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Updates and Events
UPCOMING EVENTS
• OCTOBER, 2006
October 10 & 11
Saratoga Springs, NY
North American Association for Environmental Education Conference
Citizen Science: Using Urban Green Spaces for Environmental Education
Marianne Krasny, Department of
Natural Resources, Cornell
University
Conference information: http://naaee.org/pages/conferences/
PAST EVENTS
• MAY, 2006
May 18
Washington, D.C.
Botanic Gardens Conservation International, Charting the Future of Plant-based
Conservation Education in the United States
Garden Mosaics
Rory Klick, member of the American Community Gardening Association Board of
Directors
Conference information: http://www.bgci.org/usa/T14_Symposium
• MARCH, 2006
March 25-28
Saratoga Springs, NY
Holiday Inn
New York State Therapeutic Recreation Association
Garden Mosaics: Community Integration through Exploration and Action
Kendra Liddicoat, Department of Natural Resources, Cornell University
• FEBRUARY, 2006
February 14
New York City, NY
Weed Science Society of America Annual Meeting
Weed Watch: Youth help scientist survey urban weeds
M. Alegre, L. Babcock, A. DiTommaso, M. Krasny, and A. Kudryavtsev, Cornell
University
• OCTOBER, 2005
October 7
Ithaca, NY
Clarion University Hotel and Conference Center
New York State Outdoor Education Association
Workshop: Engaging Youth in Local Environmental Action
Tania Schusler, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County
Jamila Simon, Department of Natural Resources, Cornell University
Conference information: http://www.nysoea.org/conference.htm
• JUNE, 2005
June 29 - July 2
Chicago, Illinois
Fairmont Hotel
American Association of Botanic Gardens and Arboreta (AABGA) National Annual
Conference, "Rooted in Your Community"
Garden Mosaics Poster Session
Gretchen Ferenz, Cornell University Cooperative Extension-NYC
June 23 - August 5
World Wide Web
Are you wondering how other educators are implementing Garden Mosaics? Visit
the Garden Mosaics Internet Forum, where 40 educators from 12 states are sharing
their Garden Mosaics programs, as well as their ideas about science education,
community action, culture, and intergenerational mentoring in gardens. Follow
these steps to take a look at the ongoing discussions:
1) Open http://www.blackboard.cornell.edu
2) Click “Login” on the left side.
3) Go to the bottom of the next page and type username “garden.mosaics” and
the case-sensitive password “Blackboard1”.
4) Click “ntres--8week2005: Garden Mosaics” on the right.
Questions? Please contact Alexey Kudryavtsev, Forum Coordinator:
gm_forum-mailbox@cornell.edu
212-340-2970
• MAY, 2005
May 2, 16, and 23
South Bronx, New York City
Cornell University Cooperative Extension- NYC
Garden Mosaics and Urban Agriculture, orientation and training (for
project participants only)
Gretchen Ferenz, Cornell University Cooperative Extension-NYC, and CUCE-NYC staff
May 11-13
Buffalo, New York
Hyatt Regency Buffalo
Association for Cornell Cooperative Extension Educators (ACCEE) Statewide Conference, "Gateways
to Great Ways"
Garden Mosaics Poster Session
Gretchen Ferenz, Cornell University Cooperative Extension-NYC
• APRIL, 2005
April 18 and 25
Teleconference
Informational Teleconference about the Sustainable Agriculture Research
and Education (SARE) Program
Jill Auburn, SARE; Gretchen Ferenz, Cornell University Cooperative Extension-NYC;
Suzanne Le Menestrel, National 4-H
• MARCH, 2005
March 5
Ithaca, New York
Tompkins County Cooperative Extension Education Center
Garden Mosaics Educator Training Workshops
Leigh MacDonald, Extension Educator, Cornell Cooperative Extension
• FEBRUARY, 2005
February 7-10
Honolulu, Hawaii
Weed Science Society of America, Annual Meeting 2005
Cornell WeedWatch – A new citizen science program
on urban weeds
A. DiTommaso, M.E. Krasny and D.C. Brainard, Cornell
University
• NOVEMBER, 2004
November 19
Ithaca, NY
Cornell University Cooperative Extension
Garden Mosaics Session
Presentation
Keith Tidball and Marianne Krasny, Cornell University
• OCTOBER, 2004
October 1-3
Toronto, Canada
American Community Gardening Association
Citizen Science in Community Gardens
Presentation
Keith Tidball and Marianne Krasny, Cornell University
• SEPTEMBER, 2004
September 30
Toronto, Canada
American Community Gardening Association
Garden Mosaics
Pre-Conference Workshop
Marianne Krasny and Keith Tidball, Cornell University; Doris Stahl, Penn State
Cooperative Extension; Gretchen Ferenz, Cornell Cooperative Extension-NYC; Ann
Marie Kennedy, Grant High School, Sacramento, CA; Dennis Bader, Cornell Cooperative
Extension-NYC
• AUGUST, 2004
August 1
Portland, Oregon
Ecological Society of America
Exploring Urban Ecology through Community Gardens
Pre-Conference Workshop
Marianne Krasny, Cornell University, and
Leslie Pohl-Kosbau, Portland Community Gardens
August 2-6
Portland, Oregon
Ecological Society of America
Educator Communities in the Cornell Garden Mosaics Program
Presentation
Marianne Krasny, Cornell University
August 16
Greensboro, North Carolina
North Carolina Cooperative Extension and Cornell University
Garden Mosaics Educator Workshop
Dr. Ellen Smoak and Dr. Robert Williamson, NC Cooperative Extension
• JULY, 2004
July 29-31
Ithaca, NY
The 2004 National Children & Youth Garden Symposium
Garden Mosaics Workshop and Fieldtrip
Keith G. Tidball, Garden Mosaics National Program Leader, Cornell University
• JUNE, 2004
June 9-11
Dallas, Texas
American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta
Presentation to Education Open Forum and Conference
Exhibit Presentation
Gretchen Ferenz, Cornell University Cooperative Extension-NYC
• MAY, 2004
May 19-21
Tampa, Florida
Southern Community Development Educators Conference
Garden Mosaics
Ellen Smoak and Robert Williamson, NC A&T State University
• APRIL, 2004
April 27-29
Washington, DC
First Congress of the National Partnership for Plant Based Learning
Keith G. Tidball, Garden Mosaics National Program Leader, Cornell University
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