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International Migratory Bird Day
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International Migratory Bird Day (IMBD) is the educational focus of the Connecting Cultures diversity engagement work. The 2013 IMBD theme is the Life Cycles of Migratory Birds. Learn more and participate! 
Art by Barry Kent MacKay
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| Spanish Language Resources | We have free Spanish language teaching materials at our website!
Check out the 2013 IMBD PowerPoint presentation in Spanish. |
| Announcement | Minority Zookeeper Apprentice vacancy at the Denver Zoo.
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| NSF Study Project Partners | PARTNERS
Colorado State University
National Park Service
Point Reyes Bird
Observatory
New Jersey Audubon
Society
Rocky Mountain Bird
Observatory
Barr Lake State Park
ADVISORY COUNCIL
Wendy Hanophy
Consultant
Edwin Juarez
Arizona Game & Fish Department
Kim Ramirez
Audubon Fellow
Michael Rizo
USDA Forest Service
Greg Stevens
American Association of Museums
Fernando Villaba
National Park Service
STUDY SITES Bandelier National Monument
New Mexico
Golden Gate Nat'l Recreation Area/Point Reyes Nat'l Seashore
California
Fire Island National Seashore
New York
North Cascades National Park
Washington
New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route
New Jersey
Barr Lake State Park
Colorado
CONTROL SITES
Great Sand Dunes National
Park & Preserve
Colorado
Big Thicket National Preserve
Texas
Big Cypress National Preserve
Florida
Co-Principal Investigator Carol Beidleman
INTERN LIAISON
Mariamar Gutiérrez
DIVERSITY OUTREACH
Natasha Kerr
PROJECT CONSULTANTS Brett Bruyere
Marcella Wells |
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Environment for the Americas' diversity outreach programs have increased to include more internship opportunities for Latino youth. We're also concluding our National Science Foundation grant and will be excited to share our successes via an online toolkit. Many thanks for following our work!
Sincerely, Susan Bonfield
Environment for the Americas |
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America's Great Outdoors Intern
Stephanie Aroche
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Stephanie Aroche, California intern.
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Stephanie Aroche of Monterey, California is monitoring shorebirds and working with Latino communities in the Monterey Bay area of California. Her field work will provide information about migratory populations of Black Oystercatchers, Western Sandpipers, and other shorebirds that depend on the Bureau of Land Management's California Coastal National Monument and on habitat at the Elkhorn Slough National Estuary Research Reserve.
Stephanie is a student at California State University- Monterey Bay and is majoring in watershed management with a minor in statistics. She was interested in this position because, as she said,
I grew up with a great appreciation for the outdoors, especially because I experienced Sequoia National Park as my backyard. I enjoy projects that integrate social issues with local environmental problems. It gets everyone to cooperate and work together to find solutions. My longterm career goals are to work outdoors and connect with other people with similar passions as mine.
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You may follow Stephanie's work and the other interns in their blog!
Thanks to our Celebrate Shorebirds Sponsors
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
U.S. Forest Service & Bureau of Land Management
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Diversity Outreach Toolkit On-Line
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Collaborations are key to
increasing diversity.
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Learn simple ways that your organization can begin
a Latino community outreach initiative. In our on-line toolkit, we provide a number of examples and ideas that are the result of our 4 years of research, funded by National Science Foundation.
Collaborations with Latino-serving organizations are one important tool to improving diversity in your organization and among your participants. Where do you begin?
Contact local organizations near your site that serve Latino community members. Request a meeting with these organizations, establish a relationship, and brainstorm ways you can build a partnership. These organizations may assist you by disseminating program information, identifying obstacles to Latino participation in your programs, and offer solutions to these obstacles. In return, they will expect you to be a partner in the long-term.
Think outside the box! Search for these groups:
- Faith-based groups, such as Catholic Charities
- Diversity services & first generation programs at colleges and universities
- Student groups
- Social service agencies
- Hispanic Chamber of Commerce & other professional associations
- Cultural centers
- Vocational & ESL schools
- Head Start schools
- YMCA and Boys & Girls Club
Need help? Contact Natasha Kerr (nkerr@birdday.org) for more information and visit our Toolkit.
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| Calendar of Events
May 9, 2013
Save the date for the WetlandsLive broadcast. Lesly Caballero, Alaska intern, will be on the Spanish language broadcast.
May 11, 2013
May 18, 2013
Colorado intern, Michelle Mendieta, will work at Walk in the Wild, EFTA's IMBD event in Boulder, CO. |
About Environment for the Americas
Environment for the Americas, home of International Migratory Bird Day (IMBD), is a non-profit organization working to increase awareness of birds and their conservation throughout the Western Hemisphere. We provide the framework and education materials for bird festivals and events, host a directory of bird education resources, offer bird workshops for educators, and motivate people of all ages to get outdoors to learn about birds. Find out more at www.birdday.org. Environment for the Americas
Home of International Migratory Bird Day
2601 31st Street
Boulder, Colorado 80301
866.334.3330
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