Forwarded from Steve Witmer, City of Johnston, Polk County:

"Steven Witmer" <[log in to unmask]>

> I’m contacting you to let you know a possible training opportunity.  
> NatureMapping is a citizen-based volunteer wildlife monitoring 
> program.  NatureMapping volunteers monitor at times and locations of 
> their choosing (which can include anywhere from parks to roadsides to 
> their own backyard) and report sightings of species encountered.  
> NatureMapping can be done on an individual basis or as part of a 
> concerted effort by a group.
>
> The NatureMapping program 
> (http://www.extension.iastate.edu/naturemapping/homepage.html is the 
> home website) is in the process of scheduling training workshops 
> across the state and is seeking locations to hold workshops and groups 
> of interested potential participants to take the training.  The 
> training takes about 6 hours on a Saturday.  Registration per person 
> is $30.
>
> If enough folks are interested, I will contact the coordinator for the 
> NatureMapping program and see what the possibilities are for 
> scheduling a training here in Johnston or elsewhere nearby. One of the 
> reasons NatureMapping was developed was to allow communities to gather 
> natural resource information that may be useful for long-term 
> community planning.  Apart from the training itself, as I said before 
> the demands on the volunteer are minimal  - volunteers monitor when 
> and where they wish and report their data online, and it would be up 
> to the individual (or group) to determine how much time and effort 
> they want to dedicate.
>
>  
>
> Please let me know as soon as possible if you would have an interest.  
> If it looks like there is enough interest to justify scheduling a 
> workshop in this area, I will get in contact with Jason about setting 
> one up.
>

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