30. What Your Teachers Did Over the Summer: Inside the Teacher Conservation Workshop with Chelsea York, Kim Morris-Zarneke, and Ann Marie Brezina

Welcome to the Georgia Forestry Forum!

In today’s episode, GFC's Chelsea York, GADNR's Kim Morris-Zarneke, and educator Ann Marie Brezina explore what happens when teachers trade the classroom for a week in the field at the Georgia Teacher Conservation Workshop.

 From forest management and prescribed fire to wildlife, water, and conservation, you’ll hear how immersive, hands-on experiences help educators better understand Georgia’s natural resources and give them the tools to bring those lessons back to their students. Plus, we look back at this summer’s first-ever Advanced Teacher Conservation Workshop and how more than 20 years of TCW is helping build a more informed generation of Georgia’s future decision-makers. 

Learn more about the Teacher Conservation Workshop:

• Georgia Teacher Conservation Workshop
• TCW Facebook Page

Resources and programs discussed:

• Georgia Project Learning Tree
• LEARNING IS IN OUR NATURE - Project Learning Tree (National)
• Project WILD | Department Of Natural Resources Division
• Project WILD (National)
• Georgia Project WET
• Project Wet (National)
• Lancaster Camp
• Outdoor Wildlife Leadership School(OWLS) | Georgia Natural Resources Foundation
• NRCW (Natural Resources Conservation Workshop)
• Georgia Science Teachers Association - Conference

Find Georgia Forestry Commission online:

• Website: https://gatrees.org/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GeorgiaForestryCommission/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gatrees/
• Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/GaTrees

Find Georgia Department of Natural Resources online:

• Website: https://gadnr.org/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gadnr
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/georgiawildlife/
• Twitter/X: https://x.com/GeorgiaWild

Chelsea York
Educator Coordinator, Georgia Forestry Commission
State Co-Coordinator, Project Learning Tree
cyork@gfc.state.ga.us

Kim Morris-Zarneke
Program Manager, Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center
State Coordinator, Project WILD
kim.morris-zarneke@dnr.ga.gov

Ann Marie Brezina
Sustainability and Ag. Sciences Director
High School Environmental Science Teacher

Credits:

YouTube Audio Library - 

• Duck in the Alley by Tracktribe
• Under the Sun by Everet Almond
• Come Along by Dan Lebowitz
• Top of the Morning by TrackTribe

Freesound.org Attributions - 

• Bug Eating Plants by Samantha_Dolman
• Cinematic Impact Boom by Universfield 
• Digital Wildfire by vekoN
• Foresters Tractor and Sawing Trees by dibko 
• Keyboard by MattRuthSound

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