minute walk from
the Monona Terrace to the Children’s
Museum and we invite you to enjoy a
stroll past (or through) our gorgeous
State Capitol Building. The evening’s general schedule is:
6-7:30pm — Arrive, check in, enjoy the
food, drinks and music. Take a tour of
the Museum or visit the Rooftop
Ramble.
7:30-8:30pm — Speakers and Live
Auction!
9pm - States Night Out - enjoy the
Madison scene. See pages 28-29 for
ideas.
Check the MEEC registration desk for ticket availability - This event is open to the public
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Saturday, October 24th - 1pm - Join a team or watch from the shores!
The Voyageur Canoe Races will be held on Sat. Oct. 24,
from 1-3:30 pm, hosted by the Wisconsin Association for
Environmental Education in partnership with Rutabaga
Paddlesports with water support provided by the Dane
County Sheriff Department Water Patrol.
This is going to be an awesome networking and
teambuilding event. You wont want to miss it!
Check in at the registration desk for information on
how to join a team! Or, watch from the Monona
Terrace Rooftop.
Our most important consideration for the event is
participants' safety. If you plan to participate, please
review the safety information provided by the
Canoe Committee.
FAQ’s:
• Participants must be experienced paddlers (of any
kind of water craft)
• The gouvernais (steersman) must be an
experienced voyageur canoe paddler. If your
team does not have an experienced paddler to
serve as gouvernais, one will be provided for you
• PFD’s must be worn AT ALL TIMES within the
canoe, or while loading or unloading
• Voyageur canoe loading will take place at the
Blair Lot docks under the direction of the dock
master
• Each participant MUST COMPLETE a liability
waiver in order to participate and wear a
provided wrist band
• Registration for the race will close at 4:30 pm on
Friday, Oct. 23 and participant liability waivers
must be turned in.
• A $5 entry fee must be paid for each participant
• Dress appropriately for the weather, with layers
underneath your voyageur regalia (outfit)
• Teams will be provided a flag for use during the
parade portion of the event, to decorate with the
brigade logo/emblem (optional)
• Teams should prepare a song/chant to perform
during the parade portion of the event
Participant limit per canoe:
24 ft canoe = 6 paddlers + gouvernais (7 total)
34 ft canoe = 10 paddlers + gouvernais (11 total)
Informational Meetings:
Governais: 4:30 pm Friday, Oct. 23 - receive
important race day information re: the schedule,
route, weather and other race day contingencies,
responsibilities, parade and race order, etc.
All team members: 8:15am Saturday, Oct. 24 (end
of breakfast) to review final event schedule and any
changes.
Brat Stand Lunch
Enjoy a Wisconsin tradition of brats and beer on
the Monona Terrace rooftop (if mother nature
cooperates - if not, we’ll still eat and be merry in
Ballrooms C&D).
Watch the Voyageur Canoe Race from a birds-eye
view and celebrate the end of the conference.
Voyageur Canoeists with wristbands eat first!
Upcoming MEEC
ILLINOIS WILL
HOST
MEEC 2017
The Environmental Education Association of Illinois (EEAI) is a group of concerned citizens who are interested in
educating people of all ages on the importance of understanding and protecting the environment.
Since its inception, EEAI has provided leadership at the local, state and national level within the environmental
education community by providing and supporting professional development services to the formal and nonformal educator. As host to national, state-based and independent professional development events and curriculums
such as Growing Up WILD, Project Learning Tree, and the Midwest Environmental Education Consortium, EEAI
has set the professional standard to which educators have learned to depend on.The Environmental Education
Association of Illinois (EEAI) is a group of concerned citizens who are interested in educating people of all ages
on the importance of understanding and protecting the environment.
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8-9 am Breakfast
Connecting Cultures Through Internships - Room L
9-10 am Speaker: Peter Annin, “The Waters
of the Great Lakes- Past and Future”
Susan Bonfield
Director, Environment for the Americas
Boulder, CO
10-10:45 am Concurrent Session I
11-11:45 am Concurrent Session II
12-1 pm Lunch
1-1:45 pm Concurrent Session III
2-2:45 pm Badger Exhibit Social
3-4 pm “Reaching Underserved Audiences”
Panel Discussion
4-5:30 pm Interactive Sessions
5:30-7 pm Wisconsin Hosted Happy Hour &
Exhibitor Social, a celebration of 20 years
Wisconsin’s K-12 Energy Education Program
7-8 pm Keynote Address: Timothy Egan, in
partnership with the Nelson Institute of
Environmental Studies, UW-Madison, as part
of the Jordahl Public Lands Lecture Series and
with the support of Conserve School
Great Lakes
Great Apple Crunch
Thursday, October 22nd at Lunch!
Join us at lunch on Thursday (at noon) to take
part in this historic event across Minnesota,
Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana and
Ohio. The premise: at NOON local time on
October 22nd we all crunch into a delicious
local or regionally grown apple to celebrate
National Farm to School
Month and Food Day.
Locally grown apples
will be offered as part of
the MEEC lunch.
Volunteer photographers
will be on hand to snap
and post your “crunch”!
www.Facebook.com/
GreatLakesGreatAppleCrunch
#GreatAppleCrunch Track: Reaching Underserved Audiences
Environment for the America’s Latino Internship
Program has made engaging Latino communities in
nature-based activities possible. EFTA will share the
inner workings of its program, the enthusiasm of its
interns, and the program’s success in diversifying
participation in programs at parks, refuges, and
more.
River Connection: Engaging Inner City Youth in
the Milwaukee River Watershed – Room P Adventures at a Nature-Based 4K Program – Room R
Scott Ashmann
Associate Professor, Science Education – University
of Wisconsin-Green Bay
Green Bay, WI
Co-Presentor: Mike Reed, Bay Beach Wildlife
Sanctuary
Track: Reduce, Refresh, Renew
Cross-Cutting Issues: Use of Technology to Enhance
EE, Fundraising, Grant Writing, Budgeting,
Volunteer Management, Service Learning, Current
Environmental Issues
The OAK Learning Center at the Bay Beach
Wildlife Sanctuary in Green Bay, WI, is a naturebased 4K program. This presentation will highlight
two successful projects completed by the students:
(1) understanding the relationships between
monarch butterflies and milkweed, and (2) using
iPads and digital microscopes to assess student
learning.
