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pathwaysThe official publication of the New York State Outdoor Education Association

Winter 2006

Continued on page 4

Omnivores Eat Anything?

By: MaryLynne Malone

Sometimes you say to yourself, Now Ive seen

everything. But then something happens and you cant

help yourself but say it again.

It was a beautiful spring day and I was gettingready to conduct a Stream Study program. Ultimately

we were going to identify stream animals to assess

water quality. I had been working with the school for

a few days and getting set into a routine. The kids

came out. We discussed rules and set out for the na-

ture trail. This is where most people thing Im

crazy. As we start crossing the bridge over

the stream I have the kids stop face the

water and lay down. I get the Are

you nuts! stare from substitute

teachers and parent helpers aswell as teachers who have

never done the program.

What I should men-

tion next is that these stu-

dents are five and six years

old. Thats right kindergar-

ten. They are suddenly quiet

for the first time, but not for

long! Noses over the edge they

start shouting about all of the stuff

they see in the water. Once they settle

I start with the lesson. A stream is a habi-

tat. As we get into the food web of the stream I have

students repeat herbivore, insectivore, omnivore, and

so on. A particularly antsy child keeps pointing and

telling me that there is a turtle in the water. I casually

say that it is possible but I didnt think so. Omni-

vores I continue eat anything, plants, insects, and

other animals. The child interrupts again, I think

the turtle is eating carrots. Now I stop. I am not

annoyed, far from it, now I am curious. Are you sure?

I ask. Yes! says the child, I think its eating peas

too. I stop the lesson, carefully walk over tiny childlegs until I get to where my turtle spotter was and look

down. You are right! Thats a wood turtle but, its

not just eating peas and carrots thats fried rice!

So, maybe I havent told everything. When I

got to the school that morning I was less than pleased

to discover that someone had spilled Chinese

take out on the bridge and in the water. I

did my best to clean up the mess in-

cluding the foil and plastic container,

plastic bag and plastic eating uten-

sils, but its kind of hard to getpork fried rice out of a stream.

I wouldnt recommend

trying to bait Wood turtles

with fried rice but I have to

tell you that turtle stuck

around all day! With nearly

100 sets of eyes gazing on it,

that turtle happily munched on

carrots, peas, sprouts, rice and

pork. It was a great lesson about

litter and the hazards of certain kinds

of litter to wildlife. Working thoughout the

Hudson Valley and Harriman State Park I see a whole

lot of strange things, cute little white bunnies on the

side of the road, roosters in the woods, giant turtles

that shouldn't even live in this hemisphere, all because

people set animals free. But the moral of this little

story is if anyone asks me what omnivores eat, my an-

swer is anything including Chinese takeout.


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NYSOEA

Executive Board

PresidentMary Anna Russo

President ElectVacant

VP AdministrationKathy Ambrosini

VP CommunicationMaryLynne Malone

VP Human Resources

Vacant

VP ProgramLaura Carey

SecretaryPatricia vonMechow

Treasurer

Sharon Kennelty-Cohen

Regional DirectorsReba Laks, Eastern

Maritza Cuevas, Metro

Jack Swan, Northern

Patty Lent, Western

Carol Stokes-Cawley, Central

2006 ConferenceCommittee Chairs

Patty LentSusan Diachun

Carol Rogers

Office Services418 Merry Road,

Amsterdam, NY 12010

E-mail: [email protected]

pathways(ISSN 1077-5110) is publishedfour times a year by the New York State Out-

door Education Association and is mailed

to NYSOEA members. Opinions expressed

by contributors are theirs solely and not nec-

essarily those of the Editorial Board ofpath-

ways or of NYSOEA. Advertisements in-

cluded in pathways should not be inter-

preted as endorsement of the product(s) by

NYSOEA.

Advertising inpathwayspathways welcomes advertisements which

will be of interest to the membership of

NYSOEA. If you have a product, service,

equipment, resources, programs, etc. that

you would like to share with our member-

ship via an advertisement, please contact

MaryLynne Malone (845 351-2967.

