Registration Booklet NAI RIW March 23-26, 2015

Turkey Run State Park is locatedin Parke County, Indiana. It wasIndiana’s second state park, withthe first parcel of land beingpurchased in 1916.

Turkey Run S tate Park8121 Park Rd

Marshall, IN 47859

The trails at Turkey RunState Park are awesomeand offer something foreveryone. Bring your bootsand binoculars to enjoy thisnatural wonder.

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Turkey Run State Park is west ofIndianapolis, north of Terre Haute,and south of Lafayette. The park issecluded, making it the perfectplace to explore new pathways andto reconnect with nature.

Where is it?

Camping option

No reservations are needed to camp at Turkey Run StatePark in March. It is on a walk-in basis. If there is no attendantat the camping gate go in and pick your site. A patrol personwill come around and collect your fee. Sunday - Wednesdayis $19 + tax and Thursday - Saturday $26 + tax per night.

Offsite optionsWhere can I st ay? In the campground, in the inn, or in a cabin.

In the inn or cabin optionThe reservation deadline to reserve a room in the inn or a cabinbefore they are opened to the general public is February 23.

Reservations can only be made by phone -Call 1-877-563-4371, the group code is 0323NI.

To view room options, visit www.indianainns.com, click on TurkeyRun Inn, and then click on lodging. Room and cabin fees rangefrom $75.99 to $141.99 a night. You will be charged for your firstnight when the reservation is made.

Parke County has a variety of housing options to suit everybudget and desired experience. Camp under the stars or enjoythe home-like feeling of a bed & breakfast or experience aneffortless stay at an inn or motel.

Visit: www.coveredbridges.com for a list ofaccommodations that are offsite.

Turkey Run S tate Park8121 Park Rd

Marshall, IN 47859

Park EntranceCampgroundEntrance

RIW Sponsors

Supporting Agency Sponsors

Interpretive Ideaswww.interpretiveideas.com

Bronze Level $1 - $499

Tippecanoe County Park& Recreation Department

Gold Level $1,000 and above

The RIW committee wants everyone to enjoy thisyear’s workshop. If you would like to have a mentoror want to be a mentee this is your chance. We willmatch up individuals before the workshop. If youwant to be a part of this program, mark it on yourregistration form.

So what’s a mentor and whyshould you be one? If youhave some experience withNAI Regional InterpretiveWorkshops, you can guide someone who is newto the experience by explaining why we do thingsthe way we do, helping them meet people, andgiving them some insider tips.

Is this your first RIW? You could benefit from amentor! You’ll have someone to meet for meals,learn about NAI, meet people and network withcolleagues who can help you in your career.

Mentor Program

Glamour camping – Glamping!Maple Syrup recipesDining with DermestidsKids have the Darndest ObservationPathways to New PlacesGeocaching as an Interpretive Tool

The Good, the Bad, the Ugly -ReenactmentsWhy Go Native?Landscaping for Butterflies and PollinatorsIdentifying Common ButterfliesTwo-Way Interpretation; Practical SkillsCliff Notes for Quality EEWinter Shrub Identification

Project Leopold SamplerBreathing Life into the Past - ArchaeologySaw Whet Owl BandingInterpretive Planning StrategiesGeocaching. Check. Earthcaching. What?Interpretive Signs - Getting Them in the Ground

Exploring Nature: Programming for Autism SpectrumFrom Flax to LinenBuilding a Sense of Place through MusicProgramming with LichensWhere will the Children Play? Creating BywaysPathways to Vernal Pools

This RIW will offer a wide variety of concurrentsessions. Here is a list of them:

Sessions at a Glance

Monday , March 23 Tuesday , March 24Lunch will not be provided, but theinn’s lunch hours are 11:30am to 2:00pm.

