We feel that one of the most important aspects of our project is the education of our fellow Kentuckians on how climate change is affecting polar bears. This past week we gave two big presentations. The first one was for the staff and volunteers at Bernheim Forest, a public forest with a nationally recognized arboretum and the first LEED® Platinum certified building in the state of Kentucky (LEED is a cerification for an all-green building). We are planning several talks for Bernheim that will be given to the general public. Bernheim is involved with many green projects, and we are excited to be a part of their plans to educate the public.
Emily giving the presentation at Bernheim Forest
The second presentation was at the yearly conference of Kentucky Association of Environmental Educators, held at General Butler State Park in Carrollton, Kentucky. We made a lot of contacts at this conference, including some businesses that we will be approaching. We hope that we reached a lot of educators with our preseantation, and that they will in turn use some of what we said to help educate their students in the future.
Emily giving the presentation at the KAEE conference.
We have several more presentations scheduled for this fall and winter. We will continue to make education an integral part of our project.
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