Audubon Camp in the Rockies Programs Available This Summer

Audubon Wyoming is pleased to announce two camps in the Rockies this summer. The first session, called Field Ornithology, will take place from June 29–July 5, 2003. The theme of this class is, “Biology Begins With Birds.” This field camp experience is intended for beginning and intermediate birders, educators and resource managers and stresses avian identification outdoors. The AVES method of bird identification was developed by Gene Wilhelm, former Vice President of Education, National Audubon Society. The AVES method uses six keys in field identification: eye, ear, behavior, habitats, field marks and ecology during a period of intense but fun and exciting birding with experts.

The second session will run from July 6–July 12, and is titled, “Earth Literacy.” The theme of this session is, “Restoring Connections: Humans Within Nature.” Natural history and the local environment once provided the basic foundation from which the education discipline emerged. Restoring those connections is what environmental education today is about and what makes it so compelling for cross-curricula teaching in an outdoors setting. This week long experiential session is primarily intended for science and non-science educators who are either already incorporating environmental education into their lesson plans or would like to.

For more information or registration forms, contact Audubon Wyoming at (307) 235-3485.