Animal Fact Sheets with photos

Beautiful wildlife photos have been added to the animal fact sheets on the NatureMapping website. Some of the pages also have a spanish version of the fact sheet. There are interesting new web pages featuring the Red-winged Blackbird, Turkey Vulture, and Tree Swallow.

Read Animal Facts



Pileated Woodpecker photo by Natures Pic's

The NatureMapping Foundation Launches Website

The NatureMapping Foundation is a national 501(c)(3) organization which empowers individuals to participate in the inventory and monitoring of biodiversity. A new website was launched at naturemappingfoundation.org

The NatureMapping Foundation was established to provide funding and direction for the NatureMapping Program, to unify the efforts of NatureMapping activities occurring across the United States and abroad, and to provide a scientific link to the growing number of businesses, organizations and individuals who are working towards establishment of a new, sustainable economy.

Visit the NatureMapping Foundation

Data Collection and Monitoring Workshop

October 3 & 4, 2008
$40 per participant (discounted - regularly $70)
Friday 6:00-9:00pm, Saturday 9:00am - 5:00pm
Northwest Trek

This workshop is for citizens interested in using the NatureMapping process to keep track of wildlife in their backyard, local parks and forests, or any other natural area. This hands-on environmental learning workshop helps people take the next step after learning to enjoy wildlife.

To Register
Contact reservations at 360-832-7166
or reserve@nwtrek.org
*Registration closes September 26, 2008.
For more information contact Jessica Moore at 360-832-7160

2008 NatureMapping Workshops

Tacoma Nature Center 
Upcoming NatureMapping Workshops

Moving from activities to field research, NatureMapping is a tool for students and citizens to use to help determine a healthy future for fish and wildlife through the use of sound scientific techniques.  Classroom and field work will include the use of maps, wildlife identification tips, habitat coding, building a search image, tracking and data collection procedures.

Tacoma Nature Center

NatureMapping for Educators

July 16-17, 2008

$70 per participant

9:00am—5:00pm each day

This workshop will provide formal and non-formal educators with the skills needed to aid learners in the NatureMapping process.  The basic data collection and monitoring techniques of are all included, plus activities to engage learners in the process.  This two-day workshop also includes time spent in the field applying the NatureMapping process.  It is not open to non-educators.

For more information, or to register, contact Michele Cardinaux (253) 591-6439 michelec@tacomaparks.com

http://depts.washington.edu/natmap/workshops/

Animal Fact Sheets

A series of new animal fact sheets have been designed for elementary and secondary school students. Learn interesting facts about cougars and view a paw print in the snow. Read about how hummingbirds survive the winter. The web pages are richly illustrated with animal photos, tracks and silhouettes. Distribution maps developed by the NatureMapping Program show you where the animals live in the wild.

http://depts.washington.edu/natmap/facts/

Welcome to the NatureMapping Program

Our goal is to keep common animals common and to maintain our quality of life. Our approach is to train individuals to become aware of their natural resources and to provide the tools to inventory and monitor their resources.