Goings On
Goings On June 7-14 Native Forest Network's 5th Annual Forest Activist Training Week, Burlington.VT Experienced activists train participants in a wide array of forest defense activities,...
...July 20-24 The Tribe of Mothers, Santa Fe...
...Led by Alan Kesselheim, the trip begins just north of Yellowstone National Park, and ends 80 miles downriver...
...August 6-11 Writing Down the River: A Women-Only Journaling Experience on the Colorado River...
...WRITING WORKSHOPS Here's a selection of summer writing workshops in addition to those listed in the spring issue of Orion Afield...
...Led by Jennifer Louden...
...This workshop is led by deep ecologist Joanna Macy and presented by the Institute for Deep Ecology: 707/874-2347, ide@igc.org...
...August 10-16 Yellowstone Expedition 1998, Paradise Valley, MT Six days of river rafting by day, writing, drawing, and journaling by night...
...June 18-21 American Women Nature Writers: An Interdisciplinary Conference, Portland, ME The Westbrook College Campus of the University of New England sponsors an interdisciplinary conference on women and nature writing...
...Contact: Joy Losee, Women in Good Company, 770/475-1578...
...July 13-17 New Beginnings Retreat, Grand Teton National Park, WW "New Beginnings" is a week for teachers in Grand Teton National Park, aimed at helping teachers see themselves and their work clearly and with vision...
...June 8-19 Environmental Literacy institute, Durham, NH Designed for program directors, department chairs, university faculty, secondary school teachers, and curriculum and professional development specialists...
...Presented by the Institute for Deep Ecology: 707/874-2347, ide@igc.org...
...August 2-6 Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Baltimore...
...July 24-26 Western Montana State College Writers' Conference, Dillon, MT...
...Contact: Mark Hansen, USDA Forest Service, 1992 Folwell Ave., St...
...CA Focus on the use of geographic information systems in conservation, land management, litigation, statistics, and spatial modeling: gillian_bowser@ nps.gov, http://members.tri-pod.com/ -wreslr...
...June 26-28 Journeys with Children, Kelly, WY Come enjoy this training session as participants learn the philosophical and practical background of the Teton Science School's "Journeys" sense-of-place curriculum— a fully integrated approach to education: 307/733-4765, judy@tetonscience.org...
...MD Contact: Fred Wagner, Ecology Center, Utah State University, Logan, UT 843225205, 801/797-2555, fwagner@cc.usu.edu...
...Contact: Beverly Antaeus, P.O...
...NM In retreat from overcivilization, reconnected with nature's laws, we confront habits of self-limitation and self-betrayal, and are then able to return to relationships and careers with skills to heal inner wounds and account for our own lives in a more integrated way...
...Contact: Anna Manildi, 111 Barnes Point Rd., Port Angeles, WA 98363, 800/775-3720, opi@olympus.net...
...A joint program of Canyonlands Field Institute and Women in Good Company, this is a women-only raft and kayak trip with generous time for journal work...
...July 10-11 Removal of the Elwha Dams, Port Angeles...
...For the most current and complete listing of upcoming events, see the "calendars"page qfTlie Orion Society's website: http://www.orionsociety.org/calendars.html...
...NH A retreat for people seeking ways to apply deep ecological values and practices in their personal and community lives...
...With Vicky Robin, Chellis Glendinning, Paul Cienfuegos, Mutombo Mpanya, Ken Otter...
...Faculty includes Pattiann Rogers...
...Contact: The Lifelong Learning Center at Northland College, 715/682-1341, mrehwald@wheeler.north-land.edu...
...GA This year's conference addresses the challenges of urban environmental education...
...September 8 Deadline for the Edward Abbey Fiction Award The 2nd Annual Edward Abbey Fiction Award, sponsored by The Bear Essential Magazine, recognizes fiction lending itself to the spirit of Abbey...
...NM A training intensive with writer and healer Deena Metzger...
...Box 68, Kelly, WY 83011, 307/733-4765, info@teton-science.org...
...Taught by Jon Young, founder of the Wilderness Awareness School: 413/788-1301...
...This retreat is for those engaged in advanced study or practice of healing, including doctors, counselors, therapists, pastors, herbalists, etc...
...August 14-15 Coming Back to Life: A Workshop with Joanna Macy, Wilton, NH True vitality erupts when we are present to our world and discover the contribution we each can bring to its self-healing...
...July 9-12 Our Life as Earth: The Wounds, the Connections, the Healing, Whidbey Island...
...June 15-19 Creative Writing Workshops with Carol Bly, Ashland, WI...
...June 20-21 3rd Annual Real Goods SolFest, Hopland, CA For their Summer Solstice Festival, Real Goods hosts a weekend of inspirational speakers, educators, free workshops, entertainment, and food and drink, all with a renewable energy theme: 707/4689292, X2550...
...July 13-24 5th Environmental Health Summer Institute for Educators, New Brunswick, NJ Methods for integrating environmental and occupational health sciences curricula into existing math, language arts, health, computer, social studies, and science lessons...
...Box 9109, Santa Fe, NM 87504-9109, 505/984-2268...
...Contact: The Bear Essential, P.O...
...A conference for writers, aspiring writers, teachers, and librarians, with a focus on writing about the natural world...
...For a schedule, please e-mail John Seed at jseed@pegasus.com.au...
...Faculty includes Alan Kesselheim and Sarah Rabkin...
