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Region 6 NAI welcomes you to From Grass Roots to Bluegrass in historic Guthrie

Oklahoma, February 24-26, 2014. This conference is unlike any you’ve attended. Enjoy

your stay and please notify the committee if you have any needs.

Workshop Committee:

Amy Stephens, Conference Chair

Kyle Thoreson, Transportation and Hotel

Paula Hanafee, Vendors and Volunteers

Laura Motley, Programs and Awards

Donna Horton, Food and Site Rentals

Karena Minor, Field Experiences

Leslie Johnson, Hospitality Room

Ted Daniels, Hospitality Room

Randelyon Phillips, Registration

Todd Bridgewater, Technology

Anna Hintz, Centerpieces

Neil Garrison, Honorary Advisor Logo Design by Megan Watham, OKC Zoo

THINGS TO KNOW

Name Tags and Meal Tickets

Please wear your nametag, as it is your ticket to all conference events. Meal and trip tickets are

located inside your name tag pouch.

Repurposing:

*Recycle bins are set up for plastic, paper, glass and aluminum.

*Please repurpose any materials in your welcome packet that you do not wish to keep by

returning them to the registration desk.

*Following the conference, nametags can be left on the registration table on Wednesday evening

or at the hospitality room.

Session Evaluations: Please assist our presenters by evaluating each session. Vote for the best

presentation of the conference on the last page of this program. This is quite an honor and the

presenter(s) will be honored at the Awards Banquet.

Handicap: An elevator is available, please ask for location at the

Registration desk. The Egyptian Auditorium is not handicap accessible.

Breakfast: Most of the hotels provide a continental breakfast. If you are

not staying at the Holiday Inn, but prefer their greater food variety, you can

pay a guest fee of $7.

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Scottish Rite Masonic Temple

900 E Oklahoma St, Guthrie, OK 73044

American Legion

123 N 1st St, Guthrie, OK, 73044

Oklahoma Territorial Museum and Carnegie Library

406 East Oklahoma Avenue, Guthrie, Ok 73044

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Schedule of Free Transportation

for NAI Workshop Attendees Workshop registration and the NAI hospitality room are located at the Holiday Inn

Express. Free transportation will be available between the Sleep Inn, Best Western, and

Holiday Inn Express each morning and afternoon. Free transportation to the Masonic

temple departs from the Holiday Inn Monday and Wednesday Morning. Tuesday field

trips depart from the Holiday Inn.

Transportation to Holiday Inn Lobby

Transportation is available between the Sleep Inn, Best Western, and Holiday Inn

Express every 10-15 minutes between the following times.

Day: AM

Start

AM

End

PM

Start

PM

End

Sunday -- -- 2:00 3:30

Monday 7:00 8:00 4:30 5:30

Tuesday 6:30 10:00 4:30 6:30

Wednesday 7:00 8:00 4:30 5:30

Transportation to and from NAI Event Locations · Transportation from the Holiday Inn lobby to the Masonic Temple and back.

· Transportation from the Masonic Temple to all three hotels during Monday lunch.

∙ Transportation from all three hotels to evening events and back. (Approx. every 30 min)

Day: Pickup Destination Departure Start End

Sunday Afternoon Main Hotels Blue Belle Saloon Continuous 3:30 8:00

Monday Morning Holiday Inn Masonic Temple 7:40 & 8:00

Lunch Temple Main Hotels 11:40

Holiday Inn Masonic Temple 12:30

Best western Masonic Temple 12:40

Quality Inn Masonic Temple 12:50

Afternoon Masonic Temple Main Hotels 4:05

Evening Main Hotels American Legion Continuous 5:40 10:00

Wednesday Morning Holiday Inn Masonic Temple 7:40 & 8:00

Afternoon Masonic Temple Main Hotels 4:30

Evening Main Hotels Okla. Ter. Museum Continuous 5:40 10:00

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Please note that the restrooms

and Downstairs Classroom are

on the lower level, no map

available.

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HOSPITALITY ROOM

The hospitality room, located on the first floor of the Holiday Inn Express, is a location

where you can go to relax, network and gather information. It will be open each morning

and evening (times vary and will be posted). This is a good location to leave notes for

each other or post job openings.

SUNDAY, FEB 23

1-4:00pm.

