"Teaching Nature Awareness and Stewardship"

"I only went out for a walk
and finally concluded to stay out till sundown,
for going out, I found,
was really going in."
-- John Muir
 
Use of Donations

ROAR provides multiple free programs to serve the varied needs of the individual, community, and nation.  Length of venues are determined by participants and can range from a few minutes, a few hours, overnight, or up to a week. Approximately 83% of all donations are apllied directly to ROAR programs.  Programs offered include:


Hands-On Learning -
At Site Selected by Participants:
All programs are staffed by trained and motivated volunteers.   ROAR Action Teams (RAT-1) are available for venues such as youth camps, conferences, etc. Each RAT-1 team will include four adults and eight youth ranging in age from twelve to eighteen. The adults will teach the leaders of the youth while the youth Action Team members teach the youth participants.

This option will be accomplished using lecture and/or hands-on age related activities.  Program will teach outdoor skills related to nature awareness and stewardship including wildlife preservation.

Overnight and week long venues will provide extended learning opportunities and/or learning environments and programs.

With adequate funding Recreation and Activitiy Training teams (RAT-2) will be organized and be comprised of two adults with a pickup truck and travel trailer.  They will be available for organized venues such as conferences and conventions that normally focus on adults.  They will also visit high use recreation areas to teach visitors nature awareness as they enjoy their recreational activities.

Motivated and trained volunteers assist on field trips as requested by interested partners.

Adults who cannot leave work but are interested in learning more about nature awareness and conservation are provided opportunities to attend weekend and evening training sessions.

Web Site:
ROAR works with a volunteer webmaster who maintains the website while identifying additional web resources to be included on the ROAR site. At present an individual must complete an exhaustive internet search to locate materials related to their interests. The ROAR website provides a one stop resource for those interested in teaching or learning outdoor ethics or skills. The site will link to all nature awareness, conservation and environmental sites that form partnerships with ROAR. Additional resource materials that can be downloaded and used free of any charge will be added as they become available and/or are determined to be appropriate for inclusion.
The ROAR website provides a one stop resource for:
  • Those interested in learning or teaching outdoor ethics or skills.
  • Direct links to every federal land management agency home page and their educational programs.
  • Direct links to every state home page, land management agencies and nature awareness and outdoor educational tools for young people.
  • Direct links to various nature awareness and stewardship programs.
All materials developed by ROAR are provided free for others to download and use.   

Distance Learning:
Distance learning with website resources for learning, teaching, and research will be provided for schools and other interested organizations and individuals. 

This option will provide all ROAR programs on our web site which will allow groups and individuals to access different training modules at their convenience. Each module  will be self contained and self directed. Participants can enjoy any module at any time. Individuals and organizations will also be able to burn copies from the ROAR website to provide additional free education opportunities.
Special Projects:
ROAR teaches nationally recognized programs such as, but not limited to, Leave No Trace, Tread Lightly!, Project WILD, Project WET and Project Learning Tree. In addition ROAR will continue to form partnerships with state and federal land management agencies and local school districts to provide hands on curriculum related to nature awareness, wildlife, conservation and the environment.

ROAR will organize hands-on conservation and wildlife preservation research opportunities with university staff as requested by participants.

ROAR will also partners with other nonprofit organzations to provide underprivileged youth outdoor learning opportunities while hiking, camping, fishing, etc.

Projects proposed by other nonprofit organizations, which support ROAR goals, will be reviewed for inclusion in ROAR programs and/or for ROAR support when it is more cost effective to participate in joint projects that impact a large number of participants on an ongoing basis.
Program Examples:
Following is a short list of nature awareness and stewardship activities made possible by your donations.

Leave No Trace & Tread Lightly! Tread Trainer Course's, June 2007
Nature Awareness and Stewardship Workshop, May 2007
Leave No Trace Trainer Course, August 2006
Nature Awareness and Stewardshop Workshop, July 2006
Nature Awareness and Stewardship Workshop, June 2006
Leave No Trace Trainer Course, February 2006
Nature Awareness and Stewardship Workshop, July 2005
Leave No Trace Trainer Course, June 2005
Nature Awarenss and Stewardship Workshop, May 2005
Leave No Trace Trainer Course, March 2005
Nature Awareness and Stewardship Workshop, July 2004
Nature Awareness and Stewardship Workshop, June 2004
Leave No Trace trailer, January 2004
Nature Awareness and Stewardship Workshop, July 2003
Leave No Trace Trainer Course, April 2003
Nature Awareness and Stewardship Workshop, March 2003
Leave No Trace Trainer Course, October 2002
Leave No Trace Trainer Course, July 2002
Leave No Trace Trainer Course, June 2002
Leave No Trace Trainer Course, April 2001

 

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Maintain access to public and private lands for recreation
through responsible use of the land and other natural resources.