Courses	Course Dates / Target Ages	Instructor
SEELC 2008 Environmental Education Program Grand Opening Celebration and Volunteer Coordination and Orientation Meeting.  Come help us celebrate our inaugural year of offering environmental education to children and families in our community!  Volunteer sign-ups available. Everyone Welcome!   No registration needed.	Wednesday March 19 7- 9 pm All Ages	Colleen Ponto         and           Mohammad Mostafavinassab
Green buildings are a reality.  What can I do?  Learn about both new construction and what you can do to improve your home and reduce your carbon footprint.  2 hour class.  Class size limit = 40	Wednesday March 26  7 - 9 pm Age 14 +	Greg Hepp, AIA
Flowering Trees of the Forest and their Traditional Uses: Take a spring walk with ethnobotanist Heidi Bohan through the flowering forest of St. Edward’s Park and learn how the ancestors of this land used these plants in their daily life. The walk will be interspersed with hands-on activities and interactive presentations with artifacts and ethnobotany materials. Leave with a deeper appreciation for native plants and people of the Pacific Northwest.  2 hour class.  Class size limit = 12 COURSE CLOSED	Thursday April  24 6 - 8 pm Adults	Heidi Bohan
Wilderness Awareness School: The Language of Birds.  Learn how to decipher the variety of bird calls and get more enjoyment from your time listening outside.  3 hour class.  Class size limit = 12	Saturday April 26 9am -12pm Adults	Alexia Stevens
Time Traveling in Saint Edward State Park. Forests change. What was the forest of St. Edward State Park like in the past? What will it be like in the future? Using our own observations and the findings of others, we will investigate the history of the park’s forest and its various possible futures.  3 hour class.  Class size limit = 20.	Sunday  May 11  9am - 12pm Adults	David Stokes, Ph.D.
Birdlife of Saint Edward State Park.  We will look and listen for birds in the area learning to identify common birds and learning a bit about the natural history of the birds we see. We will concentrate on the special needs of birds that live closely with people and discuss how some species, notably crows!, have managed to exploit us so well.              3 hour class.  Class size limit = 15	Wednesday May 14 8 - 11 am Adults	John Marzluff, Ph.D.
Lake WA Walk.  Use nets and tubs to search for aquatic creatures hiding on the lakeshore.  2 hour class.  Meets at the St. Ed.’s beach.  Class size limit = 30.	Saturday  May 17 1 - 3 pm Families	Clay Heilman
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	Tuesday June 10 4 - 6 pm Kids 8+	Darlene Zabroski, Ph.D.
Go Wild: A six-hour workshop for K-12 classroom teachers and youth group leaders focusing on wildlife ecology.  In this class you will be outside learning by participating in nature-centered activities that you can bring back to energize your classroom.  Clock hours available.  6 hour class.  Class size limit = 30	Wednesday June 25 9am - 4pm Teachers	Jill Reifschneider
Poetry in the Park:  A Writer’s Workshop.  NO NEED TO REGISTER.  JUST DROP IN.  Discover the poet in you. Whether you are a novice writer or a published writer, come enjoy the beauty of poems and the beauty of Saint Edward State Park. Prior to the summer concerts we will discuss the poems that you bring to class, poems by you or by others. Linda will provide examples of poems that resonate with nature, from Milton and Blake through Dr. Suess and Robert Frost to Mary Oliver and Robert Wrigley.  ATTEND ONE WORKSHOP OR ATTEND THEM ALL!	Thursdays July 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, August  7, 14, & 21     5 – 6:00pm Age 12+	Linda Thompson
Tackling Climate Change at the Local Level. Discover the science behind climate change and learn how your civic involvement at the local level can have a global impact.  Includes a presentation for adults (14+) and an experiential workshop for youth age 10-14.  2 hour class.      Class size limit = 50.	Wednesday July 9 7 - 9 pm All Ages	Brad Gaolach, Ph.D.
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 = 50.	Wednesday July 16 7 to 9 pm Adults	Chuck Fowler, Ph.D.
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   COURSE CLOSED	Friday August  8 7:30 – 9:30 pm Families	Barbara Ogaard
Midsummer Night’s Dream: A theatrical celebration of summer, Saint Ed’s, and the arts.  Join our Shakespearean players as their story unfolds throughout the park.  Find the actor in you!  Auditions are on Monday and Tuesday, June 22 and 23 at Saint Edward State Park from 6 to 8 pm.  Look for the blue tent.  For questions about the play, please email Director, Linda Thompson, at calliope-speaks@comcast.net	Rehearsal,  Mon Aug 18 Performances, Tues, Wed Aug 19 & 20 6 pm All Ages	Linda Thompson
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. COURSE CLOSED	Saturday September 6 1 – 4 pm All Ages	Mohammad Mostafavinassab
Orienteering / Wilderness Navigation.  Learn how to use map and compass to find your way in the wilderness.  3 hour class.  Class size limit = 12. COURSE CLOSED	Saturday Sept  20 9a - 12 pm Age 10 +	Bruce McAlister Eileen Breseman
Whoo’s Awake in the Park?  This program will introduce you to the fascinating world of owls.  Discover where owls live, what they eat, and their adaptations for nocturnal hunting.  2 hour class.  Class size limit = 20. COURSE CLOSED	Saturday October 4 6 – 8  pm Families	Gabriel Newton
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 COURSE CLOSED	Saturday October 11  9 - 11 am Age 8+	Colleen Ponto, Ed.D.

About the Instructors:

Heidi Bohan is an ethnobotanist and educator focusing on the cultural uses of native plants.  She is currently teaching cultural/ethnobotany programs at Bastyr University, Snoqualmie Tribe, and Northwest Indian College

Eileen Breseman, is a former teacher, who still teaches part time at Woodinville Montessori School.  She has been a member of the United States Orienteering Team and has competed in championships in many countries.

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.

Brad Gaolach, Ph.D., is the Director of the Washington State University King County Extension and conducts educational programming and on-farm research about cultural control methods for insect pests on vegetables and climate change.

Clay Heilman, is an environmental educator, formally with King County Parks, and is now president of Nature Vision.

Greg Hepp, AIA, leads his firm’s sustainable design, including the LEED Gold Seattle City Hall, the Barn Beach Environmental Center, and numerous sustainable educational projects.

John Marzluff, Ph.D., professor of wildlife science at the University of Washington has studied birds and their habitats in and around Saint Edward State Park for 10 years.

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. 

Gabriel Newton is a local birder and former Education Director for the Tahoma Audubon Society.

Barbara Ogaard is the Educational Director of Sarvey Wildlife Center in Everett and she is on the Board of Directors of Bats 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. 
 
Jill Reifschneider, M.S., is a wildlife biologist and classroom teacher.  Jill was the recipient of the Outstanding Environmental Educator Award by the Environmental Education Association of Washington (1998).

Alexia Stevens is a bird biologist who currently works for the Wilderness Awareness School in Duvall, Washington.  She has worked in the North Cascades and Olympic National Parks.

David Stokes, Ph.D., is a professor at UW Bothell, where he teaches classes in Ecology, Conservation Biology, and Environmental Restoration.

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.