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Phone: 952-854-5900
Address:
3815 American Blvd. East
Bloomington, MN 55425

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Teacher Workshops
We encourage K-12 teachers and educators to lead your students through our easy, self-guided programs. We offer teacher workshops to provide you with the ability to design your field trip, answer questions, and present high quality hands-on experiences for your students.

To learn more about the Workshops offered at the Refuge, please contact a Park Ranger at 952-854-5900. Our hope is that a visit to Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge will prompt you and your students to reflect on your daily interaction with our environment and acquire an increased understanding of how we can all live together.

Your Wildlife Refuge Classroom!

A FREE Workshop Series for Teachers in Grades K-6 (CEU Credits available)

Join other enthusiastic teachers and environmental education specialists to discover how to use your local national wildlife refuge as your own outdoor classroom.*Teachers Workshop

  • Explore the 34-mile urban national wildlife refuge that's in your own backyard.
  • Integrate environmental and natural sciences education across the curriculum!
  • Learn how to lead your class on free fieldtrips, using refuge curriculum and equipment.
  • Expand your toolkit of teaching resources, experience and knowledge in natural resources, environmental education and inquiry-based science education.
  • Increase your comfort leading students in the outdoors.
  • Network with other like-minded teachers!
  • Receive ongoing fieldtrip planning support and priority scheduling from refuge staff.
    *Attendees are eligible for fieldtrip bus support through the Blue Goose Bus Fund sponsored by the Refuge Friends, Inc.

WHEN: Register for any one or all three
Saturdays 10:00 am - 3:00 pm, Bloomington (BL) or Rapids Lake (RL)
Foray into Fall: Sept. 6, 2008 (Bloomington only)
Winter Wildlife Explorations: Jan. 3, 2009 (BL) or Jan. 10, 2009 (RL)
Springing to Life: April 4, 2009 (BL) or April 11, 2009 (RL)

WHERE: Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge, Bloomington

For More Information or To Register Contact Suzanne Trapp at 952-361-4502 or suzanne_trapp@fws.gov.



Last updated: October 24, 2008