USEE’s 18th Annual Utah Environmental Education Conference
Building Connections:  People, Place, & Culture
October 26-27, 2007
Moab Arts & Recreation Center (MARC) - Moab, Utah

Join us at this year’s conference for an enlightening occasion filled with valuable professional development and networking opportunities, inspirational speakers, constructive workshops, and enjoyable entertainment among the towering castles, long mesas, and winding rivers of the Moab Desert! 

USEE invites formal educators (K-12), curriculum developers, conservation educators, non-formal educators, university students and faculty, and all other interested citizens to attend the conference.

Conference Links

• Conference Registration 
  
• Conference Theme & Strands
  
• Keynote Speakers
  
• Conference Schedule (Details coming soon!)
  
• Field Trips 
  
• Fees
  • Conference Fee Chart
  • Exhibitor Fee 
    
  • Membership Fee 
• Scholarships 
  
• Lodging
  
• Location and Directions 
  
• Sponsorship 

Conference Registration Now Available

• Online registration is now available!  Please click here
• Conference Registration Packet (PDF) (includes Frequently Asked Questions, Keynote Speakers, Field Trips, Fees, Location & Lodging, Schedule of Events, and Registration Form)            
• Conference Registration Form only (PDF)

Conference Theme & Strands

Theme: “Building Connections: People, Place, & Culture”

Strands:

• Arts & Culture:  Workshops focus on music, drama, photography, crafts, storytelling, weaving, and journaling.
• Business of Environmental Education: Workshops focus on fundraising, volunteer development and management, team building, partnership development, and evaluation.
• EE Trends & Techniques: Workshops focus on assessment, state standards, and teaching techniques.
• People & the Environment: Workshops focus on interconnection of environment, history, people, and culture.
• Outdoor Education: Workshops focus on flora, fauna, earth & sky, outdoor survival skills, orienteering, edible plants, primitive tool-making, and tracking.

Keynote Speakers

	Margaret D. Lowman, Ph.D. Author, Adventurer, Educator, Tropical Rain Forest Canopy Biologist http://www.canopymeg.com click here to see her biography
	Theresa Trainor Officer of Water, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington D.C. Click here to see her biography
	Laura Joss Superintendent, Arches National Park Click here to see her biography

Conference Schedule

The conference will take place Friday and Saturday, October 26-27, 2007 at the Moab Arts & Recreation Center (MARC) in Moab, Utah. 

To view the latest schedule and details, click here (PDF)

To download a full Conference packet, and a list of current conference session descriptions, click here (PDF)

Field Trips

If you are interested in attending a field trip and are registering online, please notify us of your interest (the online registration form does not include field trip sign-up) by calling (801) 328-1549.  You will need to RSVP and pay (if required) separately from the registration form.  Stay tuned for additional details on field trips options in Moab this year!

Field Trip Option #1:

• Broadening Natural Resource Stewardship through Leave No Trace Education
  Kathi Stopher ~ US Fish & Wildlife Service-Bear River Refuge & Marni Lee ~ Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
  Surrounded by colorful cliffs, river canyons, and spectacular sandstone spires along the Colorado River, embark in an awareness level course in the nationwide Leave No Trace program (www.lnt.org)!  Participants will be awarded an awareness level certificate and training packet upon completion of the 2 hour session. Participants will learn the seven principles of Leave No Trace as well as teaching techniques for disseminating these low impact skills.  The field site will be located at Big Bend Campground, (~8 mi. NE of Moab on Highway U-128).  Remember to bring water, a snack, appropriate shoes, hat/sunglasses, sunscreen, insect repellent, and a blanket or pad to sit on if you desire.  Cost: FREE

Field Trip Option #2

• Great Teaching Tips for the Outdoors
  Miriam Graham ~ National Park Service
  Using beautiful Winter Camp Wash in Arches National Park as our
  classroom, we will discuss some specific ways to manage students
  while also accomplishing educational goals. We will demonstrate some
  approaches to teaching elementary school students about riparian areas,
  animal adaptations, heat, light, and sound, etc., and also have an open
  discussion in which participants can share their own insights about
  teaching in the outdoors. We will be hiking 2-3 miles. Please wear
  hiking shoes and bring a jacket, hat, water, and sunscreen.