Sunny Knutson
Director of Education, Riveredge Nature Center
Newburg, WI
Co-Presentor: Mike Ziegler, Urban Ecology Center
Recognizing Excellence: Green & Healthy/Green
Ribbon Schools in Wisconsin – Room M
Track: Reaching Underserved Audiences
Cross-Cutting Issues: Water: Use, Conservation,
Aquatic Studies
Victoria Rydberg
Environmental Education Consultant, Wisconsin
Department of Public Instruction
Madison, WI
Co-Presenters: Susan Schuller – WCEE
Since 1998, thousands of students from the inner
city of Milwaukee have explored the Milwaukee
River in a rural and urban environment through a
partnership between Riveredge Nature Center and
the Urban Ecology Center. Learn how the River
Connection program helps students understand the
role of water in their lives by building a deep
knowledge of, and connection to, their
environmental community through authentic
exploration of a freshwater system.
Raising Awareness of Purchasing Local Fish with
“Eat Wisconsin Fish” Campaign – Room N
Cross-Cutting Issues: Sustainability: Land Use,
Green Buildings, Resource Use
We know schools have been working hard for years
to reduce energy consumption and maintain healthy
learning environments but often don’t get
recognized for this work. Join U.S. Department of
Education Green Ribbon School honorees and Green
& Healthy Schools Wisconsin to learn how green &
healthy initiatives, such as increasing energy
efficiency, composting, and providing an in-school
health clinic to name a few, can get your school state
and national recognition.
Kathleen Kline
Education Outreach Specialist, University of
Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute
Madison, WI
Principles of Wildlife Ecology and Management –
Room Q
Track: Sustainable Foods
Cross-Cutting Issues: Marketing, Communication,
Social Media, Water: Use, Conservation, Aquatic
Studies
Christian W. Cold
Wildlife Technician and Educator, Wisconsin Dept.
of Natural Resources
Ladysmith, WI
More than 90 percent of seafood purchased by
Americans is imported. To raise awareness about
purchasing local fish, the UW Sea Grant Institute
launched “Eat Wisconsin Fish.” The campaign
targets consumers who already buy local and want
to know more about buying wild Great Lakes fish
and Wisconsin farm-raised fish.
Cross-Cutting Issues: Current Environmental Issues
This heavily illustrated PowerPoint discussion will
provide attendees with a fundamental
understanding of the ecological principles and
management practices which enable land managers
to achieve and maintain an appropriate richness and
abundance of wildlife in the Midwest and Great
Lakes Region.
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Thursday Session II –
11AM
Food Stories Be Told – Room N Sue Strutz
Family and Consumer Science Teacher, Baraboo
High School
Baraboo, WI
Co-Presenter: Brittany Vanderbilt, DeForest High
School
Do your students eat processed foods? Do your
students know the story behind their food? Learn
how two high school teachers are incorporating food
sustainability and project-based learning into their
classrooms. You will come away with ideas to help
your students write their own food stories through a
project called “Herb eats herbs!”
A Model for Informing and Empowering
Underserved Parents to Enhance Their Children’s
Environmental Education – Room Q
Amy Schiebel
Office of Science Outreach Director and Associate
Professor in Natural Science, Edgewood College
Madison, WI
The ROSE Project (Resources and Opportunities in
Science Education) has successfully worked with
underserved populations around STEM ideas.
ROSE will be presented as a model for interacting
with communities in a way that engages the entire
family while giving special attention to the
empowerment of parents to teach their children.
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Fun Multi-disciplinary Techniques for Engaging
Audiences of All Ages – Room P David Stokes
Naturalist/Educator/Humorist, The Frog Chorus
Nature Education
New Berlin, WI
Cross-Cutting Issues: Accessibility & Inclusion of
People with Disabilities, Water: Use, Conservation,
Aquatic Studies
Through the use of short songs, sign-language,
puppets, live animals and humor we will engage the
audience in techniques that have been used to
successfully create exciting learning situations since
1974.
Creating Partnerships: The WI Nature Centers
Collaborative – Room M Steve Kerlin
Assistant Professor & Extension EE Specialist,
UWSP & UW-Extension
Stevens Point, WI
EE, Accessibility & Inclusion of People with
Disabilities, Fundraising, Grant Writing, Budgeting,
Marketing, Communication, Social Media, Volunteer
Management, Service Learning, Non-profit
Management, Working with Boards, Sustainability:
Land Use, Green Buildings, Resource Use
Learn about the new services, events and programs
of the WI Nature Centers Collaborative that
promote partnerships between EE organizations.
The collaborative is a state-wide network including
7 regional networks in WI. It is also a new special
interest group of WAEE with support from the
WCEE and UW-Extension.
The Climate Change Conversation – Room R
EE Funding: A Symbiotic Relationship – Room L Maggie Madden
Curator of Conservation Education, Racine Zoo
Racine, WI
Ginny Carlton
Administrative Program Specialist,
Stevens Point, WI
Track: Education on Climate Change
Cross-Cutting Issues: Exhibit Development, Water:
Use, Conservation, Aquatic Studies
Discussing climate change can seem challenging
and sometimes controversial, so many educators
choose to sidestep the issue altogether. Learn how to
provide factual information on climate change in a
straightforward, non-confrontational manner.
Gain tools to help build confidence in presenting
this information to a wide range of audiences,
without falling into common traps that can result in
confrontation. Includes discussion “tools” for use in
education programs or in exhibit signage.
Cross-Cutting Issues: Fundraising, Grant Writing,
Budgeting
While this session will use examples related to the
(WEEB) grant program, the principles can be
generalized to establishing a relationship with any
granting institution to get the funds you need.
Thursday Session III –
1PM
Using Technology to Teach about Energy
Consumption and Sustainable Behaviors –
Room R
Jenny Christopher
Graduate Assistant, KEEP
Stevens Point, WI
Co-Presenter: Annie Baker
Tracks: Education on Climate Change, Reaching
Underserved Audiences
EE
Looking for hands on tools to teach sustainable
behaviors? Learn how you can use KEEP’s Energy
Audit Kit with students to perform simple energy
assessments and encourage sustainable behaviors in
the classroom and at home. Learn which behaviors
have the most impact with the least effort.
Garden Explorations & Adventures in
Permaculture: Exploring Sustainability through
Food – Room N Carrie Hiestand
School Coordinator & Educator, Riveredge Nature
Center
Newburg, WI
The way to a sustainable future is through your
stomach! At Riveredge, children experience
firsthand the systems necessary to create deliciously
sweet cherry tomatoes and ripe strawberries. Learn
how students discover the soil makers and
pollinators that make food (and life) possible! The
first step towards sustainability is realizing we are
part of Earth’s ecosystems. Riveredge’s Organic
Garden and Woodland Harvest Permaculture
Project bring this understanding to life.
Collaborating for Success – Room M Tom Finley
Director of Education, Schlitz Audubon Nature
Center
Milwaukee, WI
Budgeting, Marketing, Communication, Social
Media, Exhibit Development, Nonprofit
Management, Working with Boards, Water: Use,
Conservation, Aquatic Studies
Isolation is a one-way ticket to being overlooked. In
a competitive non-profit world, finding good
partners with similar missions is a must for many
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funders. Building strong collaborations takes time
and commitment but the results are worth the effort.
