SEELC 2009 Environmental
Education Program
SUMMER
QUARTER
Registration for SEELC members begins
May 1; registration for non-members begins May 15. To register email cponto@seelc.org and
indicate which class(es) you wish to attend. Our SEELC Registrar will confirm your registration via email.
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Course Title
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Instructor(s)
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Target Age
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Date
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One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue
Fish: How many fish are in the sea? Wild fish populations are harvested all though the
world. We will look into overexploited
stocks and compare to stocks that are thriving. Simple fish counting and catch counting can
make all the difference. We will
consider ways that we, as citizens of our planet, can encourage responsible
harvests by taking advantage of information technology in good stewardship of
fish. It starts with catching and
counting fish, which can be quite fun!
1.5 hour class. Class size
limit = 70.
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Peter Munro
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Adult
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Tuesday, June 2
7 – 8:30 pm
At Bastyr
University in Room 146 on the Main Floor
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It’s Not Just Dirt! Learn about soils, geology and the importance of this
foundation to local forests and landscapes. 2 hour class. Class size limit = 20.
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Darlene Zabroski,
Ph.D.
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Children 8+
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Tuesday, June 2
4 – 6 pm
In the Park
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Basic Native Plant Propagation. Ever wonder how nature
creates new native plants from year to year? How can people help nature
in that process? Join us for the basics of native plant propagation and
become part of the propagation process! 2 hour class.
Class size limit = 20.
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Wendy Gibble Amanda Stuckey
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12+
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Saturday, June 13
1 – 3 pm
In the Park
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Sustainability Doesn’t Have to be
Overwhelming!
This session is for
people who want to participate more fully in achieving sustainability, and
need to feel more grounded about the work. We will share
straightforward graphics, ‘the pictures that are worth a 1000 words’, to
describe how different groups of people discern sustainability; an approach
to successfully doing the work; where we might look for enhanced wisdom; and
the relationship of sustainability to life.
2 hour class. Class size limit
= 50.
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Milt Markewitz
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14 +
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Monday, June 15
7 – 9 pm
At Bastyr
University in Room 146 on the Main Floor
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Gardening with Native Plants. In this class we will
learn about what we
mean by ‘native plants’, why they are important, and how they can be used in
garden settings. You will see some of the many Northwest native plants
that are appropriate for the home garden in landscape settings. 2 hour class. Class size limit = 70.
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Rita Moore
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14 +
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Wednesday, June
17
7 – 9 pm
At Bastyr
University in Room 146 on the Main Floor
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Sarvey Wildlife Care Center: Birds of Prey. Sarvey Wildlife Care Center rehabilitates injured and
orphaned wildlife in the Pacific Northwest. Experience live birds
of prey and learn how
we can protect these magnificent birds and how we can preserve the habitat
upon which they depend. 1.5 hour
class. Class size limit = 100.
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Kestrel Skyhawk
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Families
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Saturday, June 27
1 – 2:30 pm
In the Park
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Dreams, Schemes, and Natural
Scenes. Students will explore
Shakespeare’s use of nature while preparing scenes for performance. Using the natural setting of the park as a
backdrop, students will discover new insights into Shakespearean imagery and
characterization. This two-week
workshop will culminate in an informal performance of scenes. Class size
limit = 20.
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Linda Thompson
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Grades 7-12
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Monday – Thursday
9 am – 12 pm
July 6 – 9 and
July 13 – 16
In the Park
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Climate Change Challenge. Join us for an action packed workshop where we will
explore climate change and share ways to care for our planet through active
games and outdoor adventures. 2 hour class.
Class size limit = 30.
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Sarah Butzine
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8-14
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Wednesday, July 8
7 – 9 pm
In Grand Dining Hall
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Art in the Park: An Art and Poetry Workshop. Be inspired by nature and discover the artist and poet in
you. This workshop includes
instruction and will provide an opportunity for experienced and novice
artists and poets to create and share their work. Participants need to bring
their own art supplies. 2.5 hour class.
Class size = 20.