Fees

Conference Fees

	Member Rates		Non-Member Rates
	Early Bird (by Oct 12)	After Oct 12	Early Bird (by Oct 12)	After Oct 12
*Institutional Member	$50	$60	-	-
Individual	$100	$115	$150	$165
Student / Retired	$70	$85	$95	$110
One Day	$50	$65	$75	$90

*Institutional Members receive this discounted rate for up to 2 registrations.

Reminder: Institutional Members who are exhibiting must still pay the registration fee.

Exhibitor Information & Registration

Exhibits will be on display throughout both days of the conference.  The conference will include a Share Fair at which time exhibitors can network with other conference attendees.  This is a great opportunity to display materials from your organization and showcase your programs.  The Early Bird Exhibitor Registration deadline is October 12th with the final deadline being October 26th.  Remember, if you are an Institutional Member, you receive free exhibit space!  Please download the Exhibitor Registration Form to register and make sure to include your conference registration fee as well.

Exhibitor Registration Form 

• Institutional Members FREE
• Early Bird Registration (includes 1 conference registration) – by Oct 12   $200
• Late Registration – Deadline October 26 $225

 

Scholarships

Each year USEE works hard to raise funds for partial scholarships for educators to help ensure that costs do not restrict access to the conference.  Scholarship applications are due September.  To download a copy of the scholarship form, click here. 

Lodging

Official conference lodging is available at a discounted rate at the following locations:

The Bighorn
550 S. Main Street
Moab, UT 84532
Phone: (435) 259-6174
Rate: Double Queen - $59.95 plus tax
www.moabbighorn.com

The Bowen
169 N Main Street
Moab, UT 84532
Phone: (435) 259-7132
Rates: Double Queen or Single King - $71.10 plus tax
Single Queen - $57.60
www.bowenmotel.com

The River Canyon Lodge
71 W. 200 N.
Moab, UT
Phone: (435) 259-8838
Rate: Single or Double Queen - $72.00
www.rivercanyonlodge.com

Moab Up the Creek
210 E. 300 S.
Moab, UT 84532
www.moabupthecreek.com
Rate: $15 / one person, $25 / two people
*Nearby camping area with showers. Can reserve by phone or through website.

These hotels will hold room until September 26, 2007. After this date, you may still receive the discounted room rate as a USEE conference attendee, but we can no longer guarantee the availability of a room. To ensure that you receive the discounted rate, please call (do not reserve online!) to reserve your room early and mention that your are reserving a room under the Utah Society for Environmental Education.

Location & Directions

This year’s conference is being held at the Moab Arts & Recreation Center (MARC) in Moab, Utah.  See directions below:

From The North (Logan / Salt Lake City)

• Take I-15 South
• Merge onto US-6 via EXIT 258 toward Price / Manti
• Take US-191 exit EXIT 182 toward Crescent Jct. / Manti
• Turn Right onto US-191
• Turn Left on E 100 N (END at 111 E 100 N)

From the Southwest (Springdale)

• Take I-15 North
• Merge onto I-70 East via EXIT 132 toward Richfield / Denver
• Take US-191 exit EXIT 182 toward Crescent Jct. / Moab
• Turn Right onto US-191
• Turn Left on E 100 N (END at 111 E 100 N)

Sponsorship

If you are interested in being a Platinum, Gold, or Silver Level Sponsor for this year’s conference, or would like to donate funds for our Conference Scholarship Program, please contact Jason Taylor, Executive Director, via email director@usee.org or by phone (801) 328-1549 for further information.