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Weekly Update
February 25, 2011 |
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Could days are the perfect time for Groundwater Field Trips!
Join WEN for our Groundwater Training this Monday!
Interested in groundwater? Want to join WEN on a Groundwater Field trip? Have questions about the Missoula aquifer? Then come to our Groundwater training Monday Feb. 28th! This training is 5:30 to 7:30 at the WEN office (315 South 4th E., Suite 203). During the training, we will explore groundwater concepts and lessons that are taught on the groundwater field trips. We will also explore these concepts with the Groundwater Flow Model! For more information about this or other upcoming trainings, call WEN at 541-9287 or email us.
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Volunteers! Have you sent WEN your Spring Schedule? Let us know how you want to volunteer!
Thanks for all the Volunteer Reflections!
It isn't too late to fill out yours!
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ROCKSTARS of the Week: BIG thanks to everyone who made our MDA Downtown on Tap a success: Pam Erm, Jesse Dwyer, Erin Schmiel, Liz Stoekel, Adam Johnson, Vicki Balfour, Katie Foster, Vija Pelekis, Kathlyn Stauffer, Erica Thye, Alaina Strehlow and River Nuzzo! We love our rockstar volunteers!
Did you know that WEN's work is made possible because of our MTCC AmeriCorps Members? Alaina Strehlow, WEN Volunteer Coordinator, is a Campus Corps Member and Erica Thye is WEN's 2011 VISTA. For more information about AmeriCorps and the work they do in their communities visit the AmeriCorps website.
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| Spring is just around the corner! We need your support to continue our class presentations and field trips!
WEN's 2011 Wish List:
Working or new condition printer/fax/scanner
Waterproof Camera
GPS units
Multi-meter probe
D- Nets
Waders
Donate Today!
Thanks so much to our recent major donors! PBS&J Community Foundation Elizabeth Wakeman Henderson Foundation Thendara Foundation Nate and Liz Johnson We are so grateful for your support! |
Upcoming Events:
Sat. Feb., 26, 11-12am- Travelers Rest Winter Story Telling: Every Saturday at Travelers Rest there will be Winter Story Telling from different speakers. For more information click here Sat. Feb., 26- West Slope Chapter Trout Unlimited Banquet: Our partners are hosting their yearly banquet that allows them to donate to organizations that they support. There will be a wonderful dinner and an auction, and money raised during the night will go towards WEN's Spring Programs! To purchase a ticket, contact any fly fishing shop or West Slope Chapter TU.
Mon. Feb., 28 5:30-7:30- WEN Groundwater Training: Interested in groundwater or wanting to volunteer on the upcoming Groundwater Presentations? This training is for you! You will see the groundwater flow model in action, build your own aquifer, play an interactive game, and learn about groundwater and how it is affected by different environmental and human affects. For more information call 541-9287 or email us. Tues. March, 1, 7-8:30- Conservation and Climate Change Lecture Series: This series is free and open to the public and takes place every Tuesday at the University of Montana Gallagher Business Building Room 106.
Mon. March 7, 12:15-2:15pm- Groundwater Presentation: WEN will present the Groundwater Program to a class from Rattlesnake School. This presentation will focus on the Build Your Own Aquifer experiment. For more information or to join us, call 541-9287 or email us.
Tues. March 8, 12:15-2:15pm- Groundwater Presentation: WEN will present the Groundwater Program to a class from Rattlesnake School. This presentation will focus on the Groundwater Flow Model. For more information or to join us, call 541-9287 or email us.
Wed. March 9, 12:15-2:15pm- Groundwater Presentation: WEN will present the Groundwater Program to a class from Rattlesnake School. This presentation will focus on the Build Your Own Aquifer experiment. For more information or to join us, call 541-9287 or email us.
Friday March 11, 12:15-2:15pm- Groundwater Presentation: WEN will present the Groundwater Program to a class from Rattlesnake School. This presentation will focus on the Groundwater Flow Model. For more information or to join us, call 541-9287 or email us.
March 24-26- Montana Environmental Education Association: This year's MEEA conference will be held in Missoula. WEN will be hosting a Milltown Journey's Field Trip on Thursday March 24th. For more information go to their website.
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Watershed Education Network
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