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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
pathways is encouraged to submit ma-
terial to the NYSOEA pathways c/o
MaryLynne Malone, P.O. Box 39,
Southfields, NY 10975 or E-mail:
[email protected]. Materials
should be typed. Please include a short
biographical section about the author ofthe article. References cited in the ar-
ticle should be listed at
the end of the ar-
ticle, APA style.
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
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
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
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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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The New York State Outdoor Education Association, Inc. is a not-for-profit professional organizationdedicated to lifelong learning in and about the outdoors. Outdoor Education is a method which embraces
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