Community Planning & Your Classroom Save Water, Save Land, Save Money

Thursday, June 21 Workshop/Forum and Friday, June 22 Field Trip (for pre-registered teachers only) Aldie Mansion, Doylestown $20 (or free for pre-registered teachers attending both days)
This workshop will assist participants in understanding the forces and choices that shape a community and region. Teachers will attend a curriculum session and then join municipal planners in the Save Water, Save Land, Save Money forum.

Receive and review PA Land Choices activity guide. Model activities that can be replicated in any learning environment! Hear from community leaders on current environmental and planning issues. Ideal for both educators & engaged citizens. Act 48 hours available. Morning coffee and buffet lunch provided.

Pre-register now! Teachers attending both days may attend free of charge through a grant from PA DCNR. Pre-registration must be received by June 1, 2012. After the June 1 deadline, a limited number of teachers can still register for free. For more information, email btobin@pa.gov. Mail to: Tyler State Park, Attn: Bonnie Tobin, 101 Swamp Road, Newtown, PA 18940 Name: _______________________________________________________________________________ District: ____________________________ School: _____________________________ Grade: ______ Address: _____________________________________________________________________________ City: ________________________________________________ State: ___________ Zip: ____________ Phone: __________________________ E-mail: _____________________________________________

Community Planning & Your Classroom Save Water, Save Land, Save Money
Tentative agenda (as of 4/11/12) Thursday June 21, 2012 8:00 8:15 8:15 9:30 9:30 10:00 10:00 10:45 10:45-11:00 11:00 11:45 11:45 12:45 12:15-12:45 12:45 1:45 Teachers arrive, sign in, coffee Bonnie Tobin PA DCNR, Bureau of State Parks Curriculum sessions for teachers PA Land Choices activities Jeff Marshall, Heritage Conservancy Community Rejuvenation and Open Space Preservation Mike Frank Zoning/Opportunity Knocks Break Kristine Kern, Bucks County Planning Commission County Open Space Inventory Where are you in the finance stream? Buffet Lunch Provided During lunch hour. Mary Ellen Noonan, Bucks County Conservation District Enviroscape demonstration for teachers Susan Myerov, Heritage Conservancy Our Communities through the Decades: Using aerial photos to understand community development and stormwater management Karen Holm, Delaware County Planning Department Eastern Delaware County Stormwater Collaborative Where do we go from here?

1:45 2:30 2:30 3:00

Friday, June 22, 2012 9 am 10 am Meet at Aldie Mansion. Tour conservation gardens at Aldie. Bus departs Aldie. Fieldtrip locations include industrial re-use sites at Warrington Naval Airbase: Annes Choice Planned Retirement Community, Warrington Community Park, Vertical Screen LEED Certified Building. Box lunch provided. Bus returns to Aldie

2:30