| NYSOEA is the professional membership organization supporting outdoor and environmental education and interpretive services in New York State since 1968. |
Our Mission
NYSOEA is a professional organization that promotes interdisciplinary life-long learning in, for, and about the outdoors and seeks to inspire appreciation of the environment by all people.
Our Goals
- We promote public awareness of the value of outdoor and environmental education and interpretation.
- We foster a lifelong appreciation and sense of stewardship for the environment.
- We help classroom teachers and youth leaders use the outdoors to enrich their curricula and programs.
- We assist our members in expanding their knowledge and skills in using the environment for responsible educational purposes.
- We act as a unified voice supporting the fields of environmental education, outdoor education, interpretation and outdoor recreation.
A Camp Director would like to post a summer camp “Nature Specialist” position for 2012 on the NYSOEA and/or NAAEE websites. What is the procedure?
Hi Mary,
You can have him send it to: webmaster@nysoea.org.
-Jonathan
Please focus. Get to the point. Thank you.
Hunting and Conservation
I see no contradiction between being a hunter and also an environmentalist, no more than being a fisherman and a conservationst. In fact, $33.9 million was raised for the NY State Conservation Fund from sporting licenses and fees in 2010. An additional $11 million was placed in the Wildlife Restoration Fund from excise taxes on firearms, ammunition, and archery equipment. (Sourse: NYS,DEC)
Responsible harvesting is a key part of wildlife management, with emphasis on protecting the environment, and sustaining balanced and diverse wildlife populations. Any landowner, farmer, or DEC officer can tell you what happens when there is an overpopulation of deer beyond the carrying capacity of the environment. The result is crop destruction, ecosystem degradation, starvation, and disease.
A classic example of hunting revenue helping wildlife is the story of the wild turkey in NY State. The wild turkey was extinct in NY State. DEC re-introduced the species and monitored turkeys until the population increased dramatically. Now, the population is more than sustainable, even though turkey hunting has been reinstated for many years. This is a complete success story for wildlife, conservationists, and hunters.
Steve S.,Slate Hill, NY
Is there somewhere I can report invasive species? There’s a new invasive species just taking root in my local park and I’d like to alert an authority so it’s taken care of.
Thank you.
Janet
Hi Janet,
You can go to http://www.iMapinvasives.org. It is an online, GIS-based, all-taxa mapping tool that documents invasives in NY State. It is a new system so it’s not all inclusive. If you have questions, you can contact imapinvasives@nynhp.org.
Also, contact the officials from your local park to make they are aware of the invasive. They may have a management plan in place.
I wanted to change the email address at which I was receiving list serve notices. I entered my original email address and hit “unsubscribe,” but it told me that, that address was not subscribed. Then I entered the new email address which now seems to be confirmed but since I was already receiving email notices from NYSOEA at that address, I hope that I am not going to get double mailings now.
My question is: Does this procedure change the email address listed with the list-serve? If not, how can I get that changed?
Thanks,
Reba
Hi Reba,
The listserve should take care of updating your email address. If you receive double emails, please forward both the emails you have received to contact@nysoea.org and we will look into it.