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SUMMARY:Project WET
DESCRIPTION:Project WET: Climate\, Water\, and Resilience\nWith Michelle Pearce \nSaturday\, August 2  |  9:30 – 3:30pm \nNCEE Criteria I \nREGISTER HERE \nClimate\, Water and Resilience helps educators teach middle and high school students about climate and climate change using interactive\, objective\, science-based activities that students will enjoy. Unlike other Project WET publications\, the activities in this guide are meant to be taught in sequential order. Each lesson is a stand-alone activity and can be taught modularly; however\, information from the first activity will help students to understand the second activity\, which will then help them to understand the third activity\, and so on. Activities include topics like weather versus climate\, ocean acidification\, drought and flood impacts on soil moisture\, and water management considerations as weather events intensify. This workshop counts as 6 hours of Criteria I credit for EE Certificate. \nThis program takes place in the classroom and outdoors. Please come prepared to walk on gentle\, yet uneven terrain\, and dress appropriately for the weather. \nMichelle Pierce has worked in environmental Education since 2007. It was actually her first job right out of college\, and she fell in love with it! Michelle has been a seasonal staff\, Summer camp staff\, county parks staff\, a state employee\, an adjunct professor\, and now is currently serving as the Programming Lead for the Environmental Educators of North Carolina. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Biology with an emphasis in life science\, and a Masters of Arts in Education with an emphasis in Science Education. She’s been a Project Wet facilitator since 2010 and currently resides in Candler with her 9-year-old son and her ancient leopard gecko. \n\nMembers: Remember to enter your promo code upon checkout to receive your 10% member discount! Email adulteducation@ncarboretum.org with questions.\nSee a full listing of Adult Education Programs at the North Carolina Arboretum here! Questions? Check our FAQs.\nWe are committed to fostering a diverse\, supportive learning community. If the cost of a class is a barrier for you\, please complete this scholarship form and we will see what kind of assistance we can provide.\nFollow us on Facebook & Instagram!\nJoin our Adult Education Student Hub on Discord!\n\nSee all of our classes open for registration here!
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SUMMARY:Paths of Enlichenment
DESCRIPTION:Paths of Enlichenment\nWith Laura Boggess \nFriday\, August 8  |  1 – 4pm \nBRN – Elective  \nREGISTER HERE \nJoin Laura for an enlightening (en-lichen-ing!) 3-hour session about lichen lifestyles and the insights they offer. We’ll begin in the classroom with an introduction to lichen identification\, their roles in ecosystems\, and traditional uses as medicine and natural dyes. Then we’ll take a slow observant walk–on lichen time–through the Arboretum grounds to practice field identification and deepen our connection with these remarkable beings. In the final portion of the session\, we’ll reflect on the deeper insights lichens offer in a time of global transformation. As we face what Joanna Macy calls “the Great Unraveling\,” marked by biodiversity loss\, economic instability\, and climate change—lichens can inspire us to reimagine resilience through cooperation\, interconnection and attentive presence.  No prior lichen knowledge is necessary. If you have a hand-lens\, please bring it. If you don’t\, we have some to lend. \nThis program takes place in the classroom and outdoors. Please come prepared to walk on gentle\, yet uneven terrain\, and dress appropriately for the weather. \nLaura Boggess is a cliff ecologist\, lichenologist\, and faculty member at Mars Hill University. Her deepest passion lies in exploring cliff ecosystems—both as a scientist and a climber—and she finds continual inspiration in the quiet beauty and resilience of lichens. Through her work as a quantitative ecologist\, she studies how humans impact cliff and lichen communities in the Southern Appalachians. As an educator\, she seeks to translate the lessons of coexistence and ecological wisdom that lichens offer into meaningful reflections for our changing world. \n\nMembers: Remember to enter your promo code upon checkout to receive your 10% member discount! Email adulteducation@ncarboretum.org with questions.\nSee a full listing of Adult Education Programs at the North Carolina Arboretum here! Questions? Check our FAQs.\nWe are committed to fostering a diverse\, supportive learning community. If the cost of a class is a barrier for you\, please complete this scholarship form and we will see what kind of assistance we can provide.\nFollow us on Facebook & Instagram!\nJoin our Adult Education Student Hub on Discord!\n\nSee all of our classes open for registration here!
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SUMMARY:Chasing Dragons and Damsels in WNC
DESCRIPTION:Chasing Dragons and Damsels in WNC\nwith Shane Myers \nSaturday\, August 30  |  9 – 10:30am \nBRN – Elective \nREGISTER HERE \nDragonflies and damselflies (order Odonata) are some of our most fascinating insects. Come with us as we talk about their natural history\, lives\, and ecological importance. We’ll go down to Willow Pond and observe some of these enchanting insects in the wild and up close.  \nThis program will take place outside and will follow easy trails and paved walkways. Dress for the weather and prepare to be outside for the entire program time. \nShane Myers’ interest in nature began as a child with a love of dinosaurs. This quickly grew to include fossils\, insects\, and reptiles\, and learning from the notes his grandparents kept of the birds that came to their feeders in Toledo\, Ohio.  He has a Bachelors of Science in Wildlife Biology and did most of his undergraduate work on dragonflies and damselflies. This work included coordinating an Ohio- wide survey of dragonflies that culminated in a publication in 2024. He’s assisted in outreach and education for plant conservation groups\, Odonata Groups\, and various bird groups. Shane currently works for the Adult Education department at the NC Arboretum. \n\nMembers: Remember to enter your promo code upon checkout to receive your 10% member discount! Email adulteducation@ncarboretum.org with questions.\nSee a full listing of Adult Education Programs at the North Carolina Arboretum here! Questions? Check our FAQs.\nWe are committed to fostering a diverse\, supportive learning community. If the cost of a class is a barrier for you\, please complete this scholarship form and we will see what kind of assistance we can provide.\nFollow us on Facebook & Instagram!\nJoin our Adult Education Student Hub on Discord!\n\nSee all of our classes open for registration here!
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