Thanks to the over 80 conservation educators working with women landowners in Wisconsin who attended the October 28, 2021 kick-off of our new WiWiC Conservation Educator Network. With a goal of connecting and amplifying connection opportunities amongst our inspiring community of conservation educators in the state, this network will serve as an ongoing resource and WiWIC is honored to serve as the hub.
Note this network is open to all of the many of you who champion conservation educators, whether you are a paid professional on staff or volunteer and all genders welcome.
Some follow-up resources and next steps from the October 28 virtual gathering:
Recorded session here, including remarks from Angela Biggs, Wisconsin State Conservationist and an overview of the WiWiC women landowner research component by Rebecca Christoffel.
Our next WiWiC Conservation Educator Virtual Meet-Up will be Tuesday, March 8. More details to come and registration is open here to get it on your 2022 calendar.
Thanks to the collaborative spirit of that first meet-up, a fabulous range of conservation education resources were shared in the chat when prompted by the question: What educational resource have you discovered that you would like to share with other educators because you find it so useful? A compiled list is below.
If you are a conservation educator that did not attend the Oct. 28 event and would like to join the network (free) and be informed of future events, please sign up here and check the “conservation educator” box. And please invite your educator colleagues!
We'll be launching our WiWiC Listserv sometime during the holidays. We'd love to have you participate in the exchange of information! Please sign up HERE.
Look forward to reconnecting in the spring and throughout the WiWIC program!
Many resources were referenced by presenters and shared in the chat. Here's our best attempt to capture all that was exchanged:
Conservation Education Non-profits
Xerces Society (especially Pollinator resources for Midwest)
AFT produces soil health economic case studies that show the real-life economic impact for farmers who have adopted new soil health practices.
Groundwater Flow Model is an interactive classroom tool designed to show the flow of water and toxins through differing gradients in a porous medium.
Check out their coffee chats and landowner resources
Women Owning Woodlands Network (WOWnet)
Trainings
Apps
Podcasts
Resource for nonprofit fundraising: "Fulfilled Fundraising" podcast
Curriculum
It has information at the front of the manual about the learning circle methodology and timeline/preparation for hosting a Learning Circle
Driftless Area Land Conservancy, Conservation Partners and Programs Guide for grasslands in SW WI
Career related
Misc
Social Media to Follow: @Black Forager
WiWiC Partner Organizations
Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service/MOSES (especially the organic resources)
