NI Press

September 2018 

• Natural Inquirer information will be distributed at the Forest Service booth at Big E in West Springfield, Massachusetts.
• University of Georgia Warnell School of Forestry & Natural Resources distributes Natural Inquirer resources to over 1,000 visiting Athens-Clarke County 1st graders during Experience UGA.

• A blog "Inquiring Minds with Natural Inquirer" is published in "Inside the Forest Service" about Natural Inquirer educational events that occurred this summer in partnership with CFAIA colleagues  
• Natural Inquirer partners with the United Nations Food & Agriculture Organization for the 3rd World's Forests edition

• Check out the USDA Forest Service booth with Natural Inquirer materials at the Georgia Outdoor News Outdoor Blast in Duluth, GA.

• USDA Forest Service scientist Sharon Hobrla shared Natural Inquirer scientist cards with attendees of Detroit's National Get Outdoors Day event.

• USDA Forest Service scientists from the Philadelphia Field Station will be handing out free Natural Inquirer scientist & engineer cards at Philadephia's Fairemount Park for the Federal Fair organized by Congressman Dwight Evans.

• Joined CFAIA staff at the Cradle of Forestry in Pisgah National Forest on Saturday, June 16 to share NI materials with visitors during the annual Pink Beds Bioblitz.

• NI staff met visitors at Brasstown Bald, Georgia's highest point, for a "Junior Scientist" program!

• Natural Inquirer partners with SciStarter to distribute the Natural Inquirer Citizen Science edition throughout the country.

• USDA Forest Service staff from the Philadelphia Field Station handed out Natural Inquirer scientist and engineer cards at their "Do Trees Get Thirsty?" booth during the 2018 Science Carnival.

• Palouse Land Trust in Moscow, ID led a spring hike at Idler's Rest Nature Preserve and gave away free copies of the Natural Inquirer Citizen Science edition.

• Forest Service staff hand out Natural Inquirer materials and make scientist & engineer cards with visitors at the USA Science and Engineering Festival in Washington DC.

• Students at the College of Menominee Nation receive Natural Inquirer scientist & engineer cards during a career day with USDA Forest Service scientist Rachel Riemann.

• USDA Forest Service scientist Rachel Riemann brings Natural Inquirer scientist & engineer cards to high school students at the Troy, NY Earth Day celebration.

• Karan Wood from Captain Planet Foundation used the Natural Inquirer Citizen Science edition during a workshop at the 2018 NSTA national conference in Atlanta, GA.

• Natural Inquirer was featured in a recent story about our Editorial Review Board process for an upcoming publication with students from Swannanoa, NC. The story was featured on CompassLIVE from the USDA Southern Research Station.

• USDA Forest Service staff handed out Natural Inquirer materials to participants of the Ag Outlook Forum in Arlington, VA.

• Natural Inquirer materials distributed at the USDA Forest Service booth during the National Conference on Science and the Environment in Washington DC.
• Natural Inquirer program partners with Royal Oak Middle School in British Columbia, Canada to have students review the World's Forests 3 edition.

• USDA Forest Service staff distributed Natural Inquirer materials to Society of American Foresters conference goers in Albuquerque, NM.

•  Natural Inquirer staff distribute materials at the Georgia STEM Forum in Athens, GA.

• Ready, Set, Help provides Natural Inquirer products to students at Chesapeake Math and IT Academy in Upper Marlboro, MD during the "Girls Breaking Down the STEM Door" event.

• USDA Forest Service staff distribute Natural Inquirer products in Columbus, OH at the annual Girl Scouts conference, G.I.R.L.

• Natural Inquirer scientist cards handed out at the Women of Color in STEM Conference in Detroit, MI.

•  Natural Inquirer launches three-month customer feedback survey.

• Franklin Conservation District (Washington) provides Natural Inquirer scientist & engineer cards for 150 teachers during summer teacher workshops.

• Journals, cards, and coloring books distributed to attendees of the Atlanta Science Festival in Atlanta, GA.

• Attendees of the Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Related Sciences (MANRRS) conference in Pittsburgh, PA receive Natural Inquirer materials.