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Materials SubmissionsAnyone interested in contributing to

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MaryLynne Malone, P.O. Box 39,

Southfields, NY 10975 or E-mail:

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PRESIDENTS MESSAGEBy Mary Anna Russo

Last fall, the NYSOEA board undertook a members survey. The

mailing went out to each member including affiliates. The purpose of the

survey was 3-fold: to get a picture of the current demographic of the organi-

zation, to poll members on what they would like from the organization and to

determine what members would like to contribute to the organization.

The form went out to every member who was current at the time of

the mailing. Approximately 39% of the total number contacted responded by

the deadline.

Included in this article are the bar charts that synthesize the results of

this survey. Each graph indicates the question and the possible answers to

that question as well as numbers of members responding to each query.

Some general trends indicated by the survey questions:

NYSOEA has a significant number of relatively new members; thosewho are members for less than 5 years

Favorite activities of those responding seem to be those which in-

volve professional development

There is a diverse pool of skills, talents and expertise that members

have to offer the organization and other members

This survey is concluded but it is never too late to send information and

suggestions that you might have or to offer your time and talents. An organi-

zation is its members. Contact Mary Anna Russo or any NYSOEA board

member. See the list of current board members and their contact informa-

tion.


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The NYSOEA Member Survey

andpathways

The following individuals agreed to help with writing

for pathways:June Lee

Chris Hendershott

Carol Flynn

Beth Shriner Klein

Larry Montalto

Jan Lee

Bill Devlin

Robbyn Drake

Mary Ford

Deb Keane

Mary MillerSome of the folks originally on this list have

already begun to contribute. It is my hope that the

rest of you will contact me with information you would

like to share in our publication. As VP of Communi-

cations for NYSOEA for nearly 7 years it is important

for me to have fresh information for print. It is my

desire to have every pathways publication out in a

timely manner and that the information presented is of

some value to the membership. It has become increas-

ingly difficult to find information from our member-

ship and it is my hope that you can provide this ser-

vice. MaryLynne Malone (845) 351-2967

[email protected]

The following individuals along with others

who have been active agreed to help by being on an

editorial board for pathways:

Kenis Sweet

Deb Keane

Catherine Pawelko

Mary Ford

Please contact MaryLynne Malone to let herknow how you can help. (845) 351-2967 or

[email protected]

I thank you for filling out your survey and look

forward to hearing from you soon.

Harlan "Gold" MetcalfAward Winner Barry

Hopkins

2005 Annual Conference


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Watching the water flow

Ready to be scientists

Kindergarten scientists study stream ecology and

learn that Omivores eat anything?

Continued from coverThis one takes the cakeSpotted at Smith

Clove Elementary School in Central Valley, NY. Mat-

thew Hemmer, kindergarten teacher dressed as our very

own George Steele for Halloween! The children all

recognized him! They were shouting Mr. Steele, Mr.

Steele! They might have gotten who it was from thehiking boots and shorts, but I think the big tip off was

the two giant maple leaves that read GREEN LEAVES

and MAKE FOOD. Way to go George!

Please visit us there and send your friends. Feel free to send an-

nouncements for affiliate programs and regional events. This justin! You can now renew membership online-- check it out!!

Extra!

Extra!nysoea.org upand running

What not to do when you are outdoors with a

group of students The weirdest thing I ever

saw The strangest thing I ever did. Now

this is a little different I never thought Id

do that!.... Everyone has some strange storiesto tell Whats one of yours.

Whooo's

behind the

mask? Thismember got

into character

during a bird

presentation

at the 2005

confernce!


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Ramblings from Red Hillby Snapper Petta

Every year people in my neck of the woods await

the beauty of spring. For the past few months the pre-dominant shade, white, has left us starving for color.

With the onset of this new season comes the opportu-

nity to revel in its unfolding. And, as with most areas in

upstate NY, the emerging color is clear. Day after day

our eyes are greeted by the beauty of a rapturous red.

