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National Garden Club Environmental School
National Garden Club Environmental School
NGC Environmental School
NGC Environmental School
Series 6, Course 1 Ecology and Related Topics
Presented Virtually via Zoom
Registration
DATE March 18 – 21, 2024, Zoom pm CTZ
Deadline for Registration March 15
No refunds after DATE March 15, 2024
Name: ___________________________________
Address: _________________________________
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Home Phone: _____________________________
Cell Phone: _______________________________
Email: ____________________________________
Garden Club: ______________________________
District & State: ____________________________
Permitted Equipment (circle one): Desktop or Laptop computer, Tablet or iPad
Operating system*: (circle one) Microsoft Windows, Apple MacOS, Apple iOS on iPad, Android on Tablet).
Smartphones not permitted unless it’s for “Hotspot” connectivity), Zoom 5.0. *Meets Zoom.com System Requirements
Please circle your registration option:
Full course with exam $45.00* Full course, no exam $40.00 Full course, refreshing $45.00*
*NGC FEE: taking exam or refreshing for NGC credit $5.00
Note: REFRESHING PLEASE COMPLETE FORM 7 ON NGC WEBSITE, SCHOOL SFORMS & RESOURCES;
SENDING A COPY to us. If refreshing or not wishing to become NGC Environmental Consultant you need not take the exam.
Make check payable to and mail to: Gloria Whyte, 23 Ramsgate Drive, Olivette, MO 63132
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NGC Environmental School
NGC Environmental School
Ecology and Related Topics, Course Schedule
Ecology and Related Topics, Course Schedule
Required: Zoom Orientation, 2:00 pm March 16 OR 17
Monday, March 18, 2024, Central Time
Monday, March 18, 2024, Central Time
12:00 pm Sign-in, Tech check
12:30 pm Welcome: Jan Conant, Gloria Whyte
1:00 pm Kara Anders, PhD Washington University St Louis presents: Ecology: The Web of Life Kara Anders.
2:10 pm J. Sebastián Tello, PhD Missouri Botanical Garden presents: Global Biodiversity:
3:15 pm Optional video by Robin Wall Kimmerer, “A Guided Nature Tour”
Tuesday, March 19, 2024 , Central Time
1:00 pm John Schumacher, US Geological Survey, Dept. of Interior presents:
Groundwater, What You Should Know.
2:10 pm Bruce Stein, PhD, Biodiversity Insights, LLC, presents: US Biodiversity & Cons,
3:15 pm Optional video: “Saving Venice” PBS
Wednesday, March 20, 2024, Central Time
1:00 pm Simone Stewart, PhD, National Wildlife Federation presents: Sustainable Cities
2.10 pm Anna Casto, PhD, Danforth Plant Science Center presents: Sustainable Agriculture
3:15 pm Robert Shaw, MICDS presents: K-12 Edu. Ecology Activities
Thursday, March 21, 2024, Central Time
1:00 pm Bruce Morrison, Great Rivers Environmental Law Center, presents: Environmental Laws
2:10 pm Tad Yankoski, Missouri Botanical Garden, presents: Insect Biodiversity & Cons
3:15 pm Melissa Byrd, Natl Weather Service, NOAA, presents a Zoom Tour: Weather Station
4:15 pm Wrap Up: Instructions for test and personal field trip choices
NGC Environmental School Objectives
A. Develop a citizenry that is aware of, and concerned about, the total environment and associated problems, and which has the knowledge, attitude, motivation, skill and commitment to
A. Develop a citizenry that is aware of, and concerned about, the total environment and associated problems, and which has the knowledge, attitude, motivation, skill and commitment to
work individually and collectively toward solutions of current problems and the prevention of new ones.
work individually and collectively toward solutions of current problems and the prevention of new ones.
B. Promote the NGC, Inc. Environmental School.
B. Promote the NGC, Inc. Environmental School.
C. Foster value systems that preserve the biotic community.
C. Foster value systems that preserve the biotic community.
D. Increase awareness of the interdependencies of life on earth.
D. Increase awareness of the interdependencies of life on earth.
E. Prevent pollution to protect public health and heal the planet.
E. Prevent pollution to protect public health and heal the planet.
F. Help citizens become involved with their communities and the natural world.
F. Help citizens become involved with their communities and the natural world.
G. Network and reach out to all segments of the community to achieve common goals.
G. Network and reach out to all segments of the community to achieve common goals.
Environmental Schools provide current information to those interested in nature. The curriculum has been developed by National Garden Clubs, Inc. (NGC), and is customized by the course instructors. Classes are open to the public as well as garden club members. Garden club members who complete the series of four courses (and pass the exams) are certified Environmental/Gardening Consultants.