Bringing Next Generation Science Standards into
an Accredited Natural Resources Specialty School
– Room P Cheryl Todea
Operations Manager, Trees For Tomorrow, Inc.
Eagle River, WI
Co-Presenters: Dr. Martha Fewell, Kim Trinkle
Marketing, Communication, Social Media, Nonprofit Management, Working with Boards,
Sustainability: Land Use, Green Buildings, Resource
Use, Water: Use, Conservation, Aquatic Studies
Trees For Tomorrow staff will discuss and
demonstrate how Next Generation Science
Standards (NGSS), using STEM initiatives and
inquiry-based science education has enhanced and
energized their natural resources sustainability
programs for underserved students in Wisconsin’s
northwoods environment.
Science is Child’s Play – Room L Anne Moser
Senior Special Librarian, University of WisconsinMadison, Wisconsin Water Library
Madison, WI
Aquatic Studies
Wisconsin Water Library combines literature and
science activities to introduce aquatic science
concepts to children ages three through nine. Ms.
Moser will present her latest efforts developing
water science STEM kits for use by teachers and
librarians and the library’s recent efforts to reach
underserved children. She will offer suggestions on
bringing environmental education to public
libraries, Head Start programs and other informal
education settings.
Explore Bowhunting – Room Q
Kristi Pupak
Wildlife Conservation Educator, WDNR/Crex
Meadows Wildlife Area
Grantsburg, WI
This “one-of-a-kind” program encompasses the
outdoor skills used not only to bow hunt, but for
wildlife watching, photography and filming.
Targeting students ages 11-17, participants will be
exposed to a variety of hands-on activities ranging
from building a blind, wildlife tracking, wildlife
scents and calls, camouflage, deer ecology and more!
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Thursday Interactive
Session I – 4PM
Learn to incorporate Madison Audubon Society’s
Climate Initiative Lessons into your Classroom –
Room P Carolyn Byers
Education and Operations Specialist, Madison
Audubon Society
Madison, WI
Tracks: Education on Climate Change, Reaching
Designed and tested in middle school classrooms,
this curriculum and supporting materials are free
for teachers through Madison Audubon Society.
Through 12 interactive lessons, students learn the
science behind climate change, collect and analyze
phenology data, and investigate how local climate,
landscape, and wildlife will change in the future.
The Impact of Personal Stories – Room M Jessica Jens
Executive Director, Riveredge Nature Center
Newburg, WI
Co-Presenter: Julia Courtright, Director of
Development & Marketing
Media, Non-profit Management, Working with
Boards
We know we make a difference. You spend hours
crafting an impact statement, but does it really
matter? Using personal stories can communicate
your impact in very real ways and connect with
your audience. See examples and learn about the
method of storytelling through examples shared by
Riveredge Nature Center.
Developing a Sense of Place through Nature
Journaling and Phenology – Room Q
standards-aligned activities. Experienced staff from
Prairie Crossing Charter School will share tools and
techniques to implement programs with K-8
students, including the special education
population. Workshop includes hands-on, low/no
cost activities that pass the “Monday morning”
test!
STEM is Relevant When it’s Real: Empowering
authentic student inquiry with water & energy
data students collect themselves – Room L Nate Conroy
Founder, STEMhero
Milwaukee, WI
Co-Presenter: Maureen Mikkelsen
Cross- Cutting Issues: Use of Technology to Enhance
EE, Current Environmental Issues, Water: Use,
STEMhero, a web-application and curriculum, was
developed at Milwaukee’s Global Water Center. It
aims to make STEM learning more relevant and
conservation more lasting in underrepresented
student populations by empowering them as
authentic scientists: running real data-driven water
and energy efficiency tests using their own utility
meters. Bring your internet-connected devise.
Designing Renewable Energy Systems: Current
Research and Educational Resources – Room R
Leith Nye
Education and Outreach Specialist,
Wisconsin Energy Institute, UW-Madison
Madison, WI
Co-Presenters: John Greenler, Jenni Kempf
Can we envision a future powered by renewable
energy systems? Learn about current research at the
Wisconsin Energy Institute on redesigning the grid
to seamlessly integrate with wind and solar power
generation and electric vehicles. Explore hands-on
activities to engage learners in the challenges and
opportunities in low-carbon energy frontiers.
Naomi Hershiser
Dean of Environmental Learning, Prairie Crossing
Charter School
Grayslake IL
Co-Presenters: Melissa Kulbeda, Melissa Plucinski,
Katy Barnett, Teachers at Prairie Crossing Charter
School
People with Disabilities, Current Environmental
Issues
Use Nature Journaling and Phenology to get
students outside and engaged in integrated,
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See specific schedule for Research Symposium
participants
7:30am – Registration opens
8-9am – Breakfast
9-10am – Speaker: George Archibald, The
10-11:45am – EE Talks and Interactive
Session II
12-1pm – “Birds of a Feather” Networking
Lunch
1-1:45pm – Concurrent Session IV
2-2:45pm – Concurrent Session V
3-3:45pm – Round Table Discussions
4-5pm – State Organization Member
Meetings & Student Meeting (WI, IA, IL,
MN)
6-9pm – Gala and Live Auction AT Madison
Children’s Museum
9pm – States Night Out – enjoy the Madison
scene!
Send your message of
hope for EE
Friday, during the “Birds of a Feather”
Networking lunch, you will be provided with
supplies to write your message of hope for EE.
After lunch take your message to the
Monona Terrace Rooftop where Madison
Children’s Museum staff will secure your
message to the Museum’s homing pigeons.
Find your message and others
Friday night at the
Gala Night. See
page 17 for Gala
details.
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Friday EE Talks –
10AM – Room Q/R Partners in Fieldwork: Chicago Teens Learning to
Become Student Field Researchers within the
Urban Environment
Jamie Herget
Education Facilitator, Lincoln Park Zoo
Chicago, IL
EE, Current Environmental Issues, Sustainability:
The Partners in Fieldwork program at Lincoln Park
Zoo is teaming up with Chicago high school youth
to teach them skills needed to research urban
wildlife. The data is collected, entered and analyzed
by the youth and used by zoo scientists to better
understand wildlife found within the Chicago area.
Memories and Lasting Impacts of School Forest
Education
Kendra Liddicoat
Assistant Professor, UWSP Wisconsin Center
for Environmental Education
Stevens Point, WI
Co-Author: Karen Dostal, Boston School Forest;
Co-Presenter: Stephen Maharg, UWSP
Wisconsin has one of the largest and most
established School Forest programs in the country.
