Author: schmitt

To participate you need:
A computer with high speed internet access.
Speakers or headphone to hear the instructor.
A microphone to speak OR type questions and comments in the chat box.
To send your registration and fee of $15 in—see the back of this panel.
After you register, you will receive via e-mail a web address with instructions on how to log in.
LOCAL OPPORTUNITY —
If you’d like to participate as a group in the virtual conference, register for the conference then attend at the (Agency/Location, City). Call (phone) to reserve a spot!

Participate locally:
Agency/Location Street Address City, State, Zip Phone

For more information
Kristi Cooper
kcoop@iastate.edu (319) 377-9839
Brenda Schmitt
schmitt@iastate.edu (641) 512-0650

The fees for service will be used to off-set direct expenses and to support the Families Extension Program.

. . . and justice for all
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, and marital or family status. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Many materials can be made available in alternative formats for ADA clients. To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Office of Civil Rights, Room 326-W, Whitten Building, 14th and Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call 202-720-5964.

Connecting
Families
To The
Environment
VIRTUAL
Conference

First Thursdays
January - June 2012
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Children and adults who have a connection with the natural environment are more able to adjust to stress and are more likely to take care of the environment as a result. Families also have fewer financial resources and are seeking ways to live more simply.
Sustainable living encompasses all aspects of our lives. The Connecting Families to the Environment program will help us make attitude and behavior changes that will ultimately improve our environmental and human health.
Join us for fun learning experiences for the whole family!

First Thursdays 7:00-8:30 pm
January 5
KEYNOTE
Brenda Ranum - Regional Extension Education Director and driving force behind the Northeast Iowa Food & Fitness Initiative
February 2
Connection to Nature
Kristi Cooper - ISU Extension Family Life Field Specialist
March 1
Energy
Pat Higby - UNI Energy Educator
April 5
Water, Our Precious Resource
Pat Sauer, ISWEP, Rainscaping Iowa
Amy Bouska, Urban Conservationist, Johnson County SWCD
May 3
Edible Landscape Design
Fred Meyer, Ecological designer, Founder and Executive Director of Backyard Abundance
June 7
Transforming Trash to Treasure
Composting basics with Master Gardener, Master Composter

Register Today!

Connecting Families to the Environment VIRTUAL Conference
Name: ______________________________________________________
eMail: ______________________________________________________
Address: ____________________________________________________
County: _____________________Phone: __________________________
Mail this form with $15 fee to: ISU Extension, PO Box 368, Allison, IA 50602

 Yes! I want to participate virtually as a group from the (address of host location). Call (phone #) to reserve your spot.