Now in its 51st year, this week-long program helps educators enrich their classroom curricula by exploring the ecology of natural plant and animal communities. This year's workshops will be held Sunday, July 18, to Saturday, July 24, and again from July 25 to July 31 at SUNY Cortland's Outdoor Education Center at Raquette Lake, Hamilton County. Thirty teachers can be accommodated each week. Instruction is provided by Department of Environmental Conservation educators, wildlife biologists, law enforcement officers, and an educator from the Adirondack Park Agency. Exploring Adirondack natural resource issues and environmental management challenges adds greater depth to the outdoor studies.
Teachers also learn a great deal from each other through networking opportunities.
College credit through SUNY Cortland is also available at an additional charge for interested teachers. Applications are accepted on a first come, first served basis.