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Schedule At a Glance

June 25-27, 2009

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Thursday, June 25th: Optional pre-conference workshop day

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4:00 – 6:00 pm: Conference Registration table open at the Leopold Center

6:00 – 8:00 pm: Welcome Reception at the Leopold Center

9:00 – 10:00 pm: Conference Registration table at the Clarion Hotel for late arrivals

Friday, June 26th

8:00 – 8:45 am: Registration table open at the Leopold Center

9:00 – 9:45 am: Keynote Speaker: Gary Nabhan, PhD. -- description

10:00 am – 11:30 am: FRIDAY MORNING WORKSHOP SESSIONS

• Tricks, Tools and Treats: Working with Children - Carolyn Rock -- description
  
• A New Approach to Engaging Landowners in Improving Forest Health - John Exo and Debbie Beyer -- description
  
• What a Wonderful World - David Drake -- description
  

11:30 am – 1:00 pm: Lunch

1:00 – 2:00 pm: FRIDAY AFTERNOON CONCURRENT SESSIONS

• Listening to the Land, a Yearlong Celebration of Leopold’s A Sand County Almanac - Susan Setterlin -- description
• Building a Youth Environmental Stewardship Program through Collaboration - Matt Bremer and Penny Pohle -- description
  
• Stewardship in a Tourist Destination - Tom Scharbach -- description
  

2:00 – 2:30 pm: Break

2:30 pm – 4:30 pm: FIELD TRIPS

• Shack and Leopold Center Tour (limit 50) -- description
  
• International Crane Foundation Tour (limit 30) -- description
  
• Guided hike with Steve Swenson- Leopold Memorial Reserve Ecology and Land Management (limit 20) -- description

6:00 – 9:00 pm: FRIDAY EVENING BANQUET

Saturday, June 27th

8:00 – 8:45 am: Registration table open at the Leopold Center

9:00 – 9:45 am: Keynote Speaker: Jim Wilson, PhD. -- description

10:00 – 11:00 am: SATURDAY MORNING CONCURRENT SESSIONS

• Taking Our Students into the Field - Kevin Grasley -- description
  
• Leave No Family Inside - Emily Hill and Karen Dostal -- description
• Leopold’s Land Ethic in Today’s World - Bill Faber, PhD -- description
  

11:00 am: Pre-Lunch Speaker

11:30 am – 1:00 pm: Lunch

1:00 – 2:00 pm: SATURDAY AFTERNOON CONCURRENT SESSIONS

• Nature Classrooms in Small Communities - Michael Hoke -- description
  
• Adapting Experiential Activities for Ethical and Character Education - Jim Wilson -- description
  
• Evaluating LEP Activities and Materials - Jenna Gatzke -- description
  

2:00 – 2:30 pm: Break

2:30 – 4:00 pm: SATURDAY AFTERNOON WORKSHOP SESSIONS

• Photography - Illustrate Your Point - Jon Lee -- description
  
• Connecting Kids and Community through Outdoor Classrooms - Wendy Cheek and Elizabeth Roxberry -- description
  
• Surviving the Wild Columbia Bottom Style - Jamaica Duane -- description
  

4:00 – 4:15 pm: Break

4:15 – 4:45 pm: Wrap-up Speaker: Buddy Huffaker -- description

5:00 – 8:00 pm: Closing Celebration -- description