...WA With Brian White of Olympic National Park and Michael Langland of the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe...
...Presented by the Institute for Deep Ecology, 707/8742347, ide@igc.org...
...August 15-23 Action for Earth 1938 Summer School, Wilton...
...Forest Service, and Boise Cascade, and titled "An International Conference on the Inventory and Monitoring of Forested Ecosystems...
...Box 9109, Santa Fe, NM 87504-9109, 505/984-2268...
...June 19-21 Wolf Biology and Recovery in the Olympics, Port AnpdevWA Two-day seminar exploring the history of the wolf population on the Olympic Peninsula and the issues surrounding possible reintroduction...
...With Jack Laufer of Wolf Haven and Matt Graves and Patti Happe of Olympic N.P...
...Contact: Anna Manildi, 111 Barnes Point Rd., Port Angeles, WA 98363, 800/775-3720, opi@olympus.net...
...This seminar discusses issues surrounding the removal of the Elwha Dams from the perspective of the park and the Klallam...
...NM A gathering of mothers and daughters (daughters age 4-11) to look at the mother-daughter-earth relationship in a brand-new way...
...With Joanna Macy, Charlie Murphy, Annie Prutzman...
...Readers are welcome to suggest events to be included in Goings On...
...Sail, kayak, and canoe while developing nature writing skills...
...Contact: Resource Center of EOHSI, 170 Frelinghuysen Rd., Piscataway NJ 088551179, 732-/45-0110, rc@eohsi.rutgers.edu...
...Contact: Teton Science School, P.O...
...Paul, MN 55108, hanse034@maroon.tc.umn.edu...
...ONGOING John Seed and Ruth Rosenhek offer Council of all Beings Workshops across the country...
...July 25-26 Society for Conservation GIS: 1st Annual Meeting, Idylwild...
...July 13-17 Recovering Our Future: Whidbey Island, WA This conference is subtitled "From Dependence on Global Corporations to Interdependence among Local Communities...
...Contact: Julie Newman, Office of Sustainability Programs, University of New Hampshire, 206 Nesmith Hall, Durham, NH 03824, 603/862-0172, jnewman@cisunix.unh.edu...
...Contact: Elizabeth De Wolfe or Nancy Noble, 207/797-7261, x307 or x330...
...July 20-31 Wordscapes: Writing and the World of Nature, Ashland, WI...
...Box 9109, Santa Fe, NM 87504-9109, 505/984-2268...
...Box 10342, Portland, OR 97296, Orlo@teleport.com...
...WA Learn new and tested methods for helping other humans uncover their compassion for each other and all beings...
...June 14-18 12th Annual International Biotechnology Meeting and Exhibition, New York, NY Hosted by the Biotechnology Industry Organization, this conference features 600 speakers in over 150 workshops, seminars, and plenary sessions focusing on where the industry stands today, where it is headed, and who is leading it: 202/857-0244...
...Student projects, inexpensive equipment, and other topics are part of this popular teacher workshop: 307/733-4765, judy@-tetonscience.org...
...June 11-18 Revisioning Personal Power with Alexandra Merrill Santa Fe...
...Facilitators include Sarah Conn, Dianne Depuydt, John Seed, and Joanne Sunshower...
...Writing in this course can be short stories, nov-els-in-progress, or creative nonfic-tion— not necessarily nature-based...
...August 16-20 Integrated Tools for Natural Resource Inventories in the 21st Century, Boise, ll) Sponsored by the Society of American Foresters, U.S...
...Contact: Native Forest Network, 802/863-0571, nfnena@sovernet...
...Contact: Beverly Antaeus, P.O...
...June 21-July 3 Or July 5-24 University of Virginia's Young Writers Workshop, Charlottesville, VA...
...Contact: 800/962-6668...
...September 4-8 Annual Conference of the North American Association for Environmental Education, Atlanta...
...Learn how mentoring can restore empathy and empower responsibility for kinship with the natural world...
...A summer program for high school students interested in poetry, fiction, and journalism...
...Contact: Lifelong Learning Center at Northland College, 715/682-1260...
...July 5-10 The Art of Mentoring, Shutesbury, MA This workshop explores combining modern environmental education with time-honored mentoring techniques used by traditional cultures around the world...
...Goings On June 7-14 Native Forest Network's 5th Annual Forest Activist Training Week, Burlington.VT Experienced activists train participants in a wide array of forest defense activities, including working with media, civil disobedience training, climbing, tree sitting, and banner hanging...
...June 26- July 2 To Be a Healer in the 21st Century, Santa Fe...
...Contact: Barb Eager, Conference Manager, 410 Tarvin Road, Rock Spring, GA 30739, 706/764-2926, BEager4IO@aol.com...
...Contact: Chris Sprouse.The Curry School, Ruffner Hall 233, Charlottesville, VA 22903, 804/924-083 6, writers@virginia.edu...
...Contact: Lifelong Learning Center at Northland College, 715/6821341, mrehwald@wheeler.north-land.edu...
...June 21-24 Schoolyard Ecology, Kelly,WY Explore proven skills and techniques that allow the natural world to be brought into the schoolyard and the classroom...
...Presented by the Institute for Deep Ecology, 707/874-2347, ide@igc.org...
...Contact: Beverly Antaeus, P.O...
Vol. 2 • June 1998 • No. 3