Learn how the Boston School Forest of the Stevens
Point Area School District has used surveys and
interviews to document the memories and lasting
impacts created by their environmental education
programs for elementary school students. Constructing a Sustainable Greenhouse
David Ropa
Teacher, Spring Harbor Environmental Middle
School
Madison, WI
People with Disabilities, Fundraising, Grant Writing,
Media, Volunteer Management, Service Learning,
Sustainability: Land Use, Green Buildings, Resource
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Environmental Education Training Affects how
Teachers Include EE in the Classroom
Jeffrey Ross
Undergraduate Research Assistant,
Stevens Point, WI
Co-Presenter: Dr. Becca Franzen
Does it trickle down? Pre-service teachers in
Wisconsin are required to be prepared to teach about
the environment. But do they include
environmental education in their own classrooms?
A survey and interviews of in-service teachers
reveal current practice and connections to preservice teacher education.
A Single Science: Principles for Contemporary
Jordan King
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Stevens Point, WI
EE, Current Environmental Issues
Amidst the current ecological, social, political,
economic, and cultural atmosphere, environmental
education must determine a new vision for success.
This presentation will explore how ideas of love,
beauty, and compassion can help students to grow,
learn, and connect, fostering a relevant
environmental education for today’s issues.
Kids, Climbing, and Character
Stephen Maharg
Student, Wilderness Guide UWSP &
Appleton, WI
Cross-Cutting Issues: Volunteer Management,
Service Learning, Current Environmental Issues
A presentation on work with SOS Outreach, a year
round, non-profit organization focusing on positive
character development and leadership skills among
underserved/at-risk youth through adventure
education and environmental interpretation.
Sharing work with SOS youth as an environmental
educator and wilderness climbing guide in
Colorado. Spring Harbor Middle School recently completed
the construction of a sustainable greenhouse using
all reclaimed, repurposed and sustainably-made
materials. This project has trained students and
community members in sustainable architecture and
is becoming a leader in the sustainable schools
movement.
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Friday Interactive
Session II – 10AM
Avoiding Gender Bias in Environmental Education
– Room L Angie Ziobro
Environmental Educator, Hennepin County, MN
Minneapolis, MN
Stereotypes and biases affect all gender identities.
Learn about biases that you may have never realized
still exist in both formal and non-formal settings.
Come with an open mind, prepared to share and
participate. You will leave with tools to improve
your teaching and knowledge to share with others.
Growing Healthy Students, Schools, and
Communities with Youth Gardens – Room N
Beth Hanna
Training and Outreach Specialist, Community
GroundWorks
Madison, WI
Children that grow vegetables, eat vegetables. They
also understand their food and their environment.
The Wisconsin School Garden Initiative is working
to connect youth gardens across the state to grow
healthy children and communities. Join us to learn
youth garden strategies, discuss ideas with peers,
and partake in hands-on activities.
Solar & Wind Power Hands-on Learning for
Everyone – Room P Bob McCallister
Professor, UW-Rock County
Janesville, WI
Track: Education on Climate Change, Reaching
Underserved Audiences, Reduce, Refresh, Renew
EE, Accessibility & Inclusion of People with
Disabilities, Exhibit Development, Current
Environmental Issues, Sustainability: Land Use,
Learn about solar and wind generated electricity
with safe activities using real equipment! Construct
and experiment with a solar-powered fan. Transform
your fan into a working wind turbine and
investigate wind power. Participants use time-tested
inexpensive materials and gather ideas to adapt
activities for diverse participant groups and
learning levels.
Collaboration with NASA GISS Scientists on the
HOT Climate Change Curricula – Room K Deborah Karavites-Uhl
Glenbard High School District
Aurora, IL
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Part narrative, part hands-on exploration, this
workshop is an opportunity for high school and
middle school teachers (in every discipline) to learn
about NASA-GISS’s “HOT: One World, One
Climate” curriculum – see http://goo.gl/OGeWGj.
In the 2014-15 school year, teachers from Glenbard
87 High School District and middle school teachers
from Community Consolidated District 93 traveled
to NYC to collaborate with Columbia University
and NASA-GISS climate scientists around the
“Hot” curriculum.
Watershed Wonders of the Great Lakes Region –
Room M Janet Hutchens
Facilitator, Project WET
Cambridge, WI
Co-Presenter: Janine Kohn, MN DNR
EE, Volunteer Management, Service Learning,
Current Environmental Issues, Water: Use,
Discover exciting water education efforts underway
in the Great Lakes Region. Meet regional Project
WET Coordinators leading networks of certified
volunteers in water education training. Experience
and obtain new lesson plans and state-specific
support materials from these programs related to the
Midwest and learn more about the key watersheds
and issues impacting this area now and in the
future.
Enhancing Environmental Education Lessons
Through the Use of Publicly Available Scientific
Data – Room O Natalie Marioni
Environmental Education Manager, The
National Great Rivers Research and Education
Center, Lewis & Clark Community College
Alton, IL
Co-Presenter: Allison Rhanor
Track: Reaching Underserved Audiences, Reduce,
Refresh, Renew
EE, Current Environmental Issues, Water: Use,
This session will explore online, publicly available
scientific data sets for use in formal and non-formal
educational settings. Integrating real-world data
into lessons can enhance STEM concepts through
critical thinking. Strategies for accessing,
determining suitability, and incorporating these
data into programs will be discussed and potential
lessons will be provided. Be sure to bring your
laptop (not tablet) for a full, hands-on experience –
there are few available to borrow if need be.
Friday Session IV –
1PM
Playing With Your Food – Educating a Community
with Healthy Life Choices – Room P Antonio Malkusak
President/Landscape Architect, Abundant
Playscapes
Iowa City, IA
Track: Sustainable Foods, Reaching Underserved
Audiences, Reduce, Refresh, Renew
People with Disabilities, Current Environmental
Issues, Sustainability: Land Use, Green Buildings,
Resource Use
This session will share the transformation of a
community devastated by a natural disaster into a
model of healthy lifestyle choices. Participants will
learn the positive effects of educating a community
on the power of play and overcoming an area deemed
a food desert.
Building a Communications Plan: Why you need
one and how to use it in Marketing,
Communication, & Social Media – Room O Kristen Paquet
Sr. Account Exec/Social Media Manager, Leonard &
Finco Public Relations, Inc.
Green Bay, WI
Track: Reaching Underserved Audiences Communicating with your audience(s) takes more
than just luck. It requires planning, preparation and
follow through. This session will discuss why a
communications plan is important, how to build a
plan and tips on working with the media.
