Youth Programs
Environmental Explorers
- FULL
Students entering grades 4-6
To be placed on a waiting list, please contact us, 608.785.6504 or kdeschepper@uwlax.edu.
June 19-20, 2012
Upper Midwest Environmental Science Center,
La Crosse, Wis.
The program is co-sponsored by and held at the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center (UMESC) on French Island.
Grab
your binoculars, hip boots and discover the hidden treasures of
nature living in and along the Mississippi River.
Learn and perform field and laboratory techniques used by scientists studying the Upper Mississippi River. Collect and identify macroinvertebrates, the small "critters" living in the mud and swimming in the water. Identify and learn about aquatic plants, trees, reptiles and amphibians of the floodplain forest. Observe and identify birds and the nests they make. Simulate tracking animals with radio transmitters. Navigate the forest and prairie using Global Positioning System, aerial photographs and land maps.
Fee:
$59, Registration Fee
Registration fee includes instructional materials, use
of equipment, lunches and tote bag
Class size is limited to 40 participants to ensure hands-on participation. This program fills quickly!
Environmental Explorers Schedule:
| Tuesday, June 19 | |
| 7:30-8 a.m. | Registration |
| 8-9:15 a.m. | Songbird Mist Netting & Banding Along the Mississippi River
| USGS Sampling Water Quality in the River: How and Why | WI DNR |
| 9:15-9:30 a.m. | Break |
| 9:30-10:45 a.m. | Songbird Mist Netting & Banding along the Mississippi River Sampling Water Quality in the River: How and Why |
| 10:45-11:45 a.m. | Environmental Games: Invasive Species & Bird Migration |
| 11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m. | Lunch (box lunch provided) |
| 12:15-1:30 p.m. | Amphibians and Reptiles
| USGS Web of Life | USGS |
| 1:30-1:45 p.m. | Break |
| 1:45-3 p.m. | Amphibians and Reptiles Web of Life! |
| 3 p.m. | Depart |
| Wednesday, June 20 | |
| 7:45-8 a.m. | Arrival |
| 8-9:15 a.m. | Small Critters of the River
| USGS Mapping Our Environment & Tracking Animals using Radiotelemetry | USGS |
| 9:15-9:30 a.m. | Break |
| 9:30-10:45 a.m. | Small Critters of the River Mapping Our Environment & Tracking Animals using Radiotelemetry |
| 10:45-11:45 a.m. | Environmental Games: Invasive Species & Bird Migration |
| 11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m. | Lunch (box lunch provided) |
| 12:15-1:30 p.m. | Backwater Safari
| WI DNR Fishes of the Mississippi River: Identification & Habitats | USGS |
| 1:30-1:45 p.m. | Break |
| 1:45-3 p.m. | Backwater Safari Fishes of the Mississippi River: Identification & Habitats |
| 3-3:30 p.m. | Closing Ceremony |
| 3:30 p.m. | Depart |
NOTE: some revisions to schedule are possible
Scholarships:
Scholarships are available for financially disadvantaged
students. Funds will be awarded on a first-come, first-serve
basis. 2012 Scholarship applications will be accepted through April
16 or until scholarship funds have been depleted. A required
payment of at least 15% is due at time of registration.
Cancellation Policy:
Refunds will be given minus $25 cancellation fee, if requests
are submitted in writing to UW-La Crosse Continuing Education &
Extension, 1725 State Street, 205 Morris Hall, La Crosse, WI
54601, and received no later than June 4, 2012.
No refunds will be made in the case of non-attendance or
cancellations after June 4. Substitutions will be accepted.
Insurance:
Participants are encouraged to have their own health insurance
as limited accident insurance is provided by UW-La Crosse.
For more Information: Karen DeSchepper, 608.785.6508 or kdeschepper@uwlax.edu