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Education Stations About Plants, Water & Technology at Earth Day Event in Inland Empire

Posted in botanical art, Education, gardening, general botany, History, Learning Opportunities, Special Announcements, Special Events, Technology on April 9, 2013|

This year the city of Banning, CA celebrates its 100th birthday. One of the many festivities celebrating this milestone is the city’s first-ever Earth Day event at Gilman Historic Ranch and Wagon Museum. This inaugural event will be held this weekend on Saturday, April 13, 2013 from 9 AM – 5 PM.

Local organizations will host education stations and provide educational activities for children and adults. Stations will provide information about topics ranging from the water cycle to how to propagate California native plants. Learning opportunities will be provided by:

ArtPlantae
Bureau of Land Management
Malki Museum with Aaron Saubel
Riverside County Parks
Riverside County Waste Management
Santa Ana Watershed Association
Wild California

Also participating in this event are specialty merchants, food vendors and local organizations dedicated to thoughtful green-living practices. See you there!

Banning Centennial Earth Day
Gilman Historic Ranch & Wagon Museum
Saturday, April 13, 2013
9 AM – 5 PM
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Admission:
$6 per car
$3 per adult (walk-in)
$2 per child (walk-in)
$1 per dog

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Tips & Tools: Microscopes

Posted in botanical art, Education, Learning Opportunities, Technology on April 3, 2013| 2 Comments »

A fellow reader has asked:

What kind of microscopes have artists purchased and what has been their experience with using a microscope? What tips do they have for its use? If you can not afford one, are there some places that allow you to use one?

Share your thoughts in the Comment box below.

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The Backyard and Beyond

Posted in botanical art, Education, Learning Opportunities, Special Announcements, Special Events, Technology on April 1, 2013|

ArtPlantae is proud to again participate as a partner of National Environmental Education Week (EE Week). Hosted by the National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF), EE Week is the nation’s largest celebration of environmental education. Held each year the week before Earth Day, this annual event inspires environmental learning and stewardship among K-12 students.

This year educators will explore how technology can be used to enhance environmental learning both inside and outside the classroom. The theme for EE Week 2013 is Greening STEM: Taking Technology Outdoors. The acronym “STEM” stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics.

As part of Taking Technology Outdoors, EE Week will highlight how to connect kids with nature through new technologies that enable scientific research and 21st century skills including creativity, innovation, communication and collaboration.

During the month of April, we’ll explore how technology can be used to encourage an interest in plants and botanical art. Using the new “Tips & Tools” feature, we’ll find out how artists, naturalists and teachers use technology (get ready to share!). We’ll also take a traditional look at botanical art. We won’t step too far away from technology when we do this, however, because it’s technology that makes enlightenment possible.

All of this, plus outreach events too. Hope you’ll join us!