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Upcoming Events
The Conservation Tales team will be appearing at events to promote the books and discuss the design of the materials. Look for us at conferences, art shows, environmental education sites, and more. Keep an eye on this page for a list of upcoming events. |
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February 18, 2019
Conservation Tales: Integrating Environmental Education, Art and Literacy for Children 2019 HASTI Conference, 1:00-1:45 pm Wyndham Indianapolis West Indianpolis, IN |
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January 31 - July 27, 2019
Conservation Tales: Integrating Art and Literacy for Conservation Art Show (Jan 31 - July 27) & Public Conservation Workshop (Mar 23, Time TBA) Midwest Museum of Natural History Sycamore, IL |
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April 4, 2019
Conservation Tales: Integrating Conservation Education in the Classroom Educator Empowerment Workshop, 5:00-6:30 pm The STEM Connection 8407 Moore Rd. Indianpolis, IN 46278 |
Past Events
The entire team met TV host Jeff Corwin at a reception before
his lecture on the Ball State campus, Nov. 13, 2017. 
Conservation Tales team getting ready for the MI Bat Festival, Detroit, Sept. 23, 2017.
The team toured the Bat Zone in Pontiac, MI, 9/22/17. Dawn is showing us a Straw Colored Fruit Bat.
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The CT team met Janell Cannon, author/illustrator of Stella Luna @ MI Bat Festival, Sept. 23, 2017.
Renowned field guide illustrator Fiona Reid is the latest CT friend. MI Bat Festival, 9/23/17.
The CT artists created a Draw-A-Bat wall for kids of all ages @ MI Bat Festival
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CT Team with a pair of "Bat Men." Dr. Tim Carter (l) and OBC director Rob Mies @ MI Bat Festival, 9/23/17
Conservation Tales Team at Made in Muncie Pottery, First Thursday Artswalk, Sept. 7, 2017
Guests visiting the Conservation Tales exhibit, First Thursday Artswalk, Sept. 7, 2017
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One of the Straw-Colored Fruit Bats that shared our table at IN Bat Festival, Sept. 16, 2017, Indiana State University
Authors and researchers meet at
Indiana Bat Festival, Sept. 16, 2017 l to r: researcher Keifer Titus, art director Barb Giorgio-Booher, researcher Dr. Tim Carter, Bat Squad member Logan Carter 
Art from Bats book on display, First Thursday Artswalk, Sept. 7, 2017
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Indiana Bat Festival, with the Organization for Bat Conservation. Sept. 16, 2017, at Indiana State Univ.
Art from Bats book on display, First Thursday Artswalk, Sept. 7, 2017
Conservation Tales books on sale, First Thursday Artswalk, Sept. 7, 2017
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Conservation Tales illustrators and their work, First Thursday Artswalk, Sept. 7, 2017
Barb and Tom at #nErDcamp Indy, July 20, 2017,
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Presentation about art to bridge integration between literacy
and STEM. #nErDcamp Indy, July 8, 2017 |
Conservation Tales team at the Oakhurst Special Saturday, June 17, 2017
Even the Bat Doctor wants a copy of CT: Bats! Illinois Bat Festival, July 8, 2017
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CT: Bats among the books in the OBC gift shop, Illinois Bat Festival, July 8, 2017
Kids activities - catching bugs to learn about bats! Illinois Bat Festival, July 8, 2017
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A young bat enthusiast at Illinois Bat Festival, July 8, 2017
Bat researchers from Eastern Illinois Univ. with budding Jr. Bat Biologists, Illinois Bat Festival, July 8, 2017
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