As I have written several times over the last year or so. I think that Maine Outdoors is actually in the conservation education business. My goal is for each client to learn something new about the environment that gives them a deeper appreciation for our world. Of course that has a variety of facets from the family fishing trip where we have an eagle watch us fish, to working with the Board of Directors of the Maine Conservation School or Unity College or even explaining the realities of a decision to a legislator.
Today is one of those beautiful winter days that are mad for the chamber of commerce. The sky is crystal clear and blue with temperatures in the upper 20s and breeze as opposed to the strong winds of late. The snow only serves to round out a complete New England winter scene. The only thing wrong with the picture today is that I have a series of meetings that will keep me inside most of the day.
I volunteer for two institutions directly involved in conservation education, the Maine Conservation School and Unity College . One thing that has become very clear to me is that there is no clear view in the conservation community of what successful conservation education should look like. Every group from the smallest to the largest has their own education program. All of them are struggling to be successful.
