X-Sieve: CMU Sieve 2.2 Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2008 10:53:13 -0400 From: Morton Sternheim <mort@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: kwbrody@xxxxxxxSubject: STEM Ed Announcement: Teacher Workshop: Vernal Pools X Ecology and Conservation with Tom Tyning X-UMassK12-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more informationX-UMassK12-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-UMassK12-MailScanner-From: mort@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxX-Barracuda-Header-Alert: BAD HEADER Non-encoded 8-bit data (char E2 hex) in message header 'X-ASG-Orig-Subj' X-ASG-Orig-Subj: ...her Workshop: Vernal Pools \342\200\223 Ecology and ...^ eacher Workshop: Vernal Pools ?Äì Ecology and Conservation with Tom Tyning Date: Saturday, April 12 2008 Time: 8:45 a.m. to 4 p.m. Location: Berkshire Community College, Hoffmann 101 Cost: $50 (6 PDPs available through MCLA) This workshop presented by the [ http://www.thebeatnews.org/ ]Berkshire Enviromental Action Team, BCC, MCLA and supported by the Berkshire STEM Pipeline will provide an in depth look into the science and policy of vernal pools. It is recommended for anyone whose profession brings them into contact with these natural wonders. Tom Tyning has been an Assistant Professor of Environmental Science at Berkshire Community College since 1999. Before this he was a field biologist and master naturalist with the Massachusetts Audubon Society for 24 years. A member of several professional natural history societies, he is currently Managing Editor of the Scientific Journal, Herpetological Review. An authority on New England natural history, his main research interests are amphibians and reptiles. Throughout the year he conducts several long-term field research projects on vernal pools, rare salamanders, and endangered snake species in Western Massachusetts. Agenda: 8:45 am. Registration and Packets 9 am Welcome: Introductions and agenda - Jane Winn Berkshire Environmental Action Team 11 am Break 11:20 am Vernal Pool Annual Cycle 12:15: Lunch and exhibits 12:45 Massachusetts Regulations Regarding Vernal Pools 1:30 Topics Regarding Vernal Pool Conservation. 2-4 pm Field Trip to Vernal pool Pre-registration is required. Make checks payable to: [ http://www.thebeatnews.org/ ]BEAT (or [ http://www.thebeatnews.org/ ]Berkshire Environmental Action Team ) and mail to: BEAT, 27 Highland Ave., Pittsfield, MA 01201-2413 For further information contact Jane at jane@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx or call 413-230-7321 <jane@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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