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GIVING MORE TO THE CAUSE RISE UP ANDVOLUNTEER YOUR TALENTS!
by Tim Stanley
I am honored to be serving as the President of
NYSOEA and following in the footsteps of a longsuccession of volunteer Board members who have
worked to keep alive the mission of the organization. Simply put, there has
never been any substitute for getting kids outside and learning in a real life
environment. But our mission is becoming ever more relevant; to combat a
variety of childhood disorders and to engage children in thinking critically
about the world around them, it is imperative to get them outdoors. At the
conference each year I am astounded by the achievements and good work of our
membership. Each one of us has contributed to a better world by connecting not
only children but older people to the outdoors through a variety of citizen science
programs, adult lectures, school programs and so many other programs. We have
changed and continue to change the world in positive ways.
The 2012 Conference at Brookhaven National Lab was spectacular. The title,
Outdoor Education has always been GREENand an effective way to teach
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) reverberated in presentations
and activities throughout the event. NYSOEA is fortunate to have such talent
to bring together a conference of this caliber. A highlight of the weekend was
the STEM Expo represented by various Long Island organizations. It engaged
attendees to travel from table to table seeing how the concept of STEM is
effectively and naturally woven into outdoor education. Thank you to the
2012 Conference committee and all the volunteers who made this an event
to be remembered. I invite our membership to plan on attending next years
conference to be held in Albany, NY, October 24-27.
As President, I want to recognize everyones professional achievements and thank
you for being a part of this organization. I know that after a weekend together
I feel energized and excited about my career, filled with ideas and enthusiasm.
A professional organization such as ours is composed of a variety of people
who share a common vision and a common goal. We are stronger united than
divided. I encourage each of you to continue to support NYSOEA by volunteering
your talents, leading a workshop, or through financial contributions. I look
forward to my time serving all of you, for whom I have the utmost respect.
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NYSOEA EXECUTIVE BOARD
President
Tim Stanley
VP Administration
John Garesch
VP Communication
Nirmal Merchant
VP Human Resources
GayLynne Samsonoff
VP Program
Jolene Thompson
Secretary
Meaghan Boice-Green
Treasurer
Elizabeth Van Acker
Office
Darleen Lieber
REGIONAL DIRECTORS
Eastern - Amanda Ackers &
Natalie Rider
Metro - Jessica Kratz
Northern - Gary Griz Caudle
Western - Lauren Makeyenko
Central - Benette Whitmore, Ph.D Beth Folta, Ph.D
2012 NATIONAL CONFERENCE
COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Mary Miller
Eric Powers
Jolene Thompson
PATHWAYS
Jessica Kratz (Editor)Richard Parisio (Poetry Editor)
Frank Knight (Member)
Matt Fraher (Layout)
Nicole Gatherer (Teacher)
Jonathan Duda (Marketing Manager)
Snapper Petta (Member)
A NOTE FROM THE PRESIDENT
INVITATION FOR ARTICLES AND NEWS.The PATHWAYS team is always eager to hear from members and publish
the articles that they have authored or news or event announcements
that they would like to share with fellow members. We invite you to send
your submission for our next issue. Simply send us the text with any
supporting material -- pictures, newspaper clippings, and more. We can
receive it in any of the ways listed below.
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EDITORS CORNER: WHO WE THINK WE AREBy Jessica R. Kratz
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
As I sat alone inside a command bus in Midland
Beach, Staten Island during the the noreaster that
followed superstorm Sandy, securing a relief stagingarea amidst wind and snow, I picked up a familiar and
comforting volume of Robert Frosts poems. As I began
to read, I heard a park ranger announce over the radio that
a tree fell down across the street from the garage he was
guarding overnight. Coincidentally, the page I opened to
featured the poem, On a Tree Fallen Across the Road (To
Hear Us Talk).
