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Earth Partnership’s mission is to engage

educators and learners of all ages

and all backgrounds in community-based ecological

restoration for healthy

environments.

Milwaukee: Latino Earth Partnership

Urban Ecology Center - Menomonee ValleyJune 22-26

INSTITUTE THEMES and HIGHLIGHTS:

Monday: Ecology, human and nonhuman migration stories, strategies for teaching science to English Language Learners

Tuesday: Exploring the Kinnickinnic River watershed

Wednesday: Plant and animal ecosystems, digital technology outdoors, pollination observations, biodiversity

Thursday: Restoration site analysis and planning: landscape cultural features, topography, sizing, soil, species selection

Friday: Preparing and managing a restoration site, community rain garden planting at Pulaski Park, sharing team action plans for 2015-16 school year.

Lac du Flambeau:Indigenous Arts and Sciences

LDF Tribal Natural Resources DepartmentJuly 13-17

INSTITUTE THEMES and HIGHLIGHTS:

Monday: Opening ceremony, Ojibwe language, ethnobotany, digital storytelling

Tuesday: Tribal sovereignty, tree observations and woodland ecology, ecosystem comparisons

Wednesday: Flambeau water and land dynamics, watershed journey

Thursday: Shoreland restoration site analysis and planning, soils, college and career opportunities

Friday: Shoreland buff er planting: LDF Natural Resources, talking circle to share action plans for 2015-16 school year and closing ceremony

Wisconsin Environmental Education Board

Ashland:Indigenous Arts and SciencesLearning from the Land, for youth

Northland CollegeJuly 13-17

INSTITUTE THEMES and HIGHLIGHTS:

Monday: Opening ceremony, Ojibwe language, ethnobotany, tribal sovereignty, Northland College tour

Tuesday: Ecosystem studies: Aiken Farm, insect observations, forest ecology studies at Frog Bay Tribal National Park, traditional harvesting

Wednesday: Watershed journeys: Bad and Potato Rivers, macroinvertebrate sampling, nett ing and seining

Thursday: Native pollinator gardens and healthy food, restoration site analysis and planning, native landscaping: thunderbird garden design

Friday: Talking circle to share service learning plans for 2015-16 school year and closing ceremony

Bayfi eld:Indigenous Arts and Sciences

Legendary Waters Resort and CasinoJuly 20-24

INSTITUTE THEMES and HIGHLIGHTS:

Monday: Opening ceremony, Ojibwe language, ethnobotany, tribal sovereignty, water cycle

Tuesday: Watershed journey: Raspberry River to Lake Superior, macroinvertebrate sampling, Red Cliff fi sh hatchery research and boat tour

Wednesday: Ancestor stories, watershed journey: Apostle Islands, edible plants, ecosystem comparisons, native plantings and ecosystem services

Thursday: Restoration site analysis and planning, native species selection, teaching Act 31 and selecting culturally authentic resources

Friday: Restoration planting: Legendary Waters detention pond, sharing 2015-16 school year action plans, closing ceremony

Kickapoo Valley: Water Stewardship

Kickapoo Valley Reserve August 3-7

INSTITUTE THEMES and HIGHLIGHTS:

Monday: Ecosystem comparisons, phenology observations, rain garden site analysis, community assets mapping

Tuesday: Water and watersheds, sustainable agriculture fi eld trip to Organic Valley farms and headquarters

Wednesday: Botany and selecting species for a restoration, land history, geology and water fi eld trip in the Reserve

Thursday: Designing, preparing, and maintaing a restoration

Friday: Creating an underground prairie, sustainability conversations, next steps for stewardship

Nuzum - Kickapoo Valley Reforestation Fund