RED?!? Sure; red. Did you think I was going

to say green? If you did than perhaps you need to visit

my area of the state to see firsthand why red is the true

color of spring. Let me explain

Each year the official commencement of the sea-

son is announced on the vernal equinox. But, as a true

upstater, I know that spring hasnt really begun until I

hear or see the first red-winged blackbird of the year.

On the first true day of spring flashes of red greet me as

these birds flit from branch to branch. Their calls of

konk-a-ree fill the air even as a light snow continues

to fall. Once theyre back I know its only a matter of

time before I see my first robin; another colorful har-

binger of the season. To top it off, have you ever seen

a tom turkeys head in the springtime? As any turkey

hunter can tell you, never wear a red bandana in thewoods during the spring season. Why? Because the

male birds head is a bright scarlet red! Lets face it;

these fellows are hot in pursuit of a hen. Their blood is

boiling as every bit of effort is put into mating. At no

other time of the year does a tom display this deep rich-

ness of color it his head. The redness of their head is a

sure sign of springtime urges. So, whichever avian spe-

cies you choose to use for your seasonal barometer, the

common denominator is red.

Not convinced yet? Then spend some time

ambling slowly through a mixed woodland area. Benddown, let your eyes wander and discover for yourself

one of John Burroughs favorite spring wildflowers; the

wake robin trillium. With its crimson flowered head

nodding ground ward, this beautiful addition to the for-

est floor has a tendency to conceal itself from view.

While a close cousin, the painted trillium, garishly dis-

plays its streaks of red for all to see, the wake robin

hides its virtues from all but the most ardent admirers.

Reward yourself with a glimpse of this seasonal beauty

by letting your eyes search silently over the forest floor

until you find one. Youll be glad you did.

On a larger scale, the local countryside is an-other great place to find the seasons color. As spring

progresses each day the buds on our maple trees swell

ever larger. What begins as a hint of blush eventually

envelops the landscape in a sea of red. It remains this

way until each bud is released from its branch, either

by wind or weight, to await the growth of a new leaf.

But, while in place, the hillsides are alive with a deli-

ciously subtle red; one that would make the best of

Italian wines envious.

Until next time, may all your rambles lead you

to new and exciting places

Years ago, in a classroom far away, Dr. Marcia

Carlson shared with me the definition of outdoor edu-

cation. Historically, outdoor education was defined as

any form of learning that was in, about or forthe out-

of-doors. I mention this only because so often it seems

we have blurred the term into environmental educa-

tion. While I have nothing but respect for our scien-

tific brethren, I prefer to think of my pursuits as being

in the traditional sense. It was a recent ramble awayfrom home that cemented this point for me.

American history has always held a special place

in my life. Although its taken a long time, Ive finally

been able to join a re-enacting group that specializes in

both the French & Indian War and the American Revo-

lution. My first adventure with the rangers took me to

Fort Ticonderoga this past June. Stepping out of a 21st

century vehicle and immersing oneself in the lifestyle

of the 18th requires a bit of transition time. The first

step in this time machine occurred as General Montcalm

arrived to greet us and welcome us to the corps. Wewere instructed where to pitch our wedge tents in the

line and shown our fire area. From that point on there

was no turning back. I was officially in the French

corps circa 1755. The time had come for me to get a

first hand understanding of why living history is such a

powerful vehicle for learning.

Our first evening in camp we set out to explore

the mass of humanity that made up the British, French

and Native American encampments. The grounds were


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illuminated by flickering candle lamps and the occa-

sional torch. Looking up the night sky was a confla-

gration of stars; the Big Dipper prominently suspended

above us. From various sites came the lyrical sounds

of French, fiddles accompanied by pennywhistles and

lusty ballads sung with gusto. Native dancers, drivenby the pulsating beat of drums and traditional Algonquin

songs, were silhouetted against their campfires; red

sparks popping heavenward. All around us were the

colors, sights and sounds of 250 years ago.

