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EXTENSION REPORT
Baldwin County Extension Office
302A Byrne Street
Bay Minette, AL 36507
Susan Wingard
County Extension Coordinator
July 1, 2008
Would you like to see more people involved in recycling and caring for our environment? If so, you may be interested in becoming a Master Environmental Educator. We are seeking volunteers to teach environmental awareness in Baldwin County. The Master Environmental Education Program was developed in 1995 by Emily Kling with the Alabama Cooperative Extension System. The program was developed so Baldwin County residents would have an appreciation and understanding for the environment in their own backyards. Previous teaching experience or environmental knowledge is not required. The Master Environmental Education (MEE) Program has a two-day training session scheduled for volunteers on August 21 and 22 at Weeks Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. This training will provide you with the information and resource materials you will need. Volunteers will receive training on recycling, the water cycle, household hazardous waste, groundwater pollution, septic systems, solid waste management, nonpoint source pollution, and aquatic nuisance species. Once trained, the Master Environmental Educators are asked to donate 20 hours of time a year to teach one or more of the lessons in the community, or participate in MEE educational exhibits in our county. To request a MEE application, contact Crystal Oates at the Baldwin County Extension Office at 937-7176 or 943-5611/928-0860, extension 2222.
MEE Meeting
The Master Environmental Educators met recently at the Five Rivers Delta Resource Center. Each of the 2007-2008 volunteers was recognized with a certificate during the meeting. The volunteers toured the exhibit hall, watched an educational program in the theater and participated in an educational boat tour of the Delta. The highlight of the tour was seeing an eagle.
MEE Delta Tour
Master Environmental Educators
Special thanks to this year’s Master Environmental Educators for the 171 educational programs that were presented. Approximately 5,760 students participated in the environmental education programs during the 2007-2008 school year. Thank you for making a difference in our county with environmental education!
Upcoming Program
There will be a program on Challenging Behaviors on Tuesday, July 22, 6-8 p.m. The program will be at the Baldwin County Extension Office at 302A Byrne Street, Bay Minette. Angela Connolly, a mentor with Family Child Care Partnerships will present the program. Please call the Baldwin County Extension Office at 937-7176 or 943-5611/928-0860 ext. 2222 by July 18 to register to attend the program.
Email address:wingasf@aces.edu
Phone: 937-7176 or 943-5611, 928-0860, ext. 2222
Issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension work in agriculture and home economics, Acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, and other related acts, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The Alabama Cooperative Extension System (Alabama A&M University and Auburn University) offers educational programs, materials, and equal opportunity employment to all people without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, veteran status, or disability.
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