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]> > >> Iım 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. >> > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > To unsubscribe from the IOWA-TOPICS list, send any message to: > [log in to unmask] > > Check out our Listserv Lists support site for more information: > http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/faq.asp > > Sign up to receive Sierra Club Insider, the flagship > e-newsletter. Sent out twice a month, it features the Club's > latest news and activities. Subscribe and view recent > editions at http://www.sierraclub.org/insider/ > > > > 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 [log in to unmask] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe from the IOWA-TOPICS list, send any message to: [log in to unmask] Check out our Listserv Lists support site for more information: http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/faq.asp Sign up to receive Sierra Club Insider, the flagship e-newsletter. Sent out twice a month, it features the Club's latest news and activities. Subscribe and view recent editions at http://www.sierraclub.org/insider/