Salamanders of the Southeast

EEASC is very excited to have Tanya Poole from the NC Wildlife Resource Commission lead this pre-conference workshop. We hope you can join us for this workshop as well as the entire Climate ResiliencEE conference June 19-22nd. For more information about the conference visit this website. 

Workshop description:

Salamanders are vital to our ecosystems, and the southern Appalachians are home to more salamander species than anywhere else in the world! Join Tanya Poole with the NC Wildlife Resources Commission, for a fun-filled professional development workshop that will focus on basic salamander biology, adaptations, and K-5 activities to teach about local salamanders. Lunch is included.

Speaker Bio:

Tanya Poole is a Conservation Initiatives Engagement Coordinator for the NC Wildlife Resources Commission.  She has been an educator with the Commission for 20 years and was an elementary school teacher before that.  She has a BS in Elementary Education from Western Carolina University and a Master’s in Environmental Education from Montreat College.

Fee: $15

Location: USC Watershed Ecology Center

                8000 Valley Falls Rd.

                Spartanburg 29303

Turn in at the sign that says 8000 UPSTATE Shipping and Receiving. Enter the building through the glass door on the right and follow the signs to the WEC.