The Nature Mentor Momentum Our role in sharing with others
John James Audubon 1785-1851 “Ah! How often when I have been abroad on the mountains has my heart risen in grateful praise to God that it was not my destiny to waste and pine among those noisome congregations of the city”.
To advocate for the environment, connecting people with nature through EDUCATION, conservation, and research Photo By: Paul Petzke
We’re about . . .
Audubon Nature Center And Native Plant Gardens
We Educate: Birding field trips • Summer camps • Night hikes • School programs • HOOTenanny Owl & • Music Festival Naturalist Training • Master Birders •
www.savechatfield.org We conserve: Creating backyard • wildlife habitat Chatfield State Park • Rocky Mountain • Arsenal Colorado Bluebird • Project
We Support Non-game Wildlife Research: Lois Webster Fund 45 Projects Since 1995 $81,003 Donated
We are supported by: 350 local chapter • members Private donors • SCFD (Scientific & • Cultural Facilities District) Corporate sponsors or • foundations Program Fees • Fundraisers •
We are supported by over 160 volunteers!!!
Think of a mentor in your life . . .
What is a nature mentor? “An individual who inspires others to discover the natural world around them through observation and interaction” ~ Kate Hogan, Audubon Society of Greater Denver
A nature mentor is not . . . � A know it all � Always a scientist by training � A lecturer (spewing words at great length!)
A nature mentor is . . . Revealer Questioner Story-teller Patient Comical Learner Excited
A nature mentor is . . . Prepared Allows Freedom Sensory
“The woods were my Ritalin. Nature calmed me, focused me, and yet, excited my senses. “ ~ Author Richard Louv, Last Child in the Woods
Rediscover the “Today, we humans Nature in Your – especially those of Own Backyard us in the urban developed world – exist largely without a meaningful connection to place. We are dis-placed.” ~ Author Scott D. Sampson, How to Conserve Raise a Wild Child Nature Celebrate Restore Nature Nature
We need nature mentors now more than ever . . . Are you up to the challenge? Don’t forget your vitamin N . . . Nature!
Take a forest bath already . . .
“The Creator does not abandon us; he never forsakes his loving plan or repents of having created us. Humanity still has the ability to work together in building our common home.” ~ Pope Francis, Laudato Si’: On Care of Our Common Home
Who is the mentee in your life?
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