Participants will enjoy the beauty and serenity of Stokes State Forest while learning about the environment from two distinct perspectives: humanities and the sciences. Science courses to be offered include stuff of life, vegetation and the global crisis, ways of wild birds, good earth technologies, energy alternatives and winter ecology.
Humanities courses include art from found materials, children's environmental literature, perception and creative writing, lapidary, leathercraft: an introduction, papermaking: cycling & recycling the forest and environmental values
The workshop begins with a buffet dinner Friday at 6 p.m. and ends Sunday at 2 p.m. Saturday evening's program consists of a presentation by a guest speaker on a current issue related to the environment, followed by refreshments and music.
Participants are asked to bring sturdy footwear, waterproof clothing and a flashlight, along with bedding, pillows and towels. All classes are taught outdoors regardless of the weather. Sleeping quarters are in heated cabins and dormitories. Participants are also urged to bring ice skates and cross country skis.
Fee for the workshop is $100 and includes meals, lodging and a $25 non-returnable registration fee (school districts sending five teachers will not be charged for a sixth). Graduate or undergraduate credit is available.
For more information, or to request a registration form, call (973) 948-4646.
The New Jersey School of Conservation, located in the 30,000-acre Stokes State Forest, is the largest university-operated resident center for environmental education in the world.
MSU is located at the intersection of Valley Road and Normal Avenue in Upper Montclair. The campus is one mile south of the junction of routes 3 and 46, 14 miles west of New York City.
More information on the University is available on its website: www.montclair.edu.
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