The next morning we mustered out for inspec-

tion of our rifles. A portion of the day was to be spent

re-enacting a battle between the two world forces and

their Indian allies. There is no way to truly describe

the experience of fighting on this day. The heat on

the field registered 106 F when the first cannon blast

signaled the onset of the skirmish. Smoke obscuredour vision very quickly due to the absence of any breeze.

Confusion reigned as we were ordered forward, then

back, then forward again. The faces of my fellow sol-

diers, smudged and blackened by the powder blasts

coming from the touchholes of our guns, were drawn

and weary as we attempted to flank the enemy on our

left. While I couldnt see my own, Im sure I looked

like everyone else. After taking a hit I lay wounded on

the field. As the heat beat down on my body I felt the

vibrations of the cannon as they thundered a continu-ous fire. At that point I could only imagine how hor-

rible a way this would have been to die. In short, this

was one of the most horrific, yet enthralling, forty min-

utes Ive ever experienced.

As a first time participant, my weekend at Fort

Ticonderoga showed how powerful an outdoor edu-

cation experience can be. Given the chance, history is

anything but boring. By do-

ing it outdoors, this one came

alive.

Until next time, may allyour rambles lead you to new

and exciting places

A Maple Celebration at Sharpe

Reservation and Taconic Out-

door Education Center

Mark your calendars and join us in A Maple

Celebration, at The Fresh Air Funds Sharpe Envi-

ronmental Center and Taconic Outdoor Education Cen-

ter. This celebration of the arrival of spring will take

place on the weekend of March 18th and 19th. The

event is co-hosted by Stonykill Farm, Taconic Outdoor

Education Center and Sharpe Reservation.

Saturday is Educators Day @ Sharpe Res-ervation where a variety of educational programs areplanned to provide learning, sharing and networking

opportunities for teachers, students, naturalists and en-vironmental educators and anyone interested in the en-

vironment. Come share in the maple sugaring experi-

ence from the sap dripping from the maple tree to the

sweet finished product of maple syrup. Featured events

include a tour of local sugaring operations, signs of

spring hike up a Highland Mountain and Sharpes very

own Planetarium. Hand-on educational workshops

will include a variety of hands on workshops like Maple

Dutch oven cooking, My Life, a biography of a maple

tree, Lost Among the Maples (primitive technology

class), On Nature and Puppets, and other exciting

workshops.

Sunday is Family Day @ Taconic OutdoorEducation Center and will feature the Hudson Valleys3rd annual Maple Syrup judging contest with a pan-

cake breakfast. Do not miss this suspense filled mo-

ment as judges taste and smell to decide the best syrup

in the Hudson Valley. Who makes the very best syrup?

Frost Valley won this highly coveted award in 2005.

Other activities include hikes, high ropes course, maple

sugar demonstrations and other activities.For information and regis-

tration forms, Contact Tim Stanley

Sharpe Environmental Center

436 Van Wyck Lake Road

Fishkill, NY 12524

(845) 896-5910

[email protected]


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Winter Beech

by Frank Knight

One of the most satisfying things about a snow-

shoe hike for me is coming upon tan leaves shivering in

the breeze above the snow stark against the dark winter

forest. Like many of its oak relatives, American beech

(Fagus grandifolia) retains its dead leaves through the

winter; especially young trees and the wind-sheltered

lower branches of more mature ones. Tenacious dry

leaves are a bittersweet reminder of autumns glory and

a promise of new growth come spring. In a forest full of

dark bare tree trunks for half the year, it is inspiring to

see animated leaf shimmer against smooth gray bark. If

only hopeless romantics with pocket knives would be

less inspired!The lovelorn are the least of beechs worries.

More than 70 species of decay fungi a record for hard-

woods are known to attack beech. Now a one-two

punch by the alien beech scale insect (Cryptococcus

fagitsuga) and aNectria fungus is devastating stands of

trees across the Northeast. Beech Bark Disease infects

through wounds made by the scale insect. How tragic if

another forest dominant were to go the way of the Ameri-

can chestnut! Since a small percentage of trees are dis-

ease resistant, promising research on cross-pollinating

healthy trees may eventually restore decimated popula-tions.

