POETICS OF PLACE NEWSLETTER, March 2009
Field Notes
In February, Steve traveled to Jamestown, Kentucky, to run a Quest workshop for Amanda Patrick and Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery. The 2-day training was co-sponsored by: KEEC (the Kentucky Enviromental Education Council), Southern & Eastern Kentucky Tourism Development Association, the Kentucky Dept. of Agriclulture, Lindsey Wilson College, Kentucky Division of State Parks, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery, and Friends of Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery, Inc.
Over the course of the two days, 20 participants went through all of the lessons/stages in creating a Quest as we worked together to create a Quest for Wolf Creek NFH. The “Catch a Rainbow Quest” will serve as a self-guided interpretation tool for visitng families and school groups. Learn more by checking out the Poetics of Place BLOG: http://poeticsofplace.blogspot.com/ You can see a few pictures of Wolf Creek by visiting me on www.facebook.com
NORDIC QUESTS
There’s still a few feet of snow on the ground in Vermont—and lots of great Nordic Quests for you to enjoy!
Four years ago, I ran two trainings (north and south) to help the Vermont Ski Area Association (VSAA) develop a state-wide, cross country Quest program for Vermont. VSAA’s NORDIC QUEST program is now in its third year, with 16 participating cross country centers. To learn more about NORDIC QUESTS visit: http://www.poeticsofplace.org/quests_programs.htm
MASS AUDUBON QUESTS
A year ago, I ran a Quest workshop for educators and interpretation staff of MASS AUDUBON –
and now they have a Quest program! Click on http://www.poeticsofplace.org/quests_programs.htm to find Quests at: The Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary in Topsfield; Broad Meadow Brook Wildlife Sanctuary in Worcester;
North River and Daniel Webster Wildlife Sanctuaries in Marshfield; Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary in Barnstable; Felix Neck Wildlife Sanctuary in Edgartown; Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary in Lincoln; and Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary in Easthampton.
MARCH EVENTS
FRIDAY, MARCH 13, TUCSON, ARIZONA
On Friday morning, March 13th, Steve Glazer and Poetics of Place will be introducing Questing
to the Tucson community at The Environmental Education Exchange, 738 North Fifth Avenue,
Suite 100, Tucson, AZ, 85705. For more information about this event, call EEE at (520) 670-1442, visit www.eeexchange.org, or contact Steve Glazer at Steve@poeticsofplace.com
FRIDAY, MARCH 20, MERIDEN, NEW HAMPSHIRE
Friday, March 20th, Poetics of Place will have a table at the Wellborn Ecology Fair in Meriden.
The event will take place at Kimball Union Academy. For information, email Kerry Rosenthal:
Kerryrose9@yahoo.com
FRIDAY, MARCH 27, WISCASSET, MAINE
Steve Glazer, from Poetics of Place, and Jennifer Atkinson from the Quebec-Labrador Foundation will co-present a workshop Questing: Connecting Kids & Communities with Treasure Hunts at the annual Maine Environmental Education Association (MEEEA) conference. The conference is hosted by the Chewonki Foundation, 485 Chewonki Neck Rd, Wiscasset, ME. For more info, visit http://www.meeassociation.org/conference.html or email Tamara@watershedfriends.com
COMING SOON
The Cemetery Quest: Using Burial Grounds to teach Local History
@ Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH
May 2 & 9, 2009
1 graduate credit
www.plymouth.edu
Questing: Identifying & Interpreting our Local Treasures
@ Fundacja Partnerstwo dla Środowiska(Polish Environmental Partnership Foundation, Krakow, Poland)
June 29 – July 3, 2009
www.epce.org.pl
The Civil War Quest: Viewing U.S. history through a Local Lens
@ Antioch New England Graduate School, Keene, NH
July 6 – 10, 2009
1 graduate credit
www.antiochne.edu
CURRICULA
Thetford Academy’s work with our Civil War Project was profiled in the Valley News this month.
To see all of the lessons in the Civil War Project, visit: http://www.poeticsofplace.org/publications.htm
IN THE NEWS
This was a good month for Questing! There are stories in:
VERMONT MAGAZINE, MARCH / APRIL 2009
A feature article by Chuck Bingaman follows a family along the Bill Hill Quest in Thetford Center.
http://www.vermontmagazine.com/
VERMONT LIFE, SPRING 2009
Former Vermont Life editor Tom Slayton offers a wonderful review of Best of Valley Quest.
http://www.vtlife.com/pdf/sp09-shelf-life-web.pdf
KEARSARGE MAGAZINE, SPRING 2009
Laura Jean Whitcomb profiles the Esther Currier Quest in Elkins, NH and Best of Valley Quest.
http://www.kearsargemagazine.com/
GLOUCESTER DAILY TIMES, MARCH 9, 2009
Girl Scouts Emily Collins and Sabrina McCarthy won a Silver Award for their work in creating
The Halibut Point Quest for the Trustees of Reservations - Read the article at:
http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_067223302.html
In February, Steve traveled to Jamestown, Kentucky, to run a Quest workshop for Amanda Patrick and Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery. The 2-day training was co-sponsored by: KEEC (the Kentucky Enviromental Education Council), Southern & Eastern Kentucky Tourism Development Association, the Kentucky Dept. of Agriclulture, Lindsey Wilson College, Kentucky Division of State Parks, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery, and Friends of Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery, Inc.