Tatting Pre-Workshop, Meet in Holiday Inn Lobby at 12:30

2:30-5:00pm

Registration Open, Holiday Inn Lobby

2:30-5:00

Item donations accepted for the Scholarship Auction at the Registration Table

3:00-5:00pm

Region 6 Board Meeting, Holiday Inn Board Room

4:00-8:00 pm NETWORKING MIXER AT THE BLUE BELL SALOON

Enjoy down home cooking at this unique, historic saloon

where Tom Mix, the famous cowboy movie star, used to

tend bar in the early 20th century. The bar also has

signed pictures from Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman (a

location where a Rainman scene was filmed), and Helen

Hunt and Bill Paxton (Twister was filmed nearby). This

bar is billed as the oldest bar in Oklahoma and has been

visited by several Presidents.

Grilled sandwiches, french fries and one alcoholic

beverage provided. The mixer is included in registration.

Trolley transportation provided.

THANK YOU DONORS Thank you to the Duck Company T-Shirts, Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation, and

Oklahoma City Zoological and Botanical Garden for their donation of products.

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MONDAY, FEB 24th

8:00-9:00am

Registration Open, Scottish Rite Temple

8:00-9:00am

Item donations accepted for the Scholarship Auction at the Registration.

MONDAY OPENING SESSION

8:30-9:45am

Welcome and Keynote, Grand Auditorium

GUTHRIE HISTORY, ROB DAVIS

Rob is a proud 4th

generation Okie whose roots stretch back to the Cherokee Strip Land

Run of 1893. Rob is a teacher, author, speaker and play write who volunteers much of

his time as a guide at historical locations throughout Oklahoma as a guide and instructor.

KEYNOTE “INTERPRETING THROUGH ART,” MIKE WIMMER

Mike Wimmer is the award-winner artist whose realistic paintings capture authentic

details of nature and history. Some of the children’s books he has illustrated include All

the Places to Love, Will Rogers, and One Giant Leap. Wimmer is currently painting

interpretive murals for the National Parks System.

9:45-10:25 Break

9:45-2:00

Vendor Booths, Temple Lobby

Please visit and support our vendors, as their rental fees are applied toward the

Scholarship Fund.

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MONDAY SESSION 1, 10:25-11:10

SWAMPER MOVES TO HIGHER GROUND: COPING WITH

FLOODS IN THE BOTTOMLAND HARDWOOD FORESTS

Main Theater (Nature Track)

How can the book “Swamper, Letters from a Louisiana Swamp Rabbit” be

used in environmental education programs? Swamper the swamp rabbit

lives in the bottomland hardwood forest. Come learn about Swamper’s

adaptations to the swamp and how he copes with floods. We will do an

activity called “Water Address” that is found in Project WET and Wonders

of Wetlands. We will identify plants, animals, and their habitats by

analyzing clues that describe water-related adaptations of aquatic and terrestrial organisms. Then

we will create new “water address” cards for other common wetland plants and animals.

Presenters: Amy Ouchley: biouchley@yahoo.com Ph. #: 318-366-4383 & Gay Brantley:

jamesb227@centurytel.net Ph #: 318-376-4712, Louisiana volunteer naturalist and

environmental educators.

GUIDING OUR PRESENT BY GLIMPSING AT OUR PAST

Egyptian Theater (Self-Reflection Track)

According to Enos Mills, "The essence of nature guiding is to travel gracefully rather than to

arrive." These thoughtful words serve as a gentle reminder in our fast paced world. Join me as

we pause to reflect on the timeless teachings of Enos Mills, who many consider the father of

modern day interpretation. See how the origins of "nature guiding" are relevant today, and how

you can apply his inspiring messages to your work.

Presenter: Tara Humphreys, Tara.Humphreys@tpwd.texas.gov Number: 512-308-1475, Texas

State Parks.

BUILDING BLOCKS: PRESENTATION TIPS FOR INTERPRETERS

Downstairs Room (Techniques Track)

Your interpretive story, built on a strong foundation, will inform, entertain and enlighten. Join us

as we explore the “POWOWHOA” of interpretation. Blocks, skeletons and white tigers will

entertain and enlighten us. Build on the basics, and you can’t go wrong!

Presenter: Janet Price: janet.price@dnr.mo.gov 573-546-2450 x 1003, Johnson's Shut-Ins State

Park, Missouri State Parks.

11:10-11:30 Break

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MONDAY PANEL 11:30-12:15

PASSING ON A LEGACY: REGION VI

LEGENDS AND LORE PANEL DISCUSSION,

HISTORY AND DIRECTION Moderated by Clark

Hancock, clktemhan@me.com.