Reach New Heights: Match Community Needs
with Programming Efforts – Room Q
Carly J Swatek
Educational Technology & Evaluation
Specialist, Riveredge Nature Center
Newburg, WI
Co-Presenter: Natalie Dorrler, Associate Director of
Development, Riveredge Nature Center
Limited resources prevent us from identifying gaps
in our environmental educational programming
efforts. This presentation explores a method to
develop or realign educational programming at your
site while meeting the needs of your community.
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US Forest Service Urban Connections Program –
Room M LEAF
Stevens Point, WI
Jean Claassen
Urban Connections Program Specialist, USDAForest Service
Milwaukee, WI
Co-Presenters: Teri Heyer, Minneapolis Urban
Connections Program Specialist
Cross-Cutting Issues: Current Environmental Issues,
Water: Use, Conservation, Aquatic Studies
The USDA Forest Service’s (USFS) Urban
Connection’s Program connects residents in
Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Detroit, and Boston, to
the great outdoors and programs of the USFS
through a variety of interesting programs and
events. Come learn about this innovative program
and how it is benefitting both the USFS and urban
residents.
GROW Community-Based School Garden
Evaluation – Room N Claire Berezowitz
Instructor & Doctoral student, UW-Madison
Madison, WI
Co-Presenters: Victoria Faust, Ashleigh Ross
(Madison Metropolitan School District)
Service Learning, Current Environmental Issues
Madison Metropolitan School District’s grantfunded school garden program, “GROW,” was
established to support garden-based outdoor
education. Presenters will share the communitybased research evaluation process used to measure
the efficacy of GROW. Community partners,
teachers, and students all played a role through
techniques like focus groups and participatory
photomapping.
At the intersection of Art and Science integration,
learn about research proving the effectiveness of
drawing in science class and ways art can help
integrate environmental knowledge. Explore the use
of traditional and circular journals with art
techniques to foster a holistic understanding of
phenology, climate change and
traditional knowledge.
Friday Session V –
2PM
Elders for a Land of Hope – Room L Mary Kay Baum
Pastor and Trainer, Memory, Inc.
Middleton, WI
Co-Presenters: Chris Van Ryzin
People with Disabilities, Marketing,
Communication, Social Media, Volunteer
Management, Service Learning
Connect and engage elders, including those of us
with cognitive changes (early stages of dementia).
We enjoy walks in nature, but are seldom invited.
Learn to safely involve us in landcare. Encourage us
to share what our senses experience and recall. We
can contribute to a land of hope for the future.
Sailing on the R/V Lake Guardian with the Center
for Great Lakes Literacy – Room P
Kirsten Hope Walker
Environmental Educator, Illinois Indiana
Sea Grant
Angela Matel
EENA President, UW-Stevens Point – Environmental Urbana, IL
Co-Presenters: Allison Neubauer
Educators and Naturalists Association
Greendale, WI
Co-Presenters: Katie Bagnall-Newman, Christine
Cross-Cutting Issues: Current Environmental Issues,
McClure, Lydia Bashaw Reaching
Bringing College Students to Programs – Room L Track: Reaching Underserved Audiences
Do you struggle on your college campus to bring
students to events? Does your student body seem
uninterested? We will dive into promotional
materials, how to get your target audience
interested, and how to keep them engaged for future
events.
A Picture is Worth 1000 Words: Art as a Learning
Tool in Science – Room R Janet Moore
Graduate Assistant, UW-Stevens Point/
Learn about a unique opportunity to study Great
Lakes science aboard EPA’s R/V Lake Guardian.
Examples of how educators transferred the
knowledge and experience back into the classroom
will be shared. Also experience Great Lakes
Literacy-aligned activities that can be used in the
classroom.
Teaching Outdoor Awareness & Discovery –
Bringing EE Programs to People of All Ages
Throughout Marinette County – Room R Anne Bartels
Information & Education Specialist,
Marinette County Land & Water Conservation
Division
Marinette, WI
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Marinette County’s Land & Water Conservation
Division uses the T.O.A.D. (Teaching Outdoor
Awareness and Discovery) program to teach yearround environmental education programs
throughout the county. We have reached over
50,000 people since 2001. This presentation
introduces T.O.A.D. and how we use a hands-on
approach to teach others about conservation and
why we should care for the environment.
Explore The Outdoors Through The WGSN FIELD
Corps Program – Room N Matt McKay
FIELD Corps Director, WI Green Schools FIELD
Corps
Hayward, WI
Co-Presenters: Kim Wahl
Marketing, Communication, Social Media, Volunteer
Management, Service Learning, Non-profit
Management, Working with Boards, Current
Environmental Issues, Sustainability: Land Use,
The Wisconsin Green Schools Network (WGSN)
Fostering Inquiry and Empowering Learners
through Discovery (FIELD) Corps Biologists
currently form partnerships with school districts in
order to provide valuable field experiences for
students grades 4K-12. FIELD Corps Biologists will
share how they explore their outdoor learning spaces
while they focus on problem-based learning.
Keep Wildlife Wild – Room M Dianne Robinson
Wildlife Biologist and Educator, Wisconsin
Department of Natural Resources
Waukesha, WI
When humans and wildlife live in close quarters,
like our urban centers, well-meaning citizens often
feel the need to save sick, orphaned, and injured
wildlife. However, the animal may not need saving!
Learn when, why, and how to “Keep Wildlife Wild,”
and discover the tools to help spread this knowledge.
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Wildlife on the Brink – Room Q Mary Kay Salwey
Wildlife Conservation Education Administrator,
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Alma, WI
Santayana said “Those who cannot remember the
past are condemned to repeat it.” Knowing the
history of wildlife conservation puts the perils
wildlife face today in clearer context. Take a lively
jaunt through conservation history then receive
classroom-ready, scripted PowerPoint presentations,
discussion sheets, vocabulary sheets, & study guides
(on CD).
Using Social Media to Reach New Audiences –
Room O Stefan Anderson
Director, Conserve School
Land o Lakes, WI
Co-Presenters: Dan Martinson, WCEE
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Friday Round Tables –
3PM – Ballroom C&D
From 0 to 15,000 – Social Media Success at Aldo
Leopold Foundation Anna Hawley
Public Program Coordinator, Aldo Leopold
Foundation
Baraboo, WI
Reducing Emissions from Deforestation (REDD) –
Field Work, Calculation and Mitigation Bruce Calhoun
President, Save the Rainforest
Dodgeville, WI
Co-Presenter: Butch Beedle
It’s In the Bag! Nature Backpacks Make Outdoor
Learning Easy
Refresh, Renew
EE, Marketing, Communication, Social Media
Whether you’ve embraced social media or not, it’s
part of all of our lives. These platforms present an
opportunity for EE advocates to strategically
coordinate their efforts as a network, learning from
and supporting each other as part of one movement.