A climax member of the beech-birch-maple-hemlock association of cool, moist hardwood forests, beech

(as was chestnut) is important to our economy and ecology. Fagus (fromthe Greekphagus, food) has fed

humans and wildlife for countless tens of thousands of years here and across Europe. Chestnuts are large

enough to have been commercial, but small beechnuts lose themselves in autumn leaf litter. Wild foods enthusi-

asts, though, are rewarded with nuts delicious raw or prepared for their oil, flour and pecan-like pie. Gamebirds

like grouse, wood duck and turkey fatten on the sweet nuts. With wood nearly as strong and hard as oak, beech

takes a high polish for furniture and flooring. An excellent landscape tree, but perhaps because of its large size,

beech isnt often seen in suburbia. In parks and estates, the larger European species (F. sylvatica) and its copper,

cut-leaf and weeping varieties are majestic.The European beech tolerates severe pruning well and thus is commonly cultivated as hedges in En-

gland; something rarely done here. Perhaps the British have brought autumns reminder and springs promise

from forest to dooryard?

copyrite Frank Knight


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The following was submitted by Robert NewmarkSome people fearing death live timidly

Not Arthur.

If he feared anything it was not that he would dietoo soon

But

That he would not have used well the gift of hisallotted

Time

So Arthur ran on overdriveKnew the strangest things and about the strangest

thingsArthur went everywhere

Did not like to retrace steps

Preferring unfamiliar to familiar territory

And he did not complainNot about people

Not about healthNot about situations

Never said he had been treated unfairly

Because that, in his scheme of thingsWas a function of whose ox was being gored

Arthur was, with Bob and me,

A Street Cruiser.Our three ninety-nine Wall Mart

Polyester bright gold cycling

ShirtsWith the psychedelic fifty-seven

Chevy emblazoned across theFront in dark blues

Told the world that we threeWere members of some order,

Some fraternityAnd we were

The Street Cruisers

We three shared roomseach summer

Tolerating each otherssnoring and

Occasional gastro-intesti-

nal sonatasFound the right air condi-

tioner settingThe good breakfast

The best cycling, flat, nowind, no

Traffic

Water, trees, farms, forests,wild fowl

Little towns on canalsWaterfalls

Great beauties large and smallMany curiosities

Much wonderment

And always smiles

And always gratitudeWith good talk on long car rides

About life, about trivialities, memories,Histories

Adventures pastAdventures to come

Arthur, living full, not desperately butFull

Understood how and why

We will not miss the past because all weShared still is and always will be

But we will miss the future we might

Have sharedConsoled only by the knowledge that he

Is still with us in our hearts.

Arthur Kupferberg passed away March 28, 2005. We remember him as an Educator, who inspired all

around him. His love of the outdoors was evident by his involvement in Operation Explore, teaching NewYork City teachers camping, enabling them to bring their classes camping, at Floyd Bennitt Field, President

of Educators for Gateway, and frequent contributor to NYSOEA. Most of his 24 years teaching, were in

Special Education, at PS 346, as well as, an Adjunct Professor at Brooklyn College in the same field. He

also served as a UFT Chapter Chairman, where he loved to aid and council his fellow colleagues. Always the

outdoor person, he founded and co-chaired the UFT Outdoor Environmental Committee. Loved by all his

many friends, colleagues, relatives, Arthur is survived by his wife Carole, and their two sons, Michael and

Jason, and daughter-in-law Alyson. Arthur was a modern Renaissance man- loved everything, loved life!

