December 6, 2023 Chapter Meeting

Junior Master Naturalist and Nature Education

Youth is our future, and North Texas Master Naturalists improve the outlook for our natural environment through educating youth about nature. Listen to a roundtable discussion with several members deeply involved with Junior Master Naturalist, Nature Trekkers, Mathfinders/walkSTEM, and other programs educating local young people about nature. Our roundtable members will engage with each other and with the audience about the what, why, how, and where of the importance of nature to children. This will be a hands-on experience, with an activity for each table.

Children on the edge of a pond with small nets to collect samples for a science project.

Kids participating in citizen science at John Bunker Sands Wetland Center. Photo by Shelby Smith

Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_b-3vBajHR1ecKOn2TGewiw

Schedule:

6:30 Camera Roll and Socializing
7:00 Introduction and Announcements
7:20 Featured Presentation
8:45 Adjournment

Join us at Dallas College Brookhaven Campus, Building H, Room 125. Campus map. Or participate via Zoom — register here. (If you are attending in person, you don’t need to register for Zoom.)

Roundtable Members:

Nancy Escobar, John Bunker Sands, Junior Master Naturalist program
Aleena Figueroa, Nature Trekkers
Marcie Haley, Twelve Hills Nature Center, Mathfinders/walkSTEM
Shelby Smith, Chair, North Texas Master Naturalist Youth Committee, TR Hoover, Junior Master Naturalist program
Susie Stilwell, Learning Gardens
Jennifer Stuart, Seedschool, Nature Trekkers