Kids in Gardens Teacher Training Opportunity

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From: Karen Mendelow Nelson (karenm@exploratorium.edu)
Date: Wed Aug 14 2002 - 15:23:47 PDT 

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Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2002 15:23:47 -0700
From: Karen Mendelow Nelson <karenm@exploratorium.edu>
Subject: Kids in Gardens Teacher Training Opportunity

>Subject: Kids in Gardens Teacher Training Opportunity
>
>August 14, 2002
>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
>CALENDAR LISTING-Fall 2002
>
>The Aquatic Outreach Institute (AOI) and Crissy Field Center are
>partnering to offer the following workshop for formal and non-formal
>educators in the City and County of San Francisco.
>
>Kids in Gardens (for Grades K-12):
>Saturdays, September 28 and October 5, 2002 from 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. at
>Crissy Field Center and Presidio Native Plant Nursery
>
>This two-day workshop focuses on demonstrating the connection between
>garden-related pesticides and urban runoff pollution. It will help
>educators develop organic vegetable or wildlife gardens, engage students
>in the natural world, design and manage a successful school or classroom
>garden, and build parental and community involvement. Educators will learn
>how to attract beneficial insects and birds, make worm bins, and propagate
>California native plants that conserve water and reduce fertilizer and
>pesticide use in the garden. Participants will also become eligible for a
>$150 stipend by doing a garden-related outreach project.
>
>A $25 pre-registration fee is required. Academic credit is available
>through California State University, Hayward.
>
>For a registration flier, please visit our web site at www.aoinstitute.org
>or contact Tamara Shulman at (510) 231-9493.
>
>Workshops are presented by Aquatic Outreach Institute with support from
>Crissy Field Center, Golden Gate National Parks Association, National Park
>Service, Presidio Trust, California Department of Pesticide Regulation,
>and the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission.
>
>###
>Tamara Shulman
>Aquatic Outreach Institute
>(510) 231-9493
>
>

Karen Mendelow Nelson
Program Manager and Science Educator
Exploratorium Teacher Institute
3601 Lyon Street
San Francisco, CA 94123
karenm@exploratorium.edu
415-561-0313

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