Goose was sent this by Yosemite National Park and thinks its a great opportunity for someone or a few teens from Groveland...

 

Yosemite News Release
February 22, 2010
For Immediate Release

Media Contacts:
Adam Burns (YI) 209-372-9302

                      Yosemite Institute Summer Field
                    Research Program registration opens
  Two Week Long Course Offers Teens Personal and Intellectual Challenges

Yosemite Institute, a campus of NatureBridge announced a unique opportunity
today for 15-18 year old students to take part in a 2-week long adventure
and learning program in Yosemite National Park. The two-week long
inquiry-based Field Research Course lets students earn college credit while
learning how to create their own ecological research projects, learn
wilderness survival skills, and more.

Participants work in partnership with the National Park Service to answer
pertinent questions about the park's ecology and management. They will
spend part of their time working on National Park Service research projects
and will then generate and answer their own questions on a ten day
backpacking adventure in the Yosemite wilderness. Students that complete
the course are given community college credit from Columbia College, in
Sonora, California.

The course is led by Dr. Adam Burns, Yosemite Institute Field Science
Project Manager. He describes the program as, ?the perfect antidote to
nature deficit disorder, this is student-centered, inquiry-based learning
at its most adventurous. These students will explore beyond the basic
natural history of the area to learn field research skills that can be
transferred to high school, college and beyond.?

The program runs from July 31st through August 13th, 2010. Students
interested in the program are encouraged to contact Dr. Burns directly at
209.379,9511 ext.33 or aburns@naturebridge.org. To learn more and to
download the registration form, visit the Field Research Course website
http://www.yosemitefieldresearch.org

About Yosemite Institute
Yosemite Institute is a campus of NatureBridge, the largest residential
education partner of the National Park Service. It is committed to
educating the next generation of environmental stewards. For almost four
decades their field science education programs in Yosemite National Park
have been connecting youth from diverse cultural and economic backgrounds
to nature and inspiring them to service. They use core science education to
inspire future generations to lifelong environmental stewardship. Their
inquiry-based programs ensure that students return to their home
communities with a broadened view of the world and the tools to make
positive impacts in their neighborhoods.  www.yosemiteinstitute.org.

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