Flathead CORE Sept. 2008 Meeting Minutes Thanks to all that attended the September 11 meeting! Here are a few meeting highlights. *August Trunk Workshop well received and attended by 16 teachers and other educators (Homeschool, Girl Scout leaders, Glacier NP Native Plant Nursery). CORE will continue to offer workshop either in October during the MEA/PIR training days OR during the NW Curriculum Cooperative’s Summer Institute. *Revised CORE brochure available. *CORE display housed at the Flathead NF Supervisor's office in Kalispell. *Watershed Committee moving along with identified 'tasks', formation of steering group and development of resource binder. Committee meets in October. *Watch for upcoming feature articles on the web site. Have an idea for article? Contact Teresa Wenum or Patti Mason. *Upcoming CORE events -- winter ecology workshop in January; participation in the Kalispell Earth Day event. *Round robin -- Climate change lecture series at FVCC; climate change trunk being developed; check out the new self-guided nature trail at the Creston Fish Hatchery and the Nov. 5 partners meeting and BBQ; pollinator garden being created at the Condon Work Center in the Swan Valley; Glacier Natl. Park fall field trips booked thru Oct.; Raptor Day a success!; Girl Scout troops always looking for service projects. UPCOMING CORE MEETING DATES: Nov. 13, Jan. 8, March 12 and May 14 Flathead County Main Library, Kalispell, 4pm ***NOTE -- NOV 13 meeting to be held at the MT Fish, Wildlife and Parks Regional Office, 490 N. Meridian Rd. in Kalispell (across the street from the fairgrounds and next door to the main Post Office.) CLICK HERE FOR FULL MEETING MINUTES, .pdf format /font> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Montana Children and Nature Summit Update Summit was held Sept. 23 Over 200 people attended the state's first summit that addressed the challenges and potential solutions for keeping kids and getting kids connected to nature, here in Montana. Governor Schweitzer addressed the crowd, encouraging participants to continue reaching out to kids, getting them outside to play. The Governor also introduced his and the First Lady's Math and Science Initiative, http://www.mathscience.mt.gov/. Panel speakers presented research on the implications for the health and well-being of our children from the loss of connection to the natural world. At the summit, local, state and federal land and recreation resource managers, health care professionals, educators, and representatives of non-profit groups and private industry discussed the importance of nature to children and brainstormed cooperative strategies to reconnect youth to Montana’s outdoors. The summit was sponsored by the Governor and First Lady’s Math and Science Initiative, Montana Recreation and Parks Association, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service, Montana Nutrition and Physical Activity Program, Montana Office of Public Instruction, Montana Environmental Education Association, Montana Outdoor Science School, Rim Country Land Institute, and Montana Natural History Center. For more information about the summit, links, and soon to be posted summit proceedings visit, http://www.mtrpa.info/summit.php - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - North American Assoc. for Environmental Education EE Standards Approved The North American Assoc. for Environmenal Education (NAAEE)environmenal education standards were approved by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education, which accredits more than half of the 1,200 or so colleges of teacher education in the U.S. Read more about it at http://www.naaee.org/programs-and-initiatives/ncate-ee-program-standards/invitation-to-participate - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Educational trunks available in the Flathead Region CLICK HERE FOR TRUNK LIST, .pdf format A 2008 list of educational trunks available from organizations in the Flathead Valley. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -       TOP OF PAGE       privacy policy   ::   terms of use   ::   contact us COPYRIGHT CORE, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.