Donations in Arthurs memory may be made to Natural Heritage Trust. c/o Taconic Outdoor Education Ctr.,

75 Mountain Laurel Lane, Cold Spring, NY 10516


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Roland Ellis,Volunteer Educator

Award WinnerConference 2006

PRESIDENT-ELECT- Shall be onthe Executive Board, and Confer-

ence Committees. It is the respon-

sibility of the PRESIDENT-ELECT

to identify chairpersons and confer-

ence sites for the conferences that

will be held during their term as

PRESIDENT. He/she will workclosely with all REGIONAL DI-

RECTORS and fulfill any duties

assigned by the PRESIDENT. Shall

act for the PRESIDENT if so del-

egated, or in the Presidents ab-

sence. (Ending term Conference

2006 and then to preside as PRESI-

DENT until Conference 2008)

PRESIDENT - Shall call and pre-side at all meetings of the member-

ship and the Executive Board; shall

appoint all committee chairperson;

shall arrange for an independent

audit/financial review of Association

finances, subject to the approval of

the Executive Board; shall have theright to appoint ad-hoc committees;

shall retain all rights not otherwise

delegated; and shall be an ex-offi-

cio member of all committees. The

President shall set the time and place

of the Annual Meeting, and shall see

that the membership is notified at

least thirty (30) days prior to the

date set.

Open Positions on

the NYSOEA Board

VICE PRESIDENT FOR HU-MAN RESOURCES - shall pro-mote the expansion of outdoor edu-

cation by developing membership inthe Association as a professional or-

ganization; shall develop means of

recognizing members of the profes-

sion for outstanding service; shall be

member of the Membership, and

Nomination and Election Commit-

tees.

Now Available

Making Outdoor

Programs Accessible

By Kathy Ambrosini

Illustrated by Maria Jansdotter Farr

Finally, a ready to use guide for

outdoor professionals which explains how to develop out-

door programs that accommodate people with a variety of

disabilities. Providing specific strategies from the award-

winningNatureAccess program, this 62-page, softcover book

offers a host of tools to empower outdoor programs to be-

come more inclusive of all people .

Topics include:

Challenges to Learning & Understanding

Environmental Considerations

Adaptations vs. Modifications

Assistive Strategies

Special Section: Sensory Integration Dysfunction

(SID)

Go to www.mohonkpreserve.org for more info.


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Last Child in the Woods: Saving

Our Children from

Nature-Deficit DisorderWhy Children Need Nature, How It Was Takenfrom Them, and How to Get It Back

by Richard LouvAlgonquin Books, 2005Hardcover, $24.95; paperback May 2006

We environmental education professionals and

amateur nature enthusiasts have long been painfully

aware of the growing societal disconnect between

people and the ecosystems upon which all life depends.

At my first full-time job in the 1960s leading a nature

center guided walk in an affluent, manicured New YorkCity suburb, a third grader asked, Who planted all

these trees in these woods? At home she watched the

tree service plant, maintain and remove dead trees.

On the 20th Earth Day Anniversary, the Journal

Nature Study polled two environmental education or-

ganizations members on what they considered the most

celebratory events of the 20th century. Not surprisingly,

the top 10 included two books: Sand County Almanac

by Aldo Leopold and Silent Spring by Rachael Carson.

The former advocates a land ethic and the latter

remediation of environmental toxins; and both continueto positively impact our well-being.

Through education and legislation those books

made clear our vital role in Earths ecosystem health. I

predict thatLast Child in the Woods with the follow-

up discussions, articles and books it will engender, it

will be among the first and persisting books on a most

significant list for the 21st century.

After ten years of coast-to-coast research in-

cluding extensive interviews of environmentalists, child

development specialists, educators, parents and chil-dren themselves, child advocacy expert Richard Louv

has produced a seminal, surprisingly disturbing work

on the impacts of this human nature disconnect on

children; and ultimately on society itself. His nature-

deficit disorder is a whole range of sensory, develop-

mental, psychological, and spiritual problems. With-

out hands-on contact with wild spaces, plants and ani-

mals, youth have almost no opportunities to develop

an Albert Schweitzer-like reverence for life and an

environmental stew-

ardship ethic.

As our numbers

increase, we live

closer together and

unmanicured openspaces become far-

ther from home.

