KAEE’s 48th Annual Conference | Forging Paths for Environmental Education: Community, Conversations, and Creativity
Title Sponsor: Morehead State University | Drs. Ernst and Sara Lane Volgenau College of Education
Land Acknowledgement Morehead State University and the surrounding area are located on the traditional lands of the Yuchee, Shawnee, and Eastern Band of Cherokee. Indigenous peoples have lived on the land we now call Kentucky for over 12,000 years. We want to acknowledge the deep history of this land and the people who still live here today. To learn more about this land and the land you call home, visit native-land.ca.
Kentucky is home to at least sixteen species of bats, many of which are considered endangered, threatened, or of special concern. Researchers are racing to understand changes in population and habitat ranges, which provides both K-12 and non formal educators with an opportunity to help collect valuable data from our own neighborhoods. In this session, participants will learn how bioacoustics are being used to study bats and how you can engage your community in acoustic bat monitoring projects. Participants will get experience using high-frequency microphones and smartphone apps to collect and analyze bat calls and discus opportunities for your organization to develop a citizen science project.
Brian has a Ph.D. and M.S. in Biology from Florida State University and a B.S. in Evolution and Ecology from the University of California, Davis. With some 20 years of experience working as an aquatic ecologist, Brian brings a whole-systems approach to his position as the Licking River Basin Coordinator, working with the stakeholders, scientists, volunteers, government entities, engineers, and communities, to improve and care for Kentucky waterways.
Many communities are reengaging and reinvesting in their local waterways. In this informative presentation, I will discuss the role of Basin Coordinators, our liaison activities between local communities and the state, and specifically, the Maysville Limestone Creek revitalization efforts.