The first stanza of the poem reads:
The tree the tempest with a crash of wood
Throws down in front of us is not to bar
Our passage to our journeys end for good,
But just to ask us who we think we are
There is so much to think about after the storms, and I
have been blessed with the solitude and time to think
about them. A lot of people are asking, What is the point
of all of this? I think this is something we may each have
to decide for ourselves, but one possible answer is literally
staring me in the face on the top of a Verizon trailer, to
reconnect your life. Unplug from some of the digital
distractions and dissonant noise, and reconnect with the
people and the things you truly care about. A few days
without electricity led to some family time doing yard work
and some wonderful boiled or grilled meals by lantern or
candlelight. Granted, I live a few blocks away from the
coast and was more inconvenienced than devastated, but
even among those that have lost a great deal, there is far
more gratitude than griping, and plenty of blessings that
have been counted. Especially after the one hour concert
aired on ABC, people reached out to check in on things,
providing an opportunity to reconnect with people that I
should never have lost contact with in the first place. And
people offering help: neighbors helping neighbors, people
helping from a distance, and people coming in from out oftown to lend a hand. So many gifts coming from this once-
in-a generation gut check: and just like last one, in the days
following the September 11th terrorist attack, brings with it
clarity, urgency, and a sense of purpose.
But how does this relate to outdoor education and to
NYSOEA? There is an urgent need for the work we
do: people need to connect with nature before will work
towards conserving and protecting it. People also need to
understand the importance of tidal wetlands and other
coastal ecosystems in reducing storm surge. And the
activities and field experiences we as outdoor educators
provide help people understand basic hydrology and how
water flows through the areas they live. And NYSOEA
is a community committed to providing knowledge
and experiences, and it is committed to serving its
members. And small gestures can go a long way. Several
NYSOEA members reached out to me to see how things
were and offering help. It is hard to admit needing help, but
with long and irregular work shifts and sporadic computer
and e-mail access, I was offered editing help and content
solicitation that moved this issue forward.
And in between the two storms, as if there was not enough
excitement, there was a presidential election. In President
Obamas election speech, he said, We are greater than the
sum of our individual ambitions... And in these dark hours,
we have come together: greater, stronger, more determined.
Thanks to all of you, for all that you do.
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By Jill Eisenstein, Board Member of the Great Swamp
Reprinted with Permission from Friends of the Great Swamp
Rodents are not usually welcome. Who wants a mouse in
the pantry or a rat in the basement? But the largest rodent
in North America has moved into the neighborhood and
may be the perfect one to welcome. Beavers now populate
the Great Swamp, located in eastern Putnam and Dutchess
Counties, in rising numbers, are changing the landscape and
the water, and are protected by the government. Perhaps its
time to meet these new neighbors and begin to understand
them.
If beavers are like other rodents, why in the world are they
the NYS mammal, and featured on so many seals and coins
from hundreds of years ago? Why are they protected?
THE BEAVERS RETURN TO THE GREAT SWAMP
http://frogs-ny.org
To help us understand these things, FrOGS (Friends of the
Great Swamp) invited Tim Stanley, Program Coordinator at
Sharpe Environmental Education Center, Certied Master
Naturalist, and president-elect of New York State Outdoor
Education Association, to speak at our annual (public)
meeting about beavers. He raised a few eyebrows, drew some
smiles, and presented us with facts to ponder.
Known to Native Americans as the sacred center of
the land, beavers (Castor canadensis) were and are
the best wetland engineers in nature. At one time they
were numerous in North America--experts estimate the
population at 60 million. But beginning in the 1600s these
semi-aquatic mammals were trapped to near extinction. Not
only did the outer guard hair make beautiful coats, warm,
dense and lustrous, but apparently the felt-like inner fur
made exceptionally warm hats, and the castor produced in
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The Beavers Return to the Great Swamp continued...
a gland near their rear was all the rage for Europeanperfumes. By 1903 in New York State, there was just one
beaver colony left, tucked away in the Adirondacks.
Now, after a hundred years, and aided by government
protection, beaver colonies abound in the Adirondack Park.
And about 10 years ago they began to make their return to
the Great Swamp.
If youve had one flood your yard or put a dam across
your neighborhood culvert, you may wonder why they are
protected. Well, according to Stanley, they were in this area
long before our subdivisions, and when they returned, theyjust started doing all they know how to do: find flowing
water, cut down trees, build a dam, and make a pond. Fast
workers, they can fell a 10-30 foot tree in 6 minutes. Only
humans alter their environment more readily, rapidly and
extensively. But because they were extirpated from the Great
Swamp before we moved in, we were not privy to the facts
of what beaver impoundments might do and where. We may
have located our dwellings differently.