10:00am - 2:00pm Registration1:00pm - 1:15pm Introduction (Woo hoo!)1:15pm - 2:00pm Keynote Speaker

2:30pm - 3:30pm Concurrent Session4:00pm - 4:30pm Inn and cabin check-in

(can try earlier and if not successfulcan stow gear in Lusk room)

4:30pm Depart for Wolf Park6:00pm - 7:30pm Dinner (+ Cash Bar)7:30pm - 8:30pm Wolf Park howl8:30pm Depart for Turkey Run

7:00am - 9:00am Registration7:00am - 8:00am Breakfast8:00am - 9:00 am Business Meeting

9:00am - 10:00am Concurrent Sessions 10:15am -11:15am Concurrent Sessions

11:30am -1:00pm Lunch1:00pm - 2:30pm Group Scavenger Hunt2:45pm - 3:45pm Concurrent Sessions4:00pm - 5:00pm Concurrent Sessions5:00pm - 6:00pm Marketplace of Ideas/Silent Auction open6:00pm - 7:30pm Dinner7:30pm Live and Silent Auctions

Evie Kirkwood is the Director of the St. JosephCounty Parks Department. She is a leader in ourfield and an inspiration to everyone. She is sure toguide us on pathways to interpretive excellence.

Join us to learn more about Region 4 andways you can get involved. WE NEED YOU!

Live and Silent Auctions

Bring your check book, extra cash, or credit cardso that you can bid on some cool stuff. Allproceeds from the auction go to RegionalScholarships and Grants. If you plan to bring anitem for the auction, make sure you mark it on yourregistration form. Woo hoo!

We’ll get in touch with our “wild side” at our opening nightspecial event! A unique evening is planned at Indiana’srenowned research and educational facility, Wolf Park.We will enjoy a delicious catered cookout dinner and cashbar featuring local beer and wine. Following our dinner,we will meet the park’s pack of 10 wolves, learn aboutongoing behavioral research, and wrap-up our evening byhowling with the wolves! This is an evening you won’twant to miss!

Wednesday , March 25 Wednesday Mobile Workshops

Each spring and fallthousands ofwaterfowl, cranes, andwhite pelicans followthe Wabash Riverduring migration. Visita couple of the premierbirding locations inIndiana to witness thisspectacle and learnabout how agricultural land was restored to productive wetlandhabitat. Bring your binos, scopes, and field guides if you havethem and dress for the weather and possibly muddy conditions.

Flyways-BirdingWabashiki and Goose Pond

Travel time to firstdestination: 2 hours

Limited Number ofParticip ants: 20

Transport ation:Provided

Lunch: Provided atJohn G. DobbsMemorial Grove NatureCenter.

7:00am - 8:00am 1st breakfastFor mobiles leaving early.

8:00am - 9:00am 2nd breakfastFor mobiles leaving later.

8:00am MobileWorkshops Depart9:00am Mobile Workshops Depart5:00pm - 6:00pm Free time6:00pm - 7:00pm Awards Banquet

(wear something nice)7:00pm Awards, followed by music and old

time dancing. Woo hoo!

Awards Banquet

The Awards night is when we get dressed upand recognize all of the awesome people in ourorganization. The dinner is included in the fullregistration price. If you want to purchase extratickets, you can do so on the registration form.

Wednesday Mobile Workshops Wednesday Mobile Workshops

Experience legendarycovered bridges and a3-story roller mill. Watcheagles tend their young in anest. Tour the old jail (now aninn) and enjoy lunch and winetasting in its dungeon, theDrunk Tank Winery. Explorethe unique village ofRockville, boasting fiveantique/primitivesconsignment shops, an old-fashioned dime store, a fiber shop, aconfectionery and more. The cost for this field trip covers all theactivities, jail tour, lunch, wine tasting, and souvenir wine glass.

Journey through Time on the WindingBackroads of Parke County

Limited Number ofParticip ants: 18

Transport ation:Provided

Lunch: Provided

Explore an amazing interpretivecenter and a park bringing theworld’s second longest canal tolife in Delphi. Following lunch atthe Wabash & Erie CanalInterpretive Center, we willjourney to Indiana’s newest statepark, Prophetstown, where thejuncture of two rivers, theWabash and Tippecanoe,fostered thriving and diverse

native cultures. Finally, we will trace the pathways of culturalconflict at the Tippecanoe Battlefield, a national historicallandmark preserving the site of the Battle of Tippecanoe; aprelude to the war of 1812.