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Linda Thompson
Suzanne Chamberlin
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All
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Thursdays,
July 9 and 16
5 – 7:30pm
In the Park
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Aliens Invade St. Edwards! Introduced non-native
species have become so common in parks like St. Edwards that we are sometimes
unaware of their presence and impacts to native plants. On this walk we will
encounter common PNW invasive plants and discuss their biology and impacts to
native plants and ecosystems. 2 hour
class. Class size limit = 20.
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Sarah Reichard, Ph.D.
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Adults
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Tuesday, July 14
7 – 9 pm
In the Park
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Ecological Art: From Forests to
Rainbows. Participants will
translate their observations of light conditions taken along forest transects
into banners of light that they will temporarily install at St. Edwards. 3 hour class. Class size limit = 12.
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Roxanne Hamilton
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Grades 4-6
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Sunday, July 19
1 – 4 pm
In the Park
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Ask Now the Beasts: Reality and
Sustainability. This class will develop an objective alternative to the current
processes used in the management of human interactions with other species and
our environment. This alternative expands on the concept of health so that we
humans can avoid being pathological in our roles in nature. 2 hour class. Class size limit = 49.
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Chuck
Fowler, Ph.D.
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Adults
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Wednesday,
July 22
7 - 9 pm
At Bastyr
University in Room 146 on the Main Floor
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Our Instructors
Sarah Butzine, M.A., is the Program
Coordinator for Youth Development/4-H and Leadership Education at the King
County Extension of Washington State
University.
Suzanne Chamberlin is a professional artist and high
school teacher whose work has been exhibited at Borders Books and the Sammamish
Arts Council.
Chuck Fowler, Ph.D., is the Program Leader of the
National Marine Mammal Laboratory’s Systemic Management Studies Program, and
Affiliate Professor at both Seattle University and the University of
Washington. Dr. Fowler is a well published ecologist who has served on several
international scientific advisory committees.
Wendy Gibble is the Program Manager
of the University of Washington Botanic Garden's Rare Plant Care and
Conservation Program. Wendy is a total
plant geek who received her graduate degree from the UW's College of Forest
Resources.
Roxanne
Hamilton,
M.LA., is a lifelong student of
nature with careers in teaching of ecological design at the University of
Washington and in Landscape Design.
Milt
Markewitz, M.A., is a systems guy, initially mechanical systems throughout his
career with IBM, and now more focused on organic systems. He has
published a workbook on the web entitled Appreciative
Sustainability (www.appreciativesustainability.com) where you will find many helpful graphics including Archetypes for Sustainability and The Curve of Hope which are introduced
in his course.
Rita Moore has always been a gardener. She is currently a WNPS Native Plant Steward,
a WSU Extension Watershed Steward, a WSU extension Forest Advisor, a WNPS
Growing Wild Consultant, a National Wildlife Federation Steward and is active
in community restoration projects.
Peter Munro is
a Fisheries Research Biologist working for National Marine Fisheries
Service. He is part of a team that sets
harvest levels for exploited fish populations in the Bering Sea, the Aleutian
Islands, and the Gulf of Alaska. He is
proud to be contributing to the good health of fish populations and the fishing
industry in the North Pacific. He spends
40 to 60 days at sea catching fish and counting them and the rest of the time
he is chained to a computer.
Sarah Reichard, Ph.D.,
is a
professor with the University of Washington and affiliated with the Center
for Urban Horticulture where she directs the plant conservation program. Most
of her research is on invasive plant species and she has advised the federal
and state governments for several years. She is the co-editor of "Invasive
Species in the Pacific Northwest" (University of Washington Press).
Kestrel Skyhawk, is the Education Director at the
Sarvey Wildlife Care Center located in Arlington, WA. Founded in 1981, the Sarvey Wildlife Care Center provides immediate medical care,
food, and shelter to injured and orphaned Pacific Northwest wildlife until they
are ready for release back into the wild.
Amanda Stuckey, M.EH., is an Urban Forest Steward for Mercer Island's Parks Department, certified arborist and self-proclaimed plant geek. She is drawn to interactive adventure-learning that uses the natural world as its classroom.
Linda Thompson, M.A., is a theater director, high school
teacher, and poet.
Darlene Zabroski, Ph.D., teaches soils and environmental
science at the University of Washington and loves to get dirty playing with
soil.