Like all ecosystem engineers, beavers do disturb the
natural environment. As the water slows behind a beaver
dam, it spreads further out into the surrounding forest orbottomland... sometimes drowning trees in the process.
Some of us find it unsettling to see reverse succession taking
place--instead of the maple and ash canopy closing in, it
opens up. A few trees such as the silver maple have special
adaptations for living in standing water, but only for several
months at a time, and in some places in the Great Swamp,
where dead trees have been drowned by beaver ponds,
swamp is becoming marsh. Without the tree canopy, the
water gets warmed by the sun. Certain groups of organisms,
especially invertebrates and sh, that require cooler or
faster moving water with more dissolved oxygen may be
eliminated. In the warmer, slower-moving water, sediments
and pollutants have time to settle out, a cleaning though
not scrubbing, process. Collector and predator invertebrates
become dominant at the bottom.
When beavers leave an area, their abandoned ponds and
marshes may eventually become wet meadows, then
shrubs, then forest again if they do not return to that s
ame area. But these changes take place gradually, not in
one human lifetime.
So why should we welcome these new neighbors? Besidesthe cleaner water from sediment settlement, almost half
of endangered and threatened species in North America
rely upon the rich biodiversity of freshwater wetlands, and
studies show that beaver engineering increases species
richness (one measure of biodiversity) in their active
impoundments.
An active beaver pond attracts and supports increased
numbers of Pileated Woodpeckers, Mallards, Wood Ducks,
Belted Kingshers, Great Blue Herons, Green-backed Herons,
American Bitterns, Hooded Mergansers, swallows, and
others, plus increased numbers of Ruffed Grouse, WildTurkey and American Woodcock in the uplands nearby. The
ponds attract a large number of migrating birds. While few
beaver ponds seem good for salamanders (attracted fish eat
their eggs), many support increased populations of certain
types of frogs, such as Green, Northern Cricket, Pickerel,
aquatic turtles, such as Painted and Snapping, American
Toads and some kinds of fish. And the endangered bog turtle
seems to thrive in abandoned beaver areas (see the FrOGS
website for more about this).
Unfortunately, the ecosystem to which the beavers have
returned is not balanced, so the current population in theGreat Swamp seems to have few limits besides food supply.
Although otter, mink, fox, owl and bobcat may take an
occasional beaver kit, it may be years before coyote, bear and
other predators strike a natural food chain balance.
So, difficult as change is for some of us, the Great Swamp
landscape we saw when we moved to this area 10 or more
years ago has been changed by these new neighbors.
If there is a pattern to beaver populations, we are just
beginning to witness it. What is the time frame between
active populations, abandonment, resettlement? Which
plant and animal species will decline and which will thrive
in the changing ecosystem? What will happen if beavers
natural predators return? What will our children and future
generations, long-time neighbors of the beavers, see?
One thing is certain. Beavers in the Great Swamp have
brought us new learning opportunities, the ability to
appreciate being observers of the changing cycles of nature
and participants in a vast and dynamic natural world -- one
that is not entirely in our control.
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RAMBLINGS
FROM
REDH
ILL
bySnapperPetta
As a ten year-old kid, the rst mountain
I ever hiked in the Catskills was Mount
Tremper. Accompanied by my Dad, sister,
an uncle and assorted cousins, this
mountain was the big attraction when
the trout werent being cooperative in the
fabled Esopus River. In the days before
tubing became a major activity in thevalley, you either went fishing or hiked the
hills. Wed come to do both.
My rst trip up this medium-sized
mountain has always stayed with me.
I distinctly remember learning about
the rattlesnake population that still
inhabits the area. We were all warned
about sticking our hands in places we
couldnt see, especially around the springs
and old quarry, so as not to surprise an
unsuspecting serpent. Along the way wemet the Ranger who crawled caterpillar-
like each day to the summit in his
ancient Army surplus Jeep. Meeting again
when we eventually reached the top, he
invited us into the cozy confines of the
tiny tower cab where he pointed out the
many regional features which can only be
viewed from above the trees. Long before
Id ever heard of a topographic map, the
landscape told me all I needed to know
THE DISILLUSIONMENT OF NOSTALGIA
about its profile. Mountains, streams, ravines, steep slopes
and more all revealed themselves in one breathtaking sight,
leaving an indelible image in my impressionable mind.