Over the course of the two days, 20 participants went through all of the lessons/stages in creating a Quest as we worked together to create a Quest for Wolf Creek NFH. The “Catch a Rainbow Quest” will serve as a self-guided interpretation tool for visitng families and school groups. Learn more by checking out the Poetics of Place BLOG: http://poeticsofplace.blogspot.com/ You can see a few pictures of Wolf Creek by visiting me on www.facebook.com
NORDIC QUESTS
There’s still a few feet of snow on the ground in Vermont—and lots of great Nordic Quests for you to enjoy!
Four years ago, I ran two trainings (north and south) to help the Vermont Ski Area Association (VSAA) develop a state-wide, cross country Quest program for Vermont. VSAA’s NORDIC QUEST program is now in its third year, with 16 participating cross country centers. To learn more about NORDIC QUESTS visit: http://www.poeticsofplace.org/quests_programs.htm
MASS AUDUBON QUESTS
A year ago, I ran a Quest workshop for educators and interpretation staff of MASS AUDUBON –
and now they have a Quest program! Click on http://www.poeticsofplace.org/quests_programs.htm to find Quests at: The Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary in Topsfield; Broad Meadow Brook Wildlife Sanctuary in Worcester;
North River and Daniel Webster Wildlife Sanctuaries in Marshfield; Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary in Barnstable; Felix Neck Wildlife Sanctuary in Edgartown; Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary in Lincoln; and Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary in Easthampton.
MARCH EVENTS
FRIDAY, MARCH 13, TUCSON, ARIZONA
On Friday morning, March 13th, Steve Glazer and Poetics of Place will be introducing Questing
to the Tucson community at The Environmental Education Exchange, 738 North Fifth Avenue,
Suite 100, Tucson, AZ, 85705. For more information about this event, call EEE at (520) 670-1442, visit www.eeexchange.org, or contact Steve Glazer at Steve@poeticsofplace.com
FRIDAY, MARCH 20, MERIDEN, NEW HAMPSHIRE
Friday, March 20th, Poetics of Place will have a table at the Wellborn Ecology Fair in Meriden.
The event will take place at Kimball Union Academy. For information, email Kerry Rosenthal:
Kerryrose9@yahoo.com
FRIDAY, MARCH 27, WISCASSET, MAINE
Steve Glazer, from Poetics of Place, and Jennifer Atkinson from the Quebec-Labrador Foundation will co-present a workshop Questing: Connecting Kids & Communities with Treasure Hunts at the annual Maine Environmental Education Association (MEEEA) conference. The conference is hosted by the Chewonki Foundation, 485 Chewonki Neck Rd, Wiscasset, ME. For more info, visit http://www.meeassociation.org/conference.html or email Tamara@watershedfriends.com
COMING SOON
The Cemetery Quest: Using Burial Grounds to teach Local History
@ Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH
May 2 & 9, 2009
1 graduate credit
www.plymouth.edu
Questing: Identifying & Interpreting our Local Treasures
@ Fundacja Partnerstwo dla Środowiska(Polish Environmental Partnership Foundation, Krakow, Poland)
June 29 – July 3, 2009
www.epce.org.pl
The Civil War Quest: Viewing U.S. history through a Local Lens
@ Antioch New England Graduate School, Keene, NH
July 6 – 10, 2009
1 graduate credit
www.antiochne.edu
CURRICULA
Thetford Academy’s work with our Civil War Project was profiled in the Valley News this month.
To see all of the lessons in the Civil War Project, visit: http://www.poeticsofplace.org/publications.htm
IN THE NEWS
This was a good month for Questing! There are stories in:
VERMONT MAGAZINE, MARCH / APRIL 2009
A feature article by Chuck Bingaman follows a family along the Bill Hill Quest in Thetford Center.
http://www.vermontmagazine.com/
VERMONT LIFE, SPRING 2009
Former Vermont Life editor Tom Slayton offers a wonderful review of Best of Valley Quest.
http://www.vtlife.com/pdf/sp09-shelf-life-web.pdf
KEARSARGE MAGAZINE, SPRING 2009
Laura Jean Whitcomb profiles the Esther Currier Quest in Elkins, NH and Best of Valley Quest.
http://www.kearsargemagazine.com/
GLOUCESTER DAILY TIMES, MARCH 9, 2009
Girl Scouts Emily Collins and Sabrina McCarthy won a Silver Award for their work in creating
The Halibut Point Quest for the Trustees of Reservations - Read the article at:
http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_067223302.html
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