Egyptian Theater

Enjoy this roundtable discussion on the past of NAI and

the direction we want to go. Join Region VI colleagues

in sharing stories and insights into our organization’s

history.

12:15-1:15

Lunch in the Ballroom

MONDAY QUIZ 1:15-3:15

BRIAN BARNETTE ALL-AMERICAN INTERPRETER’S QUIZ Moderated by

Donna Horton, DonnaHortonCIT@att.net. Main Auditorium

Very few of us could match the skills of the late interpreter Brian Barnette. His work at

the Dallas Museum of Natural History kept him on his toes with daily visitor interactions.

He was also cunning and devious! Who are today’s best interpreters? Bring a pen or

pencil and compete for honor, glory and bragging rights. By tradition, all questions will

pertain to the natural and cultural

history of the six states of Region

VI. Results will remain

anonymous, but the high scorers

of each state will be recognized

at the Awards Banquet. The

grand winner receives an

engraved award plaque.

3:15-3:35 Break, Snacks

provided at lobby

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SESSION 2, 3:35-4:20

TIPIS ON THE PRAIRIE – CONNECTING CHILDREN TO PLAINS INDIAN

CULTURE

Main Auditorium (History Track)

Sometimes it is difficult to connect children to a cultural resource. In this presentation we hope to

inspire interpreters to use a hands-on approach to make that connection. We will construct a full

size tipi to demonstrate making that connection, using light weight, less expensive materials,

which children can handle. When the tipi is completed we all go into the tipi and discuss tipi

etiquette and relate these to etiquette that we learn today. This is followed by a Native American

story told in the tipi.

Presenters: David Owens 940-328-1171 ext. 227

david.owens@tpwd.texas.gov and Michelle Brown, 713-791-3155

michellelise.brown@gmail.com, Lake Mineral Wells State Park,

TX.

FACEBOOK FOR INTERPRETERS

Egyptian Room (Techniques Track)

It sounds obvious, but the most important thing interpreters should do on social media is be

interpretive. Of all the social media outlets, Facebook rewards pages that use the site well. This

session is design to show you how an interpretive approach to using Facebook will help you

attract the right followers by posting the best content at the right time. Learn what Facebook’s

secret-sauce “Edgerank” is and why understanding it can be the difference between an anemic,

stagnant Facebook page and a one that engages your followers and grows your social media

presence.

Presenter: Paul Caputo, 970-484-8283, pcaputo@interpnet.com, Deputy Director, NAI.

Learning Area, Lewisville, TX.

A GREEN, FRINGED FLING: REVITALIZE YOUR INTERPRETATION OF

PLANTS

Downstairs Room (Nature Track)

Children can have a hard time connecting with plants, as in many ways they seem less alive than

animals do. But we interpreters know better…for inanimate objects, plants sure do seem to get

around. Using the Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area’s “Planting the Seeds” lab as

our starting point, we’ll explore activities that can animate plants for students and facilitate those

connections. Bring your ideas to share, as well!

Presenter: Lisa Cole: 972-219-3930, lisacole@unt.edu Lewisville Lake Environmental.

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4:20-5:00 Return to hotel

5:30-10:00 Continuous Trolley Transportation to the American Legion

SCHOLARSHIP AUCTION, 6:00-10:00pm

Dinner and drinks are provided at the annual Region VI Scholarship Auction, held in the

historic American Legion building. The company is lively and the items for sale are

always unique! All proceeds go to support students pursuing careers in interpretation.

One beverage provide, cash bar available.

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SCHOLARSHIP AUCTION, 6:00-10:00pm

TUESDAY, FEB 25th

FIELD EXPERIENCES

Please meet in the Holiday Inn Hospitality Room at least 15 minutes before your

scheduled departure time.

ADVENTURING WEST

The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum and

the American Banjo Museum

8:45-4:30pm (*Please note that this time has changed

from the original posting)

LESSONS FROM HISTORY

Oklahoma City National Memorial and the Oklahoma

Historical Society/Oklahoma History Center Museum

8:45—4:30pm

FUN DAY AT THE YARN SHOP

Sealed with a Kiss Yard Shop (Guthrie)

10:00am-5:00pm

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“WILD” ABOUT NATURE

Oklahoma City Zoo (Oklahoma City) and Arcadia Lake

(Edmond)

9:00am-5:00pm

NO BONES ABOUT IT!