Leap forward a half century and I was back at the trailhead
from that maiden hike. I had agreed to serve as the
steward of the fire tower atop Mount Tremper. Romantic
reminiscences of my first foray to this site played into my
initial decision to volunteer for the program. My plan was to
stay through the weekend; hiking in on Friday and coming
out when my duties were finished late Sunday afternoon.
Although this past summer was incredibly dry, the water
sources on the mountain have always been reliable. Because
of that I gave no thought to the possibility that these, or my
body, might fail me. This proved to be a profound mistake.
If youve not hiked in the Catskills its important to realize
that theres little time to warm up before you begin
ascending heavenward. Most trails are a less than subtle
lesson in geology. Echoing what the old time woodsmen
said was the hallmark of being in the Catskills, you know
youre there when the soil is three parts rock to one part dirt
Gaining over two thousand feet of elevation in just under
3 miles, the trail on Mount Tremper embodies both these
characteristics: rocky and steep. Trudging uphill, lacking
water, finding none, feeling faint protests from my back and
realizing that my life is on the downward slope of my own
personal mountain, a thought began to nag at me. What
was I doing? Why was I here? It was time to face facts. It
was time to turn around and head out. Arriving home and
explaining my circumstances, my ever perceptive wife said,
I guess nostalgia only goes so far.
This morning on the way into work I was listening to the
latest offering from the Zac Brown Band. The tenth track is
entitled, Day that I Die and in the song is this insightful
line: as time goes by its funny how time makes you
realize; were running out of it. Maybe it was because of my
recently aborted outing but the lyric hit me in a way I wasnt
prepared for. Have I been wasting my time trying to relive or
somehow revive old memories instead of striving to create
new ones?
With any luck, based on family history, I have another
twenty or so years left on this planet. While none of us trulyknows the time of our impending exit, should I be fortunate
enough to be blessed with that allotment of time, it will be
gone all too soon. For that reason Im challenging myself to
dwell not in past memories but in future adventures. Be they
big or small, we all need new challenges to set our sights
upon. Creating the next two decades of my life may well be
the best adventure Ill ever encounter; that is my hope. And,
should you accept this challenge, my wish for you as well.
Until next time, may all your rambles lead you to new and
exciting places.
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The Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County has a
new program taking the spotlight. Their Marine Meadows
Program, based out of Southold, aims to restore eelgrass
along the Long Island shores with the help of students and
other community members. Eelgrass use to be so abundantthat Native Americans insulated their houses with it. Todays
scarcity of eelgrass means that even sea creatures cant find
enough of it. It may not seem like a big deal, but actually we
all need eelgrass.
I rst became involved with Marine Meadows when Kimberly
Barbour came to one of my sustainability classes. She gave
a quick talk on eelgrass. Who knew that so many creatures
use it? Humans like eelgrass because it prevents erosion and
acts as a barrier between shore and water. Sea creatures likeeelgrass because it provides essential habitats. Her project
wants to restore eelgrass around Long Island shores. Toward
that end, she showed my class how to weave eelgrass
into burlap discs. Divers ultimately plant a lot of discs in
particular sites, restoring eelgrass meadows.
I found the hands-on aspect of restoration very fullling,
and taking action felt great. After the workshop, I contacted
Kimberly and interned with Marine Meadows. Receiving
college credit over the summer also felt great. I helped make
and plant around 5,000 burlap discs. I also met a lot of
interesting people in my community.
Marine Meadows encourages local communities to help
restore these meadows. Kimberly sets up workshops and
welcomes everyone. School kids and retirees learn how
to weave eelgrass into the discs. Boy Scouts earned their
community service points by helping. Everyone benefits. The
community learns about eelgrass, and Marine Meadows gets
discs to plant. The fish are happy too.
