2010 Pre-Conference Workshops

All pre-conference workshops will be held at the Leopold Center on June 17, except for the Land Ethic Leaders program, which will be held June 16-17. Full-day workshops include meals.

Land Ethic Leaders Program (two days)

Instructors: Jeannine Richards, Jennifer Kobylecky, and Buddy Huffaker (Aldo Leopold Foundation), with special guest Scott Russell Sanders (writer and professor emeritus, University of Indiana-Bloomington).

The Land Ethic Leaders program is designed to help you use Leopold’s legacy, writing, and ideas to get people in your community exploring their personal connections to the land. The basis for the program is Leopold’s own method of engaging his family and students in developing a personal land ethic through observing the natural world through scientific inquiry, participating in purposeful work on the land, and reflecting on their experiences. Together, these activities can bring people to a new understanding and respect for the landscape around them. And as Leopold himself said, “We can be ethical only in relation to something we can see, feel, understand , or otherwise have faith in.” In your two days at the Leopold Center you will:

Be immersed in Aldo Leopold’s legacy at the Leopold Center and historic Shack;
Engage with a community of peers with a variety of backgrounds from around the country;
View a rough cut of the new documentary film Green Fire and contribute your ideas to the final product;
Take part in and learn to lead activities based on observing the natural world, participating in service, and reflecting individually and as a group;
Learn to lead reflective discussions based on pieces of literature or film segments to get people talking about their relationships to the land; and
Explore, renew, and deepen your own connection to the land.

Time: June 16: 10:00am-7:30pm; June 17: 8:30am-5:00pm. Location: Leopold Center meeting hall. Cost: $60. Class Limit: 20.

PROGRAM FULL. Another session of the Land Ethic Leaders program will be held Sept. 10-11, 2010. If you would like to receive an invitation to that session, please contact Jeannine Richards at jeannine@aldoleopold.org or submit the form here.

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LEP: Exploring the Outdoors with Aldo Leopold- Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever’s Outdoor Activities Guide (full-day)

Instructors: Treva Breuch and Marc and Suzanne Hirrel

The Leopold Education Project has recently updated their classroom curriculum with new activities designed for non-formal educators in nature centers, parks, and zoos. Come learn new activities and understand how they can be used at your educational facilities. Participants will receive a copy of the new activities and will have the opportunity to purchase the original curriculum entitled Lessons in a Land Ethic for an additional $20. Includes lunch.

Download a PDF flyer with more information on this workshop.

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Time: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.. Location: Leopold Center three-season classroom. Cost: $30. Class Limit: 20.

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Build a Leopold Bench (half-day)

Instructor: Gary Laib

Build an authentic Leopold bench to take home for your patio or use as a fundraiser! Gary Laib, creator of the original LEP curriculum, will guide you through building the bench that Leopold built and used at the Shack. Cost includes materials. Bring your own tools if possible (skill saw, drill, 3/8" bit, wood chisel). If need be, bench can be taken apart to transport home. Includes lunch after the class.

Time: 9 a.m. – noon. Location: Leopold Center workshop. Cost: $40. Class Limit: Minimum of 6 required to hold the class; maximum is 12.

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Youth Activities for Community Events (half-day)

Instructor: Beth Carreno, WI Youth Education Coordinator

Learn how you can easily involve young people in fun, educational activities using one of our activity kits. Whether it’s a family outdoor day, a camp, a nature center program or a banquet, you can get youth involved in making plaster casts, participating in a mock hunt or playing a predator/prey game. Kits will also be available for sale. PF Chapters are invited! Includes lunch before the class.

Time: 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. Location: Leopold Center exhibit hall. Cost: $30. Class Limit: 20.