Museum of Osteology (Moore) and the Sam Noble

Museum of Natural History (Norman)

8:00am-5:00pm

CLOSE TO NATURE’S HEART

The Glass/Gloss Mountains (Fairview), Sod house

Museum (Aline), Little Sahara St Park

7:45am-5:00pm

WALKING DOWN MAIN STREET

Walking Tour (Guthrie)

Time: 9:00am-4:00pm

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TUESDAY, FEB 25th

EVENING FIELD EXPERIENCES

Please meet in the Holiday Inn Hospitality Room at least

15 minutes before your scheduled departure time.

BONEYARD BBQ AND THE POLLARD THEATRE

6:15-10:00pm

MURDER MYSTERY AT THE HAUNTED STONE

LION INN

6:30-10:00pm

NIGHT AT THE ZOOZEUM

6:30-10:00pm

FINGER WEAVING

6:30-9:30pm

PUB CRAWL THROUGH

BRICKTOWN

7:00-10:30pm

FROM GRASSROOTS TO

BLUEGRASS, PICKIN’ AND

SINGING’

Come-and-go, starting at 6:00pm until 10:00.

In the past, Region 6 used to have jam sessions on the opening evening. Guthrie is home

to a world class bluegrass festival, where the campgrounds have as much music as the

stages. What a great time and place to revive this tradition! Bring an instrument if you

have one, a song to share, and ears to listen. It’s not about performance, although a fancy

lick may be appreciated. This is for the community. Meet in the hospitality room. Free.

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WEDNESDAY, FEB 26th

8:00-9:00am

Registration Open, Scottish Rite Temple

8:00-8:30 or 9:00-9:30am

Tours of the Scottish Rite Temple, meet in the temple lobby by five minutes prior.

WEDNESDAY SESSION 3, 9:00-9:45

LONG AGO AND FAR AWAY: INTERPRETING

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION IN THE

MIDWEST Main Auditorium (History Track)

Winter at Valley Forge is a living history program that

highlights America’s fight for independence from England.

The subject matter correlates to the Kansas State education

standards and is offered in January and February to coincide with American Heroes theme that

many schools study. Told by the voices of three very different women, this program gives insight

into the real life of American colonists and soldiers. The classroom packet that provides timeline,

discussion questions and vocabulary words for teachers will be shared.

Presenter Molly Postlewait, 913.826-2804 molly.postlewait@jocogov.org , Park Naturalist

Ernie Miller Nature Center, Johnson County Park and Recreation District, Olathe, KS.

AN IDIOT'S GUIDE TO SCHOOL FIELD TRIPS Egyptian Auditorium (Techniques Track)

Interpreting to school groups is an important part of our jobs, but attracting and managing field

trips can be a mystery to new and even seasoned interpreters. In a time of school budget cutbacks,

how do you convince schools that the interpretive experience at your site is worthwhile? What do

teachers expect from you? And what happens once you get students to your site? Setting up

school field trips can be daunting at first, but this talk will give you easy tips to get started and to

keep going.

Presenter: Mary Buchman, 870-878-6765, mary.buchman@arkansas.gov, Powhatan Historic

State Park, Arkansas and Dr. Mel Zabecki Harvey, 870-755-2500, mel.harvey@arkansas.gov,

Parkin Archeological State Park, Arkansas.

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NURTURING THE INTERPRETER BEHIND THE MASK Downstairs Room (Self-Enrichment Track)

As interpreters, we are passionate about our sites and our programs. We love our jobs. Even when

we don't, we put on our professional mask and go out and do our programs. We wear the masks

of hospitality and enthusiasm. In this workshop, we will quickly use paper, paints, glue and

decorations to create masks of our professional selves. We will share the interpreter that everyone

sees in a circle presentation. Then we will look inside the mask. Through guided imagery and

reflection, we will paint the insides of our masks, honoring the person inside the interpreter. This

painting is not for sharing, it is personal. A great majority of interpreters self-identify as

introverts. This workshop is a way to validate and affirm the worth and beauty of the hidden

person inside the interpreter.

Presenter: Jeanette Larson, 870-269-3851,

jeanette.larson@arkansas.gov , Craft Interpreter Coordinator,

Ozark Folk Center State Park, Arkansas.

