ANROSPAlliance of Natural Resource Outreach & Service Programs

What is ANROSP?

Mission: To promote awareness and citizen stewardship of natural resources through science-based education and service programs

Vision: ANROSP envisions healthy ecosystems and communities through citizens who learn, teach, and practice natural resource stewardship

ANROSP Goals

To provide leadership, information, and resources to support the establishment and expansion of member programs nationally and internationally.

To serve as the primary nexus of information about natural resource outreach and service programs for natural resource professionals, volunteers, and interested citizens.

ANROSP Goals

To increase knowledge of best practices for natural resource outreach and service programs and encourage their adoption.

To build effective program partnerships and collaborations at local, state, and national levels.

ANROSP Organization

Governed by a Board consisting of natural resource professionals who manage and coordinate programs in 11 different states

Primary members of ANROSP are natural resource outreach & service programs, represented by program administrators and coordinators

ANROSP Provides Members:

Increased networking & resource exchange among program managers

Mentorship for developing programs Start-up packets for developing

programs, including answers to FAQs, templates for commonly used documents, curriculum outlines

Program manager listserv Bibliography of publications involving

Master Naturalist & related programs

ANROSP Provides Members:

Links to funding opportunities Overviews of different program

models Membership directory E-journal for white papers on best

practices Annual national conference

& conference Proceedings Access to national survey data

For More Information:

1)Attend the 4th Annual ANROSP National Conference in Texas Hill Country!

September 8 – 12, 2008

New Braunfels, TX

T Bar M Conference Center

***The 1st “Call for Presentations” was just announced this Monday!

For More Information:

2) Visit: www.nralliance.org

3) Contact:

Elizabeth K. Haynes

Program Resource Committee, Chair

ANROSP

ehaynes@uiuc.edu

(309) 792-2500