on 1/11/07 2:39 PM, Virginia Soelberg at [log in to unmask] wrote:

> Forwarded from Steve Witmer, City of Johnston, Polk County:
> 
> "Steven Witmer" <[log in to unmask]>
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>> I¹m 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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Though I'm from NE Iowa (near Waterloo actually), I am also interested in
attending a Naturemapping training session.  If a session does get
scheduled, please let me know too.  Many thanks!

Susan West
1551 Curry Blvd.
Fairbank,  IA   50629
319/827-3013
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