9:45-10:05 Break

SESSION 4, 10:05:-10:50

A STURDY FOUNDATION OF GRASS Main Auditorium (Nature Track)

What if you could save a life with a single piece of grass? For centuries great stands of this grass

use to blanket the river bottoms of our native lands and met a multitude of human needs, but now

they are almost gone. This “mighty” plant helped American Indians to create shelter, weapons,

food, medicine, and so much more. Do you know what it is? This program will help you in your

quest to discover more about this special native grass, river cane, as an avenue for cultural

interpretation at your site. Sometimes the seemingly ordinary plants around us can be used to

make extraordinary connections with our guests.

Presenters: Amy Griffin: (501) 961-9442 : amy.griffin@arkansas.gov and Jon Hutto: (501) 961-

9442 jonathan.hutto@arkansas.gov, Park Interpreters at Toltec Mounds Archeological State Park,

Arkansas.

DON’T LET YOUR HISTORY DISAPPEAR Egyptian Auditorium (History Track)

From slides to photographs to newspaper articles, most institutions have some kind of archival

material hidden away in dark corners of the office. How should these materials be stored? Should

they be on long term display? Can I use it in a program without it falling apart? With some basic

knowledge you can extend the life of these materials and preserve your site’s history. This

session will focus primarily on records materials including paper, books, photographs, and film.

Note: In my former life I was a book and paper conservator (someone who repairs and preserves

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archival materials for libraries, archives, and museums) and gave presentations on preserving

archival materials for the non-professional.

Elizabeth Bittner, 870-573-6751, elizabeth.bittner@arkansas.gov , Park Interpreter at Crowley’s

Ridge State Park, Paragould, AR.

A LIFETIME DREAM: GETTING BACK TO YOUR ROOTS Downstairs Room (Self-Enrichment Track)

Do you have a dream? What actions have you taken towards your dream? What could make your

dream happen? These are questions we'll ask and answer in perspective to the life of Arthur

Stilwell and how he utilized his roots to make his dream a reality. Dreams are a revelation which

in turn to leads to provocation. It only takes a spark to ignite true passion, which in turn roots you

deeper in the resource.

Yvonne C. Duvall, CIG, Yvonne.duvall@arkansas.gov (479)-394-1364, Park Interpreter, Queen

Wilhelmina State Park, Arkansas.

10:50-11:10 Break

11:10-1:10 Business Luncheon and Scholarship Awards in the Ballroom

1:10-1:30 Break

SESSION 5, 1:30-2:15

BEST OF THE BUTTERFLY FESTIVAL

Main Auditorium (Nature Track)

Many interpreters have heard of the Mount Magazine Butterfly

Festival, held annually at Mount Magazine State Park for 17

years. One of the most popular resource-related festivals in

Arkansas, the award-winning butterfly festival is theme-based

and provides something for every experience level in a family-

friendly environment. This session focuses on the butterfly

festival’s successes and trends, including what we have learned in

17 years. Participants are able to develop their own grass roots

festivals and let their imaginations take flight through crafts, fictional characters, gardening,

partnerships, and logistics such as publicity, interpretive resale, teamwork, staff training, and

resource impact.

Presented by Lori Spencer (479) 963-8502 bflyspencer8@gmail.com and Don Simons (479)

963-8502 don.simons@arkansas.gov, Mount Magazine State Park, Arkansas.

USING FRAMEWORKS AND COMMON CORE TO LOOK AT YOUR SITE

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FROM A NEW PERSPECTIVE Egyptian Auditorium (Techniques Track)

We've discovered a new way of looking at and promoting our sites. At the request of a teacher,

we put together eight workshops for her AP science students. In doing this, we discovered that

our site, which is often portrayed as a history site, is full of science and math. We have gone on to

map out the frameworks for 5th through 8th grade students in the sciences. We are now mapping

out the math, so that teachers can make better proposals for our site. Through this learning

process, we have found a new vocabulary to promote our site. We are looking at our events from

a different perspective. Using the language of the modern public education system, we have

found ways to connect with people that we had failed to reach before. In this NAI Region 6

workshop, Lydia Leatherwood, Interpreter for Plantation Agriculture Museum and Jeanette

Larson, Craft Coordinator for the Ozark Folk Center State Park will take you through the

language of Common Core and show you ways to connect literacy to your nature site, science to

your history site and add a whole new perspective to your promotions.