Travel time to firstdestination: 2 hours

Limited Number ofParticip ants: 28

Transport ation: Provided

Lunch: Provided

Highways to History

Wednesday Mobile Workshops Wednesday Mobile Workshops

Join us on a trip toexplore the rich historyof Crawfordsville,Indiana. Home of theoldest Carnegie Libraryin Indiana, the historicstructure now houses amuseum rich with thestory of the area’sindustrial history, andthe people and places that made Crawfordsville what it is today.We will also tour the General Lew Wallace Studio and Museum,and learn about this fascinating man and his rich gift to the worldof literature. See why his studio is often called the most unique“man-cave” ever! In addition, we will tour one of the onlyoperating rotary jails in the world. That’s right – a jail thatactually spins. Visit the unique “escape proof” jail and learn if itactually worked, and why it was ultimately shut down.

What’s Up with Crawfordsville?Industry, Authors and a Jail that Spins

Travel time to first destination: 30 minutes

Limited Number of Particip ants: 30

Transport ation: Provided

Lunch: Provided

Travel time to firstdestination: 1 1/2 hours

Limited Number ofParticip ants: 28

Transport ation: Provided

Lunch: Not provided, onyour own with spots to pickfrom.

Unexpected discoveries await you on this trek to the Hoosiercapital to visit two Indianapolis gems: the Indiana Medical HistoryMuseum and the Indiana State Museum. Our trip begins with aguided tour of the Medical History Museum, the oldest survivingpathology facility in the nation, where research methods todiscover the causes of mental illness were innovated. Next, alunch on your own will be followed by an opportunity to explorethree levels of human and natural history at our State Museum.You will be able to check out the museum’s wonders at your ownpace; even the building’s limestone exterior provides aninterpretive experience!Admission to both of these museums is included in your mobileworkshop fee. However, If you wish to visit the Eiteljorg Museumof American Indians and Western Art, located next door to theState Museum, you may choose to do so for an additional $12fee.

From Brains in a Jar to Dillinger’s Car

Wednesday Mobile Workshops

Fly the Friendly Skies and Hike the

Hallowed Ground!

Thursday , March 26

Join us as we combinetwo activities into oneexciting day. Nestled inthe scenic forest ofMontgomery County isa zipline adventure justwaiting to beexperienced by you!Included on the tour are8 ziplines and aswinging bridge. Explorethe woods from 15’ toover 80’ in the air as you zipline 150’-2000’ in length. After lunchon your own at the inn, you’ll join a naturalist from Turkey RunState Park to experience the rugged beauty of Rocky HollowCanyon Nature Preserve. This trip begins with a walk across asuspension bridge spanning gorgeous Sugar Creek andcontinues through the primitive beauty of this amazing canyon.Take a step back in time on this amazing journey. Half will hikeor zipline and then switch. Make sure you dress for the weatherand bring a water bottle.

Travel time to firstdestination: 30 minutes

Limited Number ofParticip ants: 20

Transport ation: Volunteercarpool drivers needed

Lunch: Not provided, on yourown at the Turkey Run Inn.

7:30am - 9:00am Breakfast and check-out of inn orcabins

9:00am - 9:50am Keynote John and Will Schaust:The Secret Love Life of Birds

10:00am - 11:00am Concurrent Sessions11:00am - 11:30am Time to check-out of inn or cabins11:30am - 12:00pm Final remarks and 2016 teaser12:00pm Lunch is provided. You can take it

on the go or stay and eat withothers.

Join Region 4 members John and Will Schaust for anentertaining and educational look at the honest-to-goodnessreal love life of birds. Which species truly pair bond inmonogamy….and which ones are more shall we say,promiscuous with their behavior? You may be surprised!