To learn more about the Marine Meadows program, visit
http://ccesuffolk.org/marine-meadows-program/
RESTORING THE EEL GRASS MEADOWS TO THE LONG ISLAND SHORES:A STUDENTS PERSPECTIVE
By Gabriella Carvajal
Photos provided by Gabriella Carvajal
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Beth Folta
Beth is an assistant professor and the program
coordinator for the Natural History & Interpretation
Program(undergraduate program)/Environmental
Interpretation (graduate program) at the SUNY-College
of Environmental Science and Forestry. She has a Ph.D.
in Science Education and an M.S. in Outdoor Recreation
from NC State University. She relocated to New York two
years ago from North Carolina where she is a certied
environmental educator. Before joining the academic
world, she worked as a Wildlife Educator, NPS Interpretive
Park Ranger, director of a nature camp, and a kayak
guide. She now enjoys working with undergraduate andgraduate students exploring a variety of research topics
in interpretation and environmental education, including
citizen science applications and the use of technology in
getting people outdoors.
WELCOME OUR NEW BOARD MEMBERS
Jolene Thompson
Jolene attended her rst NYSOEA conference in 2010 in
Buffalo and was inspired to become more deeply involved
with the organization. Since that time she has worked as a
co-chair for the 2012 conference on Long Island, and now as
the VP of Programs.
Jolene fell in love with environmental education while lead-
ing park-based eld trips and public programs as an SCA
member at Scenic Hudson. After moving to Long Island,
she became an Environmental Education Assistant with
the NYSDEC, where she teaches in-school and scout EE
programs, facilitate teacher workshops, and participate incommunity events. Her work in schools has taught her the
importance of connecting environmental education with the
current education system, and motivated her to complete a
Masters in Arts in Teaching degree in 7-12th grade biology
at Stony Brook University. She hopes to use her experiences
and education to bridge the gap between the outdoors and
classroom learning.
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GayLynne Samsonoff
GayLynne Samsonoff, EdM, MUP is excited to serve as the
current Vice President of Human Resources for NYSOEA and
will continue its legacy of community bridge-building and
fostering an appreciation for our living environment. She has
served on the Executive Board in North Carolina (2009) as
the Education Chair & Massachusetts (2010-March 2012) as
the 2012 Annual Conference Co-Chair both are NAAEE state
affiliates.
Having grown up in San Antonio, TX with a creek in her
backyard her connection to the outdoors was ever present.
Growing up knowledgeable of her Chickasaw ancestry, herconnection to mother earth was instinctive. As an adult, she
has been very nomadic: living in Cuernavaca, Mexico; Roch-
ester, NY; Tokyo, Japan; Sunnyvale, CA; Buffalo, NY; Durham,
NC; and Lynn, MA. She now resides in Bedford-Stuyvesant
Brooklyn, NY. GayLynne earned her BS in Urban & Regional
Planning in 2001 at the University of Texas San Marcos with
a concentration on highway greenway beautification. She
also earned a Masters in Educational Leadership & Policy
in 2007 and a Masters in Urban Planning in 2008 from the
University of Buffalo with a concentration on S.T.E.M. play-
ground curricula and place-based educational greenspaces.
GayLynne has worked on Environmental Literacy Plans (ELP)
in both North Carolina and Massachusetts and will con-
tinue that effort in New York State. She has been working
directly with NYSOEAs ELP Co-Chairs: Mary Leou & Beth
Shiner Klein since May of this year and will be the Executive
Board Liaison for the NYSOEA ELP Committee. She invites
members to contact the committee by emailing elp@nysoea.
orgfor more information or to become part of the growing
number of individuals involved in supporting this effort.
Since 2001, GayLynne has lived outside of Texas working
with non-prots as a community bridge-builder and found
her passion for Environmental Education. Living in Western
New York for most of the years outside of Texas, she has
grown deep roots in New York State and being part of the
NYSOEA Board has been a goal for many years. Now living
in Bedford-Stuyvesant since April 2012, she has been able
to see the diversity of outdoor environments that New York
State has to offer. Her goal as the VP of Human Resources
for NYSOEA is to strengthen member connections and to
promote outdoor education in New York State.
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We would like to thank you for your interest and support
in the work of the Environmental Literacy Committee of
NYSOEA. We have made a lot of progress over the past 4
years since the committee was established. In fact, in some
ways, we are further along than most states across the
country in that we have a working draft. To see the latestversion on the NYSOEA website, please click here.
