Virtual Young Environmental Stewards Conference 2021

The 2nd Annual Young Environmental Stewards Conference: Virtual Edition will challenge you to discover the place you call home: “who” shares the outdoor space with you, how eco-healthy is your “neighborhood”, what can you do to become an #environmentalinfluencer?  Using ArcGIS StoryMaps & Google Classroom as our platform we will combine real-time with on-your-own-time learning and doing.

ON-LINE, TOGETHER
We will meet synchronously each morning to explore the topic of the day and again each afternoon to share your outdoor experience via your StoryMap, creating a virtual context to communicate your unique watershed story. We are excited to empower you to be a steward and to see yourself on the campus of Washington College as we share our Chester River watershed story with you.

FIELD WORK & OUTDOOR EXPLORATION
Spend the week exploring the connections between you and your place. Each morning session will prepare you for an outdoor connection.  You will still have the opportunity to “get in the field” with this conference, but instead of exploring George Washington’s backyard and the Chester River, you’ll explore your own! This experience will take you beyond your computer screen and into your neighborhood to practice data collection, observe local trees and birds, explore the concept of environmental justice and put stewardship into action.