Even Neighborhood

Associations and

community parks

have strict rules

about appropriate

open space use. Easy

access to unstruc-

tured play amid the

rich sensory andimagination stimulation possibilities of field, forest or

vacant lot are further inhibited. Todays outdoor fears

compounded by media hype include traffic, stranger

danger, and tick or insect-borne diseases.

Not only do societal and parental fears keep

children inside. By learning about habitat destruction

and airborne toxins, many children develop ecophobia,

fearing or disconnecting from nature. Time constraints

like homework, and organized sports preclude outdoor

daydreaming. Indoor fantasy play is at least physically

safer abetted by TV, computer and electronic games.

Asked about outdoor vs. indoor play, a fourth grader

told Louv, I like to play indoors better cause thats

where all the electric outlets are.

Through countless interviews and annotated re-

search, Louv shares with the reader ideas to reverse

the trend and create more outdoor play and learning

experiences. Louv envisions a hopeful future where

nature can be therapy for obesity and attention deficit

disorder (ADD). We outdoor educators know that test

scores, grade point averages and such skills as prob-lem-solving and decision-making are increased by real-

world outdoor learning. Louv feels that by movingnature activity from the realm of recreation to that

of health and school success, parents will be morelikely to go take that hike with their kids and havefun rediscovering the joy of family connectedness.

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Thank you for helping make the2005 Conference fly! Please

take a moment to complete our evaluation found

on the NYSOEA web site - nysoea.org under

conference.

Last Child in the Woods: -- Reviewers Note:NYSOEAers should addLast Child... to their must read list.

In December the National Conservation Training Center

(NCTC) webcast an hour-long interview with author Richard

Louv.

In it, he advocated synergistic interest group discussions, a

webpage and an annual conference. NYSOEA should consider

doing its part by conducting a panel discussion at its 2006 Con-

ference in October.

The computer savvy can view an archived NCTC

webcast by first, with a high speed internet connection, install

if you havent one, a free Real Player onto your computer.

Run the webcast wizard to determine if your computer needs

the installation: http://208.185.32.34. If necessary, download

and install the free Real Player: During this one time installa-

tion, de-select any check boxes for more info ie: ads via e-

mail.

To view webcast:

Go to http://208.185.32.341. Participant login: Use your first and last name - no pass-

word needed.

2. Select ARCHIVES for viewing.

3. Select the title: Last Child in the Woods. Allow 30 to 40

seconds to load and play.

After video begins, slide mouse over the video image, right

click on play in real player mode, allowing you to choose a

larger screen size, pause, rewind and fast forward.

NYSOEA

Conference 2006

TRADITIONWith A

FutureVision, Focus, Dreams

Save The Date:

October 19-22, 2006

Beaver HollowConference Center

Java Center, NY 14082


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multiple subject areas, including development of an appreciation of nature and the total environment.

Membership services, in addition topathways, include the annual conference which provides opportunitiesto share and learn, regional activities, annual award presentations and scholarships.

New York State Outdoor Education Association, Inc.

418 Merry RoadAmsterdam, NY 12012E-mail: [email protected]

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Who We AreEstablished in 1968, the As-

sociation is the leading professional

group supporting outdoor educa-

tion, environment education and in-

terpretive services in New YorkState.

Our membership includes

classroom teachers, environmental

educators, college professors, natu-

ralists, interpreters, youth leaders,

administrators, students, parents

and others interested in the out-

doors.

Our GoalsWe promote public aware-

ness of the value of outdoor andenvironmental education and inter-

pretation.

We foster a lifelong appre-

ciation and sense of stewardship to

enrich curricula and programs.

We assist our members in

expanding their knowledge and

skills in using the environment for

responsible education purposes.

We act as a unified voice

supporting the fields of environmen-tal education, outdoor education, in-

terpretation and outdoor recreation.

Benefits of MembershipAnnual Conference

Regional Events

Publications

Awards

Scholarships

Membership FeesIndividual $45.00

Family $55.00Retired $35.00

Student $25.00

Affiliate A $60.00

Affiliate B $90.00

Library $30.00

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