My project has several subtask options. Which do I choose?

These are the definitions of the options.

Educational Talk

• Includes: Leading, planning, organizing, instructing or staffing an educational activity which has a planned learning objective and generally is planned for a specific time,
• Usually classroom instruction, workshops, presentations, chapter trainees’ classes.
• These events have direct clients (“captive audience”).
• One NTMN should be designated to report the demographics for these projects. The demographic information is entered in VMS as impact data.

Public Outreach

• Includes: Leading, planning, organizing, or staffing an educational activity where participants come and go and can inquire on a broad set of topics,
• Examples are staffing a booth or visitor center; also includes writing an educational article or brochure and serving on a Wildlife Hotline.
• These events have indirect clients that may come & go and do not need demographics.
• These events have direct clients (“captive audience”).
• One NTMN should be designated to report the demographics for these projects. The demographic information is entered in VMS as impact data.

Natural Resource Management

• Includes: Activities that improve the health of a natural area or resource, such as invasive species or trash removal from a natural area, plant rescue, restoring or improving natural habitat, wildlife houses and towers, developing an ecosystem plan, tree planting, prairie restoration.

Wildscape and Facility Maintenance

• Includes: Activities that improve and manage the public’s access to nature, such as developing new or improving existing nature trails, wildscapes and interpretive areas, gardens, wildlife viewing areas.

Field Research

• Includes: Planning, leading or participating in data collection and/or analysis of natural resources where the results are intended to further scientific understanding, such as field surveys, banding and tagging, species watch.