Participants will learn tips and tricks from
#enviroed social media admins and users [See what
we did there?] and join a real-time social media
campaign. Bring your smart device!
Member Meetings
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Christine Jeffery
Teacher, Prairie Crossing Charter School
Grayslake, IL
Co-Presenters: Chris Hershiser, Cynthia McGovern,
Prairie Crossing Teachers
A Hoop House as a Venue for Engagement and
Interaction around Sustainable Food Systems
Erica Schauf
Student, Edgewood College
Madison, WI
Co-Presenters: Timothy Kuhman, Ben Pratscher
Wonders of Wetlands – Horicon Marsh’s 25 Years
of Spreading Understanding and Appreciation for
Wetlands Liz Herzmann
Wildlife Conservation Educator, Wisconsin
Department Natural Resources
Horicon WI
Get Involved with the School of Freshwater
Sciences
Liz Sutton
Manager, Outreach Program UW Milwaukee School
of Freshwater Sciences
Milwaukee, WI
Track: Education on Climate Change Marketing and Managing Farm-Based Education:
Lessons from Angelic Organics Learning Center
Liz Whitehurst
Program Director, On-Farm Initiative Angelic
Organics Learning Center
Caledonia, IL
Track: Sustainable Foods, Reduce, Refresh, Renew:
Celebrating Our Success Stories in EE
Developing a Regional Energy Education
Network
Sara Windjue
Energy Education Specialist, Wisconsin
K-12 Energy Education Program (KEEP)
Stevens Point, WI
Co-Presenter: Susan Schuller, Wisconsin Center for
Empowering Youth to Get OUTSIDE! – Citizenbased Monitoring and Restoration with Youth
How Could You Use Local Geology to Educate
about Geology, Climate Change and Current
Environmental Concerns
Kristin Gies
Executive Director, Mequon Nature Preserve
Mequon, WI
Co-Presenter: Jason Nickels
Stephanie Williams
Naturalist, Rock Ladies of Madison
Middleton, WI
Co-Presenter: Miguela Fry
Refreshments provided
F R I D AY , O C T O B E R 2 3 R D - 4 P M
Wisconsin - Room K
Join WAEE members and the WAEE Board at the annual member meeting.
Highlights include:
• Review of the past years accomplishments
• Overview of recent bylaw changes – and how you might be affected
• Updates on the new Spring Awards Program – and call for nominees
• Board members will be available for input and discussion
• Fun raffle prizes will be awarded
Meet your fellow members and celebrate camaraderie. You won’t want to
miss it!
Not a member? Never fear! You can still join online – or at the member
meeting!
Wisconsin Students: Take part in the student member meeting break out at
4:30 to learn more about WAEE and the field of environmental education,
and how both can impact your college career.
Illinois - Room L - Meet and Greet
Minnesota - Room M - Annual Member Meeting
Iowa - Room N - Informal Gathering
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7:30am – Registration opens
8-9am – Breakfast
9-10am – Speaker: Joel Salatin, Polyface
Farm
10-10:45am – Concurrent Session VI
11-11:45am – Concurrent Session VII
12-1pm – Brat Stand Lunch on the Roof Top
1-3pm – Voyageur Canoe Race on Lake
Monona
6pm – WAEE Presents the 38th Annual
Awards Banquet – an evening of awards and
recognition held in conjunction with the
MEEC, at Monona Terrace.
Saturday Session VI –
10AM
Extend learning beyond the classroom and into the
community: Empowering students as Great
Lakes stewards – Room P Allison Neubauer
Sea Grant Educator, Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant
College Program
Urbana, IL
Co-Presener: Terri Hallesy
Refresh, Renew
Service Learning, Current Environmental Issues,
The Center for Great Lakes Literacy (CGLL), a
collaborative effort led by Sea Grant educators from
each Great Lakes state, provides experiential
professional development for educators, curricular
resources, and networking opportunities between
teachers and scientists. Learn how CGLL fosters
Great Lakes literacy and stewardship for diverse
audiences across the basin.
Be the Difference that Makes a Difference:
Empowering Future Environmental
Educators – Room Q Becca Franzen
Assistant Professor of Environmental Education,
Wisconsin Center for Environmental EducationUWSP
Stevens Point, WI
Co-Presenters: Clayton Russell, Northland College
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Field Trips to Student Initiated Field Experiences –
Room M Track: Reduce, Refresh, Renew
Cheryl Schnell
Founder, Island City Academy
Clayton, WI
Co-Presenters: Matt McKay
Be the difference that makes a difference. What
experiences can we provide for future environmental
educators to make them feel empowered? Instructors
from Wisconsin universities will share successful
collaborations for applied learning, in-class
assignments that demonstrate relevance in the lives
of students, and how the university culture of
environmental education affects students.
G-WOW: Integrating Culture and Science for
Climate Literacy – Room R Cathy Techtmann
Environmental Outreach State Specialist, UWExtension
Hurley, WI
Co-Presenter: Tera Fiera-Marathon, Adventure
Academy, Marathon, WI, G0WOW Mentor Teacher
Track: Education on Climate Change, Reaching
Land Use, Green Buildings, Resource Use, Service
Learning
Do culture and science agree? Learn how to create
culturally inclusive climate change outreach and
service projects for your learners using the G-WOW
model. G-WOW integrates climate science with
traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) and placebased evidence to investigate how climate change is
impacting traditional Ojibwe “life ways” as an
indicator of how it is affecting all cultures.
Digital Storytelling as the Voice of the Next
Generation – Room L Cheryl Bauer-Armstrong
Earth Partnership Director, University of
Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum
Madison, WI
Co-Presenter: Maria Moreno and a High School
Student Panel
Land Use, Green Buildings, Resource Use, Water:
Use, Conservation, Aquatic Studies
Indigenous Arts & Sciences and Latino Earth
Partnership bring students together to create digital
stories on environmental issues. Students will share
their films. Digital storytelling is a tool for
community involvement and academic achievement.
Digital media connects inquiries to stewardship and
tells stories of local people.
EE, Volunteer Management, Service Learning,
Current Environmental Issues, Sustainability: Land
Use, Green Buildings, Resource Use, Water: Use,
Explore the story of how Island City Academy used
Wisconsin Green Schools FIELD CORP model to
transform basic field trips into student initiated field
experiences. Learn how students demonstrate
knowledge and skills by assuming the teacher role
while they host environmental learning sessions for
other students and adults in the community. Focus:
Grades 7-12, sustainability, STEM, project-based
learning, place-based learning, core subjects, career
readiness, leadership, research, restoration, habitat
preservation, and entrepreneurial skills.