RIW Committee Members

Mary CutlerWorkshop Co-ChairTippecanoe Co. Parks & Rec.mcut@msn.com

Sam ArthurIDNRsarthur@dnr.in.gov

Carissa LovettDobbs Park Nature Centercarissa.lovett@terrehaute.in.gov

Cathy MeyerMonroe Co. Parks & Rec.cmeyer@co.monroe.in.us

Kristie RidgwayIDNRkridgway@dnr.in.gov

Barbara T ibbet sWorkshop Co-ChairIDNRbtibbets@dnr.in.gov

Vicki BasmanIDNRvbasman@dnr.in.gov

Angie ManuelIDNRamanuel@dnr.in.gov

Laura MoyerLaPorte County Parksrangerlaura@csinet.net

Niki SchmutteLaPorte County Parksnatureniki@csinet.net

Region 4 Board

Jenn WrightDirectorjwright@naturecenter.org

Rick StronksSecretaryrick.stronks@ontario.ca

Deb NofzingerDeputy Directordnofzinger@sanduskycountyparks.com

Maureen StineTreasurermaureenstine@hotmail.com

Things to bring and things to know!

Do you play an instrument?If so bring it along. Theevening socials will be aperfect place to play sometunes.

Don’t forget your bathingsuit. The inn has a very niceindoor pool.

“Visible” alcohol is onlyallowed in your privaterooms or in the banquetroom with a cash bar. Thekey word here is “visible”.

Information to share

Bookstore

Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge will be bringing theirone-of-a-kind bookstore to our RIW! Puppets, jewelry,gadgets, gimmicks, and more natural history books thanyou can even imagine will be offered for sale. Even career“nature book hoarders” will find something to love (andbring home!) at this bookstore!

The wifi and mobilereception at Turkey RunState Park is spotty atbest. The Phone for thepark is 765-597-2211.

Got a favorite game or loveplaying cards? Bring themalong.

Bring your outdoor gear todo some hiking andexploring.

Auction items

Mug and or water bottle

Workshop RegistrationOnline registration is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED at:

www.interpnet.com/nai/nai/_events/Event_Display.aspx?EventKey=r4_2015

To register online, you need to use firefox or chrome web browers

Or mail the completed registration form to:Carissa LovettJohn G. Dobbs Memorial Grove Nature Center5170 E. Poplar St.Terre Haute, IN  47803

Name__________________________________________________________

Title____________________________________________________________

Organization / Business____________________________________________

Address________________________________________________________

City____________________State / Prov___________ Zip Code___________

Email___________________________________________________________

Phone Number__________________________________________________

*Do you want to be a Mentor? Yes or No*Do you want to be a Mentee? Yes or No*See the mentor/mentee page in this booklet for more information

Refund requests must be in writing. Any refund granted will be processed *after* the RIW. There willbe a 20% service charge for refunds requested before the registration deadline and a 50% servicecharge for refunds requested between 3/9/15 and 3/16/15. No refund will be issued for requests after3/16/15.

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Office: 812-877-1095Cell: 812-201-0400Fax: 812-877-0307

Credit Card: If you want to pay with a credit card you must register online.

Check (enclosed): Payable to “NAI” Check #______________________

Purchase Order (enclosed): PO#_______________________________

Method of Payment (NAI Federal ID #:84-1036-938)

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Total Registration Fee (Registration + Mobile):

Early Registration by 2/6

Regular Registration by 3/6

One Day Registration 3/24 or 3/25

Extra Awards Banquet Tickets

Additional InformationSpecial dietary needs_______________________ Yes NoI am bringing something for the scholarship auction. Yes NoI would love to volunteer Yes NoI want a table at the Market Place of Ideas (gadgets/gimmicks) Yes NoI am attending a mobile that is carpooling and I can drive Yes No

Woo hoo! Your registration is complete!

Full Registration fee includes

concurrent and general sessions,special events, awards banquet,

and all meals, except as noted.

Got Questions?:Call or email

Carissa Lovettcarissa.lovett@terrehaute.in.gov

812-877-1095 or 812-201-0400

Mobile WorkshopsFlyways-Birding Wabashiki, Goose Pond

Preferred Ranking Cost

1 2 3

Journey through Time Parke County

1 2 3

1 2 3

1 2 3What’s Up With Crawfordsville

1 2 3

Fly the Friendly Skies and Hiking 1 2 3

$35

$35

$35

$35

$35

$35Highways to History

$230 $305 $200

$280 $355 $230

$125 $160 $125

$25 $25 $25

From Brains in a Jar to Dillinger’s Car