The Division of Fish and Wildlife has partnered with the St. Croix Environmental Association (SEA) and the Horsley Witten Group to host the BirdSleuth Caribbean Educator’s Training Workshop on Tuesday, April 5, and Wednesday, April 6, outdoors at the Southgate Coastal Reserve on St. Croix.
The exciting two-day workshop will provide educators with the knowledge, skills and materials needed to engage young people in the natural world and build their science skills through fun hands-on activities about the territory’s amazing birds.
Some of the workshop highlights include:
- How to identify and learn about Caribbean birds
- How to get students involved in citizen science and real data collection about birds
- Hands-on fun group activities and games for classrooms
- Fantastic resources for educators to take away from the workshop for their students
Educators will receive a certificate from the workshop and associated teaching materials.
Educators on St. Croix who are interested in signing up for this free workshop, should contact Jade (jademalgarin@gmail.com) or call (787) 370-1116 or visit: www.bit.ly/BirdSleuthSTX
“The Department thanks all of our local partners and educators for helping make this workshop a success, and to help us train the next generation of wildlife biologists and bird enthusiasts in the Virgin Islands,” said Commissioner Jean-Pierre L. Oriol of the V.I. Department of Planning and Natural Resources.
“This is the first time the BirdSleuth Caribbean Educator’s Training Workshop is being offered in the Virgin Islands through funding from Fish and Wildlife, and in the future, we intend on expanding this training to include sites in other districts to allow educators from both St. Thomas and St. John to participate,” said Nicole Angeli, Ph.D., director of the Division of Fish and Wildlife.
This event is also organized and supported by Birds Caribbean and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.