Hands-on Curriculum for a Crowded Planet –
Room N Howard April
Naturalist, Wehr Nature Center
Franklin, WI
Track: Education on Climate Change Human population pressures underlie so many
environmental issues including climate change,
biodiversity loss, water scarcity and pollution.
Explore these connections in innovative,
interdisciplinary activities that promote critical
thinking and problem-solving skills across the
middle and secondary curriculum.
Saturday Session VII –
11AM
Refocusing Games that Teach – Room R Dana Connolly
Program Manager, Wander Wisconsin
Wisconsin Youth Company
Madison, WI
Every instructor has a ‘bag of tricks’ to get groups
interested in our presentation. Every group has its
own way of getting unfocused. Be it distractions,
too much energy, not enough energy, or behavioral
or emotional instances, this session will provide
short, no prop games to get the group back on track,
and ready to learn. As a bonus, these games also
help teach!
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in Wisconsin – Room M Jesse Haney
Administrator, Wisconsin Environmental Education
Foundation
Stevens Point, WI
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Teaching Like Leopold – Room L Maria Kopecky
Education Associate, Aldo Leopold Foundation
Baraboo, WI
In addition to being a great writer and talented
scientist, Aldo Leopold was an exceptional educator
who used multiple approaches to connect his
students, family, and neighbors to the natural
world. Learn how the Leopold Education Project’s
newest resource uses Leopold’s teaching techniques
to reach a variety of audiences and habitats.
Are you tired of all the bad news about education,
the environment, and the state of the world? This
session will highlight the good news about EE in
Wisconsin. What is working? And, what else can
you do to build on these successes?
Entomophagy (Insect Eating) in Environmental
Education – Room N Being Part of an Environmental Junior/Senior
High School – Room Q Julie Butler
Rooftop Manager, Madison Children’s
Museum
Madison, WI
Skylar L. Primm
Lead Teacher / Advisor, High Marq Environmental
Charter School
Montello, WI
Co-Presenters: Amanda Bolan and Current Students:
Rebecca Hoevel, Erica Helwig,Nina Davis and
Allison Foster
Track: Sustainable Foods, Reduce, Refresh, Renew
Cross-Cutting Issues: Exhibit Development, Current
Environmental Issues, Water: Use, Conservation,
Aquatic Studies
Did you know that eating insects is the wave of the
future? Insects are delicious as well as a sustainable
food source. They take few resources to grow and are
extremely high in healthy proteins, fats, and
minerals. Learn about the successes of entomophagy
programming at the Madison Children’s Museum
and get an introduction to how to grow your own
insects.
Track: Reduce, Refresh, Renew:
EE, Volunteer Management, Service Learning
What’s it like to attend a school focused on
environmental, place/project-based learning? Join us
for a brief presentation, and longer discussion with
staff, current students, and alumni of High Marq
Environmental Charter School, a small public
school for students in grades 7 through 12 located in
Montello, Wisconsin.
Be The Voice…People of Possibilities for the
Planet – Room P Susan Fowler
Storytelling Artist and Scientist, Harmony By Hand
This Wonder-filled World is alive with great beauty,
challenging problems and many Voices of
Possibilities! Meet the stories of individuals whose
introspection and concerns for their environment
have caused them to preserve, clean up, research,
sing, restore, teach, sew, walk, paint, sit or write to
bring awareness to their issues of heart! Creative
skits, music, sign language and sketches will bring
these people of possibilities for the planet to life!
Come be informed, inspired and hope-filled from
these voices of the past and present!
WAEE Board
Elections
The statewide membership of WAEE elects three
new members to its 11-person board each
autumn. Board members each serve a three-year
term. WAEE’s board coordinates all activities of
the organization and provide energetic and
forward-looking leadership to its membership
Board candidates are either self-nominated
or invited by others to run for election.
Find out more at the
Member Meeting on
Friday, Oct. 23 at 4pm,
Room K.
Special Events: Awards Banquet
S A T U R D AY , O C T O B E R 2 4 - 6 P M
Join us in recognizing outstanding leaders of environmental education.
The Wisconsin Association for Environmental Education, along with our
partners, the Wisconsin Environmental Education Foundation, and the Wisconsin
Department of Public Instruction, invite you to join in an evening of celebration.
Come honor recipients from Wisconsin who have shown exemplary work in the
field of EE in our schools and communities. Award recipients from Minnesota
will also be recognized.
Congratulations to our outstanding 2015 Award Winners!
Tickets are $50.00 – check in at the registration desk for ticket availability and
sponsorship opportunities.
Location: Ballroom C&D
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What to do in Madison
MEEC recommended top picks
Dane Co. Farmer’s Market
The Great Dane
Forequarter
State Capitol
Interactive Map
Saturday: 6am-2pm around
the capitol square
Wednesday: 8:30-2pm on
MLK Jr. Blvd.
123 E Doty Street
708 E Johnson Street
Capitol Square
The Great Dane has long been
a supporter of Environmental
Education in the Madison
community and is known for
their charitable work with
organizations like the Aldo
Leopold Nature Center and
the Madison Children’s
Museum. We love that they’re
supporting the MEEC but
that’s not the only reason we
suggest you go there. The
food, beer and atmosphere are
what keep the locals coming
back.
We would be remiss if we did
not send you for a visit to the
glorious State Capitol
Building. Built in the early
1900s from stone materials
sourced all over the world,
the granite dome is the largest
in the world. Be sure to save
time for a trek around the
fourth-floor observation deck
which provides a 360-degree
view of downtown Madison
and the isthmus. Check at the
visitor’s desk for info on
which elevator to take.
Pro tip: bring your MEEC
drink tokens to sample the
numerous brews on tap.
When MEEC planning
members approached this
favorite local restaurant for
help with the Gala Night,
chef, friend (and, ahem, James
Beard nominee), Jonny
Hunter said “sure - and I’ll
bring my friends, too.” We
couldn’t be more thrilled to
partner with the newly
formed Madison Area Chefs
Network and share with you
their creativity and farm-totable focus. It’s worth the trek
to the near east side of town
to sample the expertly
prepared small plates at
Forequarter.
Scan the RQ Code above to
access the “MEEC
Recommends” interactive
map. Find all the locations
listed here and more.
Favorites: Jaime’s Fish Tacos,
Crop Circle Wheat beer,
Crowlers to-go.
Pro tip: It’s a small, quaint
setting, be prepared to sit
close to your fellow diners.
You’re going to love the
Farmer’s Market. Consistently
rated one of the top 10
outdoor markets in the nation,
the Saturday Market - set up
around the entire Capitol
Square (rain or shine) - is
filled with locally grown
veggies, fruits and flowers, as
well as yummy bakery treats,
meats and cheeses.
