Project Wild: Mammal Tracking and Mammal Sounds

Educators of kids in grades k-12 are invited to a special Project WILD workshop at Northfield Mountain Recreation and Environmental Center. Project WILD is an award- winning interdisciplinary, conservation, and environmental education program that emphasizes wildlife, people and the environment. The program guide contains over 100 activities for K-12 educators. We will model several activities that teach teach about a variety of different Massachusetts mammals, as well as highlighting the animal tracks and sounds unique to those species. Please plan on being outdoors for at least part of this workshop; we will track animals in the field and learn the different track patterns. Workshop participants will receive a copy of the Project WILD Activity Guide, Pocket Guide to MA Animal Tracks, natural history information about local mammals, a bibliography of mammal sounds, 6 hours towards PDP's as well as a certificate of completion. The workshop will be taught by Kim Noyes, Education Coordinator at Northfield Mountain and Patti Steinman, Education Coordinator for Massachusetts Audubon's Connecticut River Valley Sanctuaries. Pre-registration is required. Registration is required. Call (413) 584-3009 for details. See http://www.massaudubon.org/catalog/listing.php?program_code=854-AR12WI1 for more information.