SEELC 2009 Environmental Education Program
AUTUMN QUARTER (August
– October)
To register for SEELC classes please send an email to cponto@seelc.org and indicate which class(es) you wish to attend.
You will receive a confirmation email from the SEELC Registrar.
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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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Wonderful Cattail. During this class we
will discuss the many uses of this wetland plant and we will learn how to
make cordage and mats from the cattail leaves. 2 hour class. Class size limit = 15.
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Hawkeye Sande
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Families
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Tuesday, August 4
10am to 12 noon
In the Park
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Nature Games. Join in playful games
that inspire a sense of awareness, belonging, and stewardship of the natural
world. Games such as Bear, Bug, Frog; Greet a Tree; and Camera Kids will be played by children
of all ages. 2 hour class. Class size limit = 30.
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Colleen Ponto, Ed.D.
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Children 6+
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Wednesday, August
5
6 – 8 pm
In the Park
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Going Batty. Join Bothell's own bat specialist, Barbara
Ogaard, for a program all about bats. Learn about the lives of bats and
how they coexist with humans and how beneficial they are to the environment
and ecosystem. Meet some bats that are rehabbing and other non-releasable
educational bats. After the program, we will walk the grounds looking for
bats on their nightly feeding. 2 hour
class. Class size limit = 30.
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Barbara Ogaard
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Families
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Wednesday, August 12
7 – 9 pm
At Bastyr
University in Room 186
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Adventures in Letterboxing. Discover the forest
through letterboxing. Broaden your knowledge and understanding of local
PNW forests while eciphering interactive riddles and clues that lead you
through a treasure hunt like no other you've experienced! 2 hour class. Class size limit = 20.
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Amanda Stuckey
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Families
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Sunday, August 16
1 – 3 pm
In the Park
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Sticks, Stones, and Animal Bones:
Creative Nature Journaling. Let’s go outside to discover art
and science in nature! Go on a shape and color hunt. Create a sound map. See
the world through animal eyes. Try your hand at wild drawing techniques like
gesture sketching, contour drawing, and zooming. Then, build a sculpture out
of natural materials to leave behind as a gift to nature. Please bring a
pencil, pen, and either a blank-page journal or a clipboard with blank paper.
Class meets rain or shine. 2 hour
class. Class size limit = 16.
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Kristen Bergsman
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Families with children
8+
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Wednesday, August 19
6 – 8 pm
In the Grand Dining
Hall
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Historical Tour of Saint Edward
Seminary. Join Park Ranger Mohammad as he
leads a tour and tells stories about the Saint Edward Seminary. 3 hour class. Class size limit = 15.
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Mohammad
Mostafavinassab
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Open to anyone
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Sunday, September 6
1 – 4 pm
In Grand Dining Hall
and Building
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Wilderness Navigation and Orienteering. Learn how to use map and compass to find your way in the
wilderness. 3 hour class. Class size limit = 12.
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Bruce McAlister
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8+
Beginner &
Intermediate
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Saturday, September 12
9a - 12 pm.
In the Park
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Playground
Maintenance Day! Come join neighbors and friends as we work together to maintain the
Saint Ed.’s Playground. No
registration required. Great way to
earn 4 community service hours! Come
one and all, young and older. Wear old
clothes and bring a lunch. Gloves will
be provided.
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Colleen Ponto,
Coordinator
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All ages
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Sunday, September 13
10 am – 2 pm
At the Playground
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Composting,
Worm Bins and more! Learn the why's, how's,
and who's of composting, worm bins and other green-gardening practices
that empower you to become the earth-friendly steward you've always hoped to
be! 2 hour class. Class size limit = 20.
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Amanda Stuckey
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Families
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Saturday, September
19
1 – 3 pm
In the Park
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Name that Tree. Using a key and the tree characteristics they observe,
children and adults will learn how to identify 8 native trees that grow in
our Pacific Northwest forests. We will
also learn the differences between conifer and broadleaf trees and we will
learn how Native Americans used these trees and how they are used
commercially today. 2 hour class. Class size limit = 42.
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Colleen Ponto, Ed.D.
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8+
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Saturday, September 26
9 - 11 am
In the Park
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MushRoaming in Saint Edwards. As a fungophile
[=friend of mushrooms] there is no sadness when summer ends, since fall is
the peak of the mushroom season here in the PNW! We will take a stroll through the Park and
look for edible and non-edible mushrooms. We will discuss their function
in the ecosystem, how they have adapted to their niches and what it
takes to use them yourself as source of food and medicine. If people
want to bring some mushrooms from their yards Daniel can identify them. 2 hour class. Class size limit = 25.
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Daniel Winkler
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14+
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Wednesday, October 14
3 - 5 pm
In the Park
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Our History with Salmon in Washington
State. The
Pacific salmon is a beloved icon of the Northwest, and yet many, if not most
runs are either extinct or going extinct.
How did we get to this point?
Many people view the salmon crisis as a product of recent history, but
its roots go back to the arrival of Euro-Americans in the early 1800s. This fascinating story spins a web of
"cowboys", Indians, politics, science, technology, economics and
religion. Within it are broader lessons
about our use and stewardship of natural resources. 2 hour
class. Class size limit = 49.
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Bill Pierce, Ph.D.
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14+
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Wednesday, October 21
7 – 9 pm
At Bastyr
University in Room 146
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Our
Instructors
Kristen
Bergsman has been writing in
her nature journals for the past thirteen years and enjoys
introducing people to creative nature journaling. She is owner of Laughing
Crow Curriculum, a company that designs science education materials, and Vice
President of Wugaboo Entertainment, a company that produces educational books
and toys. Kristen holds a BA in Environmental Education and is a Master's of
Education candidate in Science Education.
Bruce
McAlister is a retired
professor. He began orienteering 40 years ago while teaching at the
University of Oslo in Norway. He has orienteered in many
countries, and has prepared many of the orienteering maps used in the
Northwest.
Mohammad
Mostafavinassab is the
Park Ranger at Saint Edward State Park. Mohammad’s
career in parks management began with Washington State Parks in 1990 where he
served as a Park Aide and then as Park Ranger for many parks in Eastern
Washington before coming to Saint Edward State Park in 2004.
Barbara
Ogaard is the Educational Director
of Sarvey Wildlife Center in Everett and she is on the Board of Directors of
Bats Northwest.
Bill Pierce, Ph.D., is a fly fisherman employed as a software engineer. In 2007, he decided
to devote his volunteer efforts to environmental issues; in particular, salmon
and steelhead recovery in the Pacific Northwest.
Colleen
Ponto, Ed.D., has a forestry degree,
is Founder and President of the Saint Edward Environmental Learning Center, and
is a core faculty member of the Organization Systems Renewal Graduate Program
at Seattle University.
Allan
“Hawkeye” Sande is Founder and
Director of the Quiet Heart Wilderness School.
Hawkeye is a Washington State native and spent his childhood exploring
the wooded hills of Mason County and walking the shores of Hood Canal where an
abundance of Native artifacts were there to be found. This early interest in
nature and the Native Americans has grown from a life love to a teaching
passion. His classes enable students, young and old, to gain in their
understanding of the natural world, and instill in them a sense of stewardship
toward their planet and its creatures.
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.
Daniel Winkler, M.S., Daniel is a researcher and
environmental consultant specialized on Tibet, where he has been working for
twenty years, especially on medicinal and edible mushrooms. Daniel is a member
of the Puget Sound Mycological Society, where Daniel trained to become a
mushroom identifier and teaches classes. Daniel is also a mushroom guide
and organizes mushroom tours to Tibet [www.MushRoaming.com].