Pro tip: it’s busy and
crowded: go with the flow
and don’t “swim up stream.”
Favorites: D&G Meats beef
jerky, Goose Gulch potato
buttermilk donuts, Driftless
Organics produce.
Pro tip: We just learned the
interior rotunda will be closed
for renovation until
November, but don’t let that
stop you from cruising
through for a glimpse.
Don’t forget the UW Science
Fest and the Wisconsin Book
Festival are this weekend - see
page 6 for details.
Even Further Out:
MacKenzie Center
If you have time for a day
trip, be sure to visit our
friends at the MacKenzie
Center in Poynette. See wild
game, rehabilitation wildlife,
a logging
museum and
more.
Use this info and more on page 29 to plan your “States Night Out” on Friday after the Gala Night
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The MEEC recommends these businesses and attractions based on their local
ownership, green philosophy or EE focus.
Near-by Food, Drinks & Coffee
Banzo (Gala Night Chef)
banzomadison.com
Barriques on W. Wash
127 West Wash Ave.
barriquesmarket.com
Bradbury's Coffee
127 N Hamilton St.
bradburyscoffee.com
Forequarter (Gala Night Chef)
708 E Johnson St.
forequartermadison.com
Gotham Bagels (Gala Night Chef)
112 E. Mifflin St.
gothambagels.com
Great Dane (MEEC supporter)
123 E. Doty St.
greatdanepub.com
Marigold Kitchen
118 S Pinckney St.
marigoldkitchen.com/
Merchant Madison (Gala Night Chef)
121 S. Pickney St.
merchantmadison.com
Mezze (Gala Night Chef)
414 W. Gilman St.
Natt Spil
211 King Street
nattspil.com
The Old Fashioned
23 N. Pinckney St.
theoldfashioned.com
Tornado Club Steak House
116 S. Hamilton St.
tornadosteakhouse.com
Free B Cycle Pass
Conference attendees
have access to free B-cycle
use, located throughout
Madison. Use the code
“320151” when checking
out a bike, or ask at the
MEEC registration booth
for a free code card. Good
for 30-min sessions.
Discounted
Overture
Center
Tickets
Wicked – The Musical Conference attendees can
get a reduced rate to Wicked
- The Musical at the Madison Overture Center for
Friday Oct 23rd. Please use promo code “MEEC” at
tickets/overturecenter.org. Hurry seats are selling
fast. A special thanks to the Overture Center for the
Arts for this discount.
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Near-by Attractions:
Madison Children's Museum
100 N. Hamilton St.
madisonchildrensmuseum.org
Wisconsin State Capitol
2 E Main St.
tours.wisconsin.gov
Overture Center for the Arts
201 State St.
overturecenter.org
UW Discovery Center
33o N. Orchard Street
discovery.wisc.edu
UW Geology Museum
1215 W. Dayton Street
geologymuseum.org
UW Memorial Union
800 Langdon Street
union.wisc.edu
Further out Attractions:
Allen Centennial Garden
620 Babckock Dr.
allencentennialgardens.org
Babcock Dairy
1605 Linden Drive
babcockhalldairystore.wisc.edu
Aldo Leopold Nature Center
330 Femrite Drive
aldoleopoldnaturecenter.org
Henry Vilas Zoo
702 S. Randall Street
www.vilaszoo.org
Olbrich Botanical Gardens
3330 Atwood Avenue
www.olbrich.org
UW Arboretum
1207 Seminole Hwy
arboretum.wisc.edu
MEEC RECOMMENDS - DOWNTOWN MADISON:
NEAR THE CONVENTION CENTER
A: Barriques
B: Bradbury’s
C: Gotham Bagels
D: The Great Dane
E: Madison
Children’s Museum
F: Marigold Kitchen
G: Merchant
Madison
H: Natt Spil
I: Overture Center
J: The Old Fashioned
K: Tornado Club
L: Wisconsin State
Capitol
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Thank You
Conference Committee: we would like to recognize the hard work and commitment
the following people and organizations dedicated to planning the MEEC
PLANNING
CHAIRS:
Betsy Parker, Aldo Leopold
Nature Center & Nature Net
Amy Workman, Wisconsin
Department of Natural
Resources - Devils Lake State
Park
Rebecca Clarke, Wisconsin
Association for Environmental
Education
EXHIBITS:
PRESENTERS:
FIELD TRIPS:
Jennifer Mitchell, UWMadison Arboretum
Brenna Holzhauer, Aldo
Leopold Nature Center &
Nature Net
Dolly Ledin, UW-Madison Adult Role Models in Science
Steve Kerlin, Wisconsin
Center for Environmental
Education
VOLUNTEERS:
Kathy Waldera, Aldo Leopold
Nature Center
Karla Lockman, Boston
School Forest
Virginia Wiggen, Aldo Leopold
Nature Center
Nathan Larson, Community
GroundWorks at Troy
Community Gardens
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PANEL
M O D E R AT O R :
Emily Brown, Wehr Nature
Center
Many people helped plan the
awards banquet - Emily served
as the MEEC liaison
Joey Zocher, Escuela Verde
KEYNOTE
DPI C O N S U LTA N T : S U P P O R T :
Victoria Rydberg, Wisconsin
Department of Public
Instruction
WAEE 2015 Board of Directors
Scott Reilly, ACT UW-Fox Valley, Appleton, WI
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[email protected]
Stefan Anderson, Conserve School, Land O’Lakes, WI
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[email protected]
Emily Brown, Wehr Nature Center, Milwaukee, WI
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[email protected]
Rebecca Clarke, Sheboygan, WI
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[email protected]
Jessica Jens, Riveredge Nature Center, Saukville, WI
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[email protected]
Licia Johnson, North Lakeland Discovery Center
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[email protected]
Steve Kerlin, Wisconsin Center for Environmental Education
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[email protected]
Betsy Parker, Aldo Leopold Nature Center & Nature Net
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[email protected]
Cathy Techtmann, UW-Extension, Hurley
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[email protected]
Amy Workman, WIDNR
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[email protected]
Students Board Members:
Jenny Christopher - UW-Stevens Point
Kelly Rundell - UW-Stevens Point
A WA R D S
BANQUET:
WA E E
A D M I N I S T R AT O R :
Lynn Karbowski, Wisconsin
Association for Environmental
Education
Stefan Anderson, Conserve
School
Steve Pomplun, UW-Madison
Nelson Institute
Other MEEC States
WAEE
Administrator: Lynn Karbowski
Wisconsin Association for Environmental Education
Phone: 715-346-2796
Email: [email protected]
WAEE Office Hours:
8:30-12:30, Tuesday to Friday

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