Wild Things 2019

Inspiring Help and Community Engagement
Patricia Hayes, Volunteer Site Steward, Orland Grassland (FPCC)
Things change, they stay the same, never so true when it comes to engaging the human spirit.  Outreach tools are many, varied, and changing.  Reaching people with a compelling message confounds the best of communicators.  What stays the same is knowing your subject and your audiences and conforming to them.  The presenters will talk about these basics and lead an interactive discussion to get you started or try new methods.

The Friends of Cook County Forest Preserves
Hillary Peters, Radhika Miraglia, Friends of the Forest Preserves and Eriko Kojima, Volunteer Steward (FPCC) 
This presentation will discuss how Friends of the Forest Preserves (FOTFP) works with volunteers and stewards in the Forest Preserves of Cook County. It will highlight how FOTFP supports ecological restoration through its partnership with volunteers. The three speakers will talk about their first hand experience with the many volunteers they work with.