Speaker: George "Schoolyard Naturalist" Steele

This program is about adults working with children and families with children. George will share stories of his experiences of birding with kids, tips on working with youth, thoughts on what individuals and clubs might do to bring birding to children.

Professional educator George Steele has been teaching about nature for more than 55 years, since his start as a 16 year old nature counselor in a Boy Scout Camp. George earned his BS in Forest Biology from SUNY College of ESF, and is past director of the NYSDEC Environmental Education Camp Program. He spent two years working in the NYSDEC Endangered Species Unit primarily with the Bald Eagle Release Program. Since 1992, he has been an independent environmental educator.