Deadline for Registration March 15, 2024
PARTICIPANTS MUST HAVE A DESKTOP OR LAPTOP COMPUTER, TABLET, IPAD WITH AUDIO AND VIDEO CAPABILITY. PARTICIPANTS MUST ATTEND A TEST/PRACTICE SESSION TO TEST THEIR ABILITY TO USE ZOOM AND DO A TEST CHECK BEFORE CLASS BEGINS. REFER TO SCHEDULE FOR TIME & DATES
General Information: The Consultant Certification Card is issued to NGC members after they have completed Environmental School Courses 1-4 with a passing grade of 70 or more on every exam. The four courses must be completed within seven years. Exams are optional. However, if you wish to be an accredited Environmental Consultant, you must take the exams. After passing two courses, a student may become a Provisional Consultant and join a Consultants Council. To remain in Good Standing, every five years Consultants must continue their education by attending a GS Refresher or a GS Course, no exam required. After a Consultant’s fourth refresher, the Consultant becomes a Master Consultant. Consultants or Master Consultants may earn refresher credit only once within a calendar year.
All students are required to read relevant portions of text:
Living in the Environment, by G. Tyler Miller, any recent edition.
Highly recommended: Nature’s Best Hope, Bringing Nature Home, by Douglas Tallamy
NGC Environmental School Series 6, Course 1 Ecology & Related Topics
National Garden Clubs, Inc. Environmental School Chair: Pat Rupiper
Missouri State Environmental School Chair: Jan Conant, djconant@msn.com, 314-576-7590
Co-chair: Gloria Whyte, environmental.school758@gmail.com
Technical Administrator: TBA
Environmental School Registrar: Gloria Whyte, environmental.school758@gmail.com, 314-761-7862
Sponsored by National Garden Clubs, Inc (NGC),
Federated Garden Clubs of MO (FGCM),
and East Central District – FGCM
Many thanks to our expert speakers and our helpful proctors.
Message from Director Mary Bellrose
Message from Director Mary Bellrose
Dear Club Presidents, Committee Chairs, and Members,
Please share this invitation with your club members.
We invite you to attend the Welcome Aboard Meeting for presidents, committee chairs, and members on Tuesday, February 20, 2024, at the Moolah Temple, 12545 Fee Fee Rd, Saint Louis, MO 63146. Please use the lower parking lot for convenient entry to the meeting room. The meeting will begin at 9:30 am for the Executive Committee (officers and committee chairs). The 10:00 am General Meeting includes club presidents and interested members. If your club president is unable to attend, please send your Vice President or another member to the meeting.
The committee chairs who wish to present a report, please alert Director Mary Bellrose, gaga2ten@gmail.com to add your name to the agenda. Either bring 2 copies of the report or email it to the Director and Secretary, Jan Conant, djconant2msn.com
The refreshments include a light breakfast with coffee, tea, and water. Please bring a small plate and your own drink vessel because we won’t have disposable cups.
Please mark your calendars for the following meetings.
Environmental School, Course 1 Ecology, Biodiversity, Sustainable Cities, and more! Monday – Thursday, March 18 – 21, 2024, Zoom, afternoons. There is information and registration in the Winter Garden Forum.
Bird Appreciation Day, March 21, 2024
FGCM State Convention, May 6 – 9, 2024, Columbia, MO, Stoney Creek Hotel
Garden Expo Weldon Spring Interpretive Center, May 18, 2024. Jan Conant and Gloria Whyte (ECD) will present Let’s Talk About Water at the event. More details to follow.
ECD Business Meeting – Tuesday, August 27, 2024, at the Moolah Temple, 12545 Fee Fee Rd, Saint Louis, MO 63146. The meeting will begin at 9:30 am for the Executive Committee (officers and committee chairs). The 10:00 am General Meeting includes club presidents and interested members.
ECD Annual Meeting and Awards Luncheon – Tuesday, September 17, 2024. More details to follow for this educational and fun event. Plan club activities for awards now!
We look forward to meeting you.
Best Wishes for a Happy, Healthy 2024!
Mary Bellrose, ECD Director
gaga2ten@gmail.com
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