Presenters: Lydia Leatherwood, Lydia.leatherwood@arkansas.gov 501-961-1409, Interpreter,

Plantation Agriculture Museum and Jeanette Larson, 870-269-3851,

jeanette.larson@arkansas.gov , Craft Coordinator, CIG, CIT, Ozark Folk Center State Park,

Arkansas.

HANDS-ON FUN WITH A PURPOSE Downstairs Room (Techniques Track)

Most interpreters realize that crafts can help reinforce concepts and provide reminders of

a program, but you need to do it right and budget is also a big concern for many sites.

We will look at (and make a few) projects that are quick, cheap, and fun with a focus on

how to use these projects as interpretive tools.

Presenter: Heather Runyah, 870-403-2310,

Heather.runyan@arkansas.gov , Village Creek

State Park, Arkansas.

2:15-2:35 Break

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SESSION 6, 2:35-3:20

THE MATING GAME Main Auditorium (Nature Track)

Animals and plants use non-verbal communication in their courtship rituals in an effort to

reproduce. Based on the classic TV show, The Dating Game, The Mating Game is a

hilarious, science-driven, interactive way to engage visitors in discovering that if animals

and plants don’t have good “game,” reproduction comes to a screeching halt. Enjoy the

banter of Luna Tikk (aka Lori Spencer) and Heath Aster (Don Simons) as they create a

fun, interesting way of using games for effective interpretation and help a site-specific

wildflower, bird, butterfly, and mammal find the perfect mate (maybe). Participants are

sure to walk or crawl away from this session with a smile and plenty of ideas for their

own slant on effective communication and program timing.

Presented by Lori Spencer (479) 963-8502 bflyspencer8@gmail.com and Don Simons

(479) 963-8502 don.simons@arkansas.gov, Mount Magazine State Park, Arkansas.

FREE RANGE CHILDREN:

EXPERIENCING NATURE THE OLD-

FASHIONED WAY Egyptian Auditorium (Nature Track)

Description: Taking to heart Wendell Berry’s

words, “Our children no longer learn how to read

the great Book of Nature from their own direct

experience,” LLELA decided to hold a different sort

of camp. We wanted children to have a chance to

simply play outside, to climb trees, to hike trails of their own choosing, to go off that trail, and to

use their imaginations for real outside play that sports leagues and guided camp experiences don’t

usually provide. We had “adventures” along the way, and we learned lessons of our own, but we

believe the kids who attended gained a deeper appreciation for the natural world than they would

have in our usual type of lesson-based or themed camp.

Presenter: Diane Wetherbee, dwetherb@verizon.net , 972-897-3318 (cell), Field

Instructor/Interpretive Naturalist, Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area Ph.D. Student,

Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture, Stephen F. Austin State University

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EVERYBODY USES THE ENVIRONMENT

Downstairs Room (Techniques Track)

Objective: To share not only research and evaluation of interpretive teacher workshops and the

potential for evaluation of student programming, but to have a little fun as well.

1. Introduce my program and the issue of effective evaluation 2. Quick overview of the research

based on the DAET evaluation process 3. Changes made to program based on those evaluations

4. Participate in some activities to better understand the issue 5. Conclude how you can use this

at your interpretive programs.

Presenter: Lari Jo Johnston, ljjohnston@cbbep.org, Nueces Delta Preserve,

Corpus Christi, TX.

3:20-3:40 Break, Snacks provided at lobby

SESSION 7, 3:40-4:25

DISCOVER NATURE SCHOOLS: BRINGING THE CLASSROOM OUTSIDE

Main Auditorium (Techniques Track)

Discover Nature Schools is the Missouri Department of Conservations flagship conservation

curriculum. DNS provides materials, money and teacher training to help get Missouri students

outside and learn more about what's in their own backyards. While this is program is specific to

Missouri, other states have used our curriculum as a model for their own agencies. Discover yet

another way to get make conservation hands-on and fun.

Presenter: Jeremy Soucy, (816) 759-7305 ext. 1136, Jeremy.Soucy@mdc.mo.gov, Conservation

Education Consultant, Missouri Department of Conservation, Anita B. Gorman Discovery Center.

MAKE IT WORK! CREATING AND ADAPTING ACTIVITIES FOR YOUR

PROGRAMS Egyptian Auditorium (Nature Track)

Ever spent hours searching for the perfect activity to go with your program topic? Frustrated

when you find the perfect activity, but it covers Leaf Tailed Geckos, and you really needed to talk

about endangered salamanders? Creating your own activities (or scavenging the bones of existing

ones) is easier than you think! In this session, we’ll go step by step through the process of

choosing a topic, defining your “take home knowledge,” and topping it off with a fun activity.