We will be updating the ELP by January 2013 to include a
higher education section and to incorporate suggestions and
comments we have received from all of you. Please continue
to send us your ideas!
ELP Committee accomplishments thus far
We have cultivated a coalition of organizations that are
involved in working with us on getting the NYSELP adopted.
We have partnered with The New York State Sustainability
Education Working Group to include higher education in our
ELP (currently underway). For more information, please see
the attached Call to Action document.
We have reached out to NYSED and while they are not ready
to endorse the ELP, they have provided us with feedback on
the latest draft and encouraged us to continue our work on
the ELP.
We have reached out to the Green Ribbon School leaders inNYS and hope we can work with them as they develop the
Green Ribbon School criteria, which include environmental
literacy as one of their goals. For more information, please
click here
The Steering Committee members are working on a
brochure to promote environmental literacy in NYS and
the work of the committee which includes: fundraising, and
broadening the coalition to include stakeholders from a
variety of constituents.
We have also launched an effort to collect profiles of schools
that are engaged in environmental literacy. Please see the
attached request.
Heres how you can help1. Collect proles from your region and send to us so we
can build a portfolio of projects/programs that exemplify
environmental literacy at work.
2. Get your organization, or other organizations to join the
NYS Environmental Coalition by signing upon the NYSOEA
website.
3. Be ambassadors for environmental literacy in your
community. Help schools connect with environmental
groups and find resources to help them launch
environmental projects/partnerships etc.
4. Assist with fundraising or grant writing to support the
work of the committee. (As you know, all this has been
accomplished on volunteer time.)
We look forward to working with you...if you have ideas or
suggestions please contact us at: [email protected]
We wish you all a very Happy Holiday Season and lookforward to hearing from you.
Mary Leou and Beth Klein,
Co-Chairs Environmental Literacy Committee
Dear ELP Committee Members and Supporters,
October 24th
27th
, 2013 Where will you be??
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As a new member of the Outdoor Education community,
I found the 2012 NYSOEA Conference to be a wonderful
experience that both connected me with other leaders in
my field and expanded my knowledge of the environmental
issues that unite us in a common cause. The keynote
speakers and workshops not only supplied the information
to help expand my knowledge base, but also provided me
with the tools I need to incorporate this information into my
everyday teaching methods.
I enjoyed every aspect of the weekend, from hands-on
workshops and the STEM Expo to the live and silent
auctions. I felt that every activity offered at the conference
helped me to bond with the other members of the
organization. Even the time I spent around the dinner table
simply discussing comical issues that sometimes arise when
teaching children will be useful as I now have new strategies
for dealing with these situations that can be difficult or
frustrating.
It is so important in our field to keep our energy levels high
so we can captivate our audience. I always find that one
of the best ways to reenergize is to surround myself with
like-minded people. The 2012 NYSOEA conference allowed
me to spend personal and meaningful time with so many
knowledgeable educators with the same outlook on life as
I have. This conference also emphasized the importance of
positive affirmation in the workplace. The keynote speakers
and leaders of this conference did a great job of reinforcing
just how important our jobs as outdoor educators are and
explaining how critical of a role we play in creating a better
world for our youth. This is another important aspect of
staying energized in the workplace.
I learned so much at this conference, met so many
inspirational people, and had a fun time while doing it! The
NYSOEA conference is unique in that it is most likely the
only conference where you will find a recipient of an award,
in this case the marvelous Steve Stanne, bring out a guitar
and begin a conference-wide sing-along. You would rarely
find professionals of such diverse and effective talents in
any other field of work! As Outdoor Educators, not only
do we provide the stepping-stones necessary for people to
develop a love for the natural world, but we also know the
importance of having fun while learning! This is only one of
many reasons why I love this career and thoroughly enjoy
the company of the people that Outdoor Education attracts!
Megan Hoffman is an Environmental Educator/Management
Assistant at the Hudson Highlands Nature Museum, Cornwall, NY
A YOUNG PROFESSIONALS FORAY INTONETWORKING AND COMMUNITY BUILDINGWritten By Megan Hoffman
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