• USGS, a Natural Inquirer partner, hands out journals, coloring books, and scientist cards at ACES: A Community on Ecosystem Services in Jacksonville, FL

October 2016

• Thousands of Natural Inquirer journals, coloring books, and scientist cards are distributed at the Americas Latinos Eco Festival in Denver, CO

September 2016

• Kaibab National Forest featured Margaret Hangan and her new scientist card in a press release

• University of Georgia Warnell School of Forestry & Natural Resources distributes Natural Inquirer resources to over 1,000 visiting Athens-Clarke County 1st graders during Experience UGA.

• Natural Inquirer journals, scientist cards, and coloring books are distributed to visitors of "Insectival," an event at the State Botanical Gardens of Georgia in Athens, GA

• Natural Inquirer Freshwater edition and the Meet Ms. Laseter! Reader were distributed to Athens-Clarke County GreenSchools teachers and visitors to the Athens-Clarke County Water Festival

August 2016

• Natural Inquirer Freshwater edition was distributed at the American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting in Saint Louis, MO

July 2016

• Animals and Ecosystems of the Southwestern United States Investi-gator journal was distributed by Southwestern Region Forest Service staff to young visitors at the 3rd annual Pueblo of Isleta Environmental Fair in Albuquerque, NM

• Natural Inquirer booth visited by teachers, curriculum developers, instructional coaches, and school administrators at the 2016 ASCD Conference in Atlanta, GA

• Natural Inquirer visited by science teachers at 2016 NSTA Conference in Nashville, TN

• Natural Inquirer scientist & engineer cards distributed at New England Environmental Education Conference in Waterville Valley, NH

• Natural Inquirer scientist & engineer cards distributed at Midwest Environmental Education Conference in Madison, WI

• NSTA Blog features Natural Inquirer in a post titled “Connecting students and scientists”

• Natural Inquirer materials featured as handouts at: the Ecological Society of America annual meeting in Baltimore, MD, the World Forestry Congress in Durban, South Africa, NC Museum of Natural Science Bugfest in Raleigh, NC, and the Women of Color in STEM Conference in Detroit, MI.

• Natural Inquirer publications used in various State exams

• USDA Forest Service staff hand out Natural Inquirer materials to visitors at the Special Olympics World Games in Los Angeles, CA

• Natural Inquirer sends journals, scientist & engineer cards, NSI booklets, and a hands-on activity to the White House MakerFaire

• North Carolina State University Teacher Training program shares scientist & engineer card packs with 120 participating teachers

• Earth Day Network includes Natural Inquirer article as a resource in its Climate Education Toolkit

• Visitors to the 2015 NSTA Conference take over 1,000 Natural Inquirer products

• Natural Inquirer publications used in various State exams 

• USDA Forest Service staff hand out 10,000 Natural Inquirer journals, Readers, scientist cards, and coloring sheets at the Rose Bowl celebration in Los Angeles, CA

• Natural Inquirer article “Everything but the Carbon Sink” is featured in NJ PARCC Grade 6 Language Arts Literacy test prep book

• Natural Inquirer staff present and distribute journals at Wilderness 50 conference

• Natural Inquirer products distributed at the USA Science and Engineering Festival in Washington, DC

• Natural Inquirer scientist & engineer cards are featured in The Writing Thief: Using Mentor Texts to Teach the Craft of Writing

• NSTA feature article “Engaging Middle School Students in the Analysis and Interpretation of Real-World Data” is published, focusing on Cheryl McLaughlin’s use of Natural Inquirer products in the classroom

• Natural Inquirer publications used in various State exams

• Natural Inquirer publications used in various State exams
• Natural Inquirer is featured in Citizen Science: 15 Lessons that Bring Biology to Life, 6-12 published by NSTA Press

• Natural Inquirer partners with University of Georgia Learning, Design, & Technology to develop scientist videos

• Utah Public Radio features Natural Inquirer scientist & engineer cards in an article about Utah State University graduate Dr. Tamara Heartsill Scalley

• Natural Inquirer partners with U.S. Geological Survey for the first time to publish the Ecosystem Services edition

• Natural Inquirer teams with the United Nations Food & Agriculture Organization for the first World's Forest edition

• Natural Inquirer helps launch EUGENE, a program dedicated to providing evaluation resources for nonformal educators

• Natural Inquirer begins partnership with FIND Outdoors

• Natural Inquirer begins partnership with the University of Georgia