Presenter: Jean Aycock, jeaycock@fhsu.edu 1-877-243-9268, Education Director of the Kansas

Wetlands Education Center.

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BARK: IT’S WHAT’S FOR DINNER! Downstairs Room (Nature Track)

Many of the animals we see everyday have very specialized diets. From

the beaver that eats wood to beetles that eats dung. However, presenting

the same information can become monotonous to both you and your

audience over time. Join Park Interpreters Senters and Bradley to

discover how to use your creativity to spark curiosity in animals’ diets in

a fun and interesting way.

Presenter: Andy Senters, andy.senters@arkansas.gov , 870-385-2201, Cossatot River State Park

Natural Area, Arkansas.

4:25-5:00 Return to Hotel

5:30-10:00 Continuous Trolley Transportation to the Oklahoma Territorial Museum and

Carnegie Library.

Note: Following the awards banquet is an opportunity for dancing. Feel free to bring a

change of clothes for the musical festivities.

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WEDNESDAY AWARDS BANQUET, 6:00-10:00pm

6:00-6:30 Dinner Served

Each attendee is issued a beverage ticket, cash bar available.

6:30-7:00 KEYNOTE “THE TIMES, THEY ARE A CHANGING”…AND EVERY

ONE OF US IS UP TO THE CHALLENGE,” by TOM CREIDER

Introduction by Neil Garrison

Tom Creider is currently the Programs Manager for Oklahoma State Parks. He assists

with interpretive programming, environmental education, school outreach, production of

signage, exhibits, brochures and educational videos and collaborate projects involving the

Oklahoma State Departments of Education, Health and Wildlife.

7:00-8:00 NAI REGION VI AWARDS PRESENTATION

8:00-8:30 VICTORIAN DANCING

Need some exercise? Jason Harris and Sarah Dumas from the Oklahoma History Center

will instruct participants in Victorian dance lessons.

8:30-9:30 BLUEGRASS MUSIC, THE

RUSSELL CLAN

The Russell Clan is a family of

musicians and dancers from Guthrie,

Oklahoma. Combining a rich Celtic

heritage with their love for traditional

acoustic music, they perform a diverse

tapestry of material, including hard-

hitting Irish and Scottish tunes,

contemporary folk ballads, bluegrass, and Western swing. The seven children, ranging

from ages six to nineteen, all add their unique talents to the show in an array of singing,

dancing, and playing that audiences of all ages will enjoy.

Thursday, Feb 27th

Those interested in an early-morning birding trip on the way home should visit with Kyle

Thoreson. Have a safe journey home!

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SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE

SUNDAY FEB 23rd

1:00-4:00 Tatting Pre-Workshop Holiday Inn

2:30-5:00 Registration open Holiday Inn Lobby

3:00-5:00 Region 6 Board Meeting Holiday Inn Board Room

4:00-8:00 Networking Mixer Blue Bell Saloon

MONDAY FEB 24TH

8:00-9:00 Registration open Scottish Rite Temple

8:30-9:45 Oklahoma Welcome/Keynote Main Auditorium

9:45-10:25 Break

10:25-11:10 Session 1

11:10-11:30 Break

11:30-12-15 Panel Discussion Egyptian Theater

12:15-1:15 Lunch Ballroom

1:15-3:15 Brian Barnette Interpreter’s Quiz

3:15-3:35 Break

3:35-4:20 Session 2

6:00-10:00 Scholarship Auction American Legion Building

TUESDAY FEB 25TH

8:00-5:00 Daytime Field Experiences

6:00-10:00 Evening Field Experiences

WEDNESDAY FEB 26TH

8:00-9:00 Registration open Scottish Rite Temple

8:00-9:00 Temple Tours

9:00-9:45 Session 3

9:45-10:05 Break

10:05-10:50 Session 4

10:50-11:10 Break

11:10-1:10 Business Lunch

1:10-1:30 Break

1:30-2:15 Session 5

2:15-2:35 Break

2:35-3:20 Session 6

3:20-3:40 Break

3:40-4:25 Session 7

6:00 Awards Banquet Oklahoma Territorial Museum

6:30-7:00 Tom Creider, Oklahoma State Parks

7:00-8:00 Awards Presentation

8:00-10:00 Victorian Dancing / Bluegrass Music by the Russell Clan

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SESSIONS AT A GLANCE TIME Main Theater Egyptian Theater Downstairs Room 10:25-11:10 Swamper Moves To

Higher Ground:

Coping With Floods In

The Bottomland

Hardwood Forests

Amy Ouchley and Gay

Brantley

Guiding Our Present By

Glimpsing At Our Past

Tara Humphreys

Building Blocks:

Presentation Tips For

Interpreters

Janet Price

11:10-11:30 Region VI Panel Discussion moderated by Clark Hancock, Egyptian Theater

1:15-3:15 Brian Barnette All-American Interpreter’s Quiz moderated by Donna Horton,

Library

3:35-4:20 Tipis On The Prairie –

Connecting Children

To Plains Indian

Culture David Owens

and Michelle Brown

Facebook For Interpreters

Paul Caputo

A Green, Fringed Fling:

Revitalize Your

Interpretation Of Plants

Lisa Cole

9:00-9:45 Long Ago And Far

Away: Interpreting the

American Revolution

in the Midwest

Molly Postlewait

An Idiot's Guide To School

Field Trips

Mary Buchman and Dr.

Mel Zabecki Harvey

Nurturing The

Interpreter Behind The

Mask

Jeanette Larson

10:05-10:50 A Sturdy Foundation

Of Grass

Amy Griffin and Jon

Hutto

Don’t Let Your History

Disappear

Elizabeth Bittner

A Lifetime Dream:

Getting Back To Your

Roots

Yvonne C. Duvall

1:30-2:15 Best Of The Butterfly

Festival

Lori Spencer and Don

Simons

Using Frameworks And

Common Core To Look At

Your Site From A New

Perspective

Lydia Leatherwood and

Jeanette Larson

Hands-On Fun With A

Purpose

Heather Runyah

2:35-3:20 The Mating Game

Lori Spencer and Don

Simons

Free Range Children:

Experiencing Nature The

Old-Fashioned Way

Diane Wetherbee

Everybody Uses The

Environment Presenter:

Lari Jo Johnston

3:40-4:25 Discover Nature

Schools- Bringing The

Classroom Outside

Jeremy Soucy

Make It Work! Creating

And Adapting Activities

For Your Programs

Jean Aycock

Bark: It’s What’s For

Dinner!

Andy Senters

PLEASE TEAR OFF and LEAVE AT

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RETURN TO REGISTRATION BY 4:30 WEDNESDAY

Circle your choice for BEST PRESENTATION

Swamper Moves To Higher

Ground: Coping With

Floods In The Bottomland

Hardwood Forests

Amy Ouchley and Gay

Brantley

Guiding Our Present By

Glimpsing At Our Past

Tara Humphreys

Building Blocks: Presentation

Tips For Interpreters

Janet Price

Tipis On The Prairie –

Connecting Children To

Plains Indian Culture David

Owens and Michelle Brown

Facebook For Interpreters

Paul Caputo

A Green, Fringed Fling:

Revitalize Your Interpretation

Of Plants

Lisa Cole

Long Ago And Far Away:

Interpreting the American

Revolution in the Midwest

Molly Postlewait

An Idiot's Guide To School

Field Trips

Mary Buchman and Dr. Mel

Zabecki Harvey

Nurturing The Interpreter

Behind The Mask

Jeanette Larson

A Sturdy Foundation Of

Grass

Amy Griffin and Jon Hutto

Don’t Let Your History

Disappear

Elizabeth Bittner

A Lifetime Dream: Getting

Back To Your Roots

Yvonne C. Duvall

Best Of The Butterfly

Festival

Lori Spencer and Don

Simons

Using Frameworks And

Common Core To Look At

Your Site From A New

Perspective

Lydia Leatherwood and

Jeanette Larson

Hands-On Fun With A Purpose

Heather Runyah

The Mating Game

Lori Spencer and Don

Simons

Free Range Children:

Experiencing Nature The

Old-Fashioned Way

Diane Wetherbee

Everybody Uses The

Environment Presenter: Lari Jo

Johnston

Mapping Change Across

Generations With Student

Service Learning

Jodi Morris and Memory

Project Griots???, George

West, Keith Richardson And

Cynthia Nunnley

Make It Work! Creating

And Adapting Activities For

Your Programs

Jean Aycock

Bark: It’s What’s For Dinner!

Andy Senters