Summer Professional Development Opportunity:

Mountains to the Gulf:
Helping Teachers Make Connections
June 25 – July 2, 2011

Three leading scientific experts will guide 20 teachers throughout the state of Alabama,
sharing their collective knowledge of the Waters, Geology, Flora and Fauna. We will
learn how all things are connected!

Discover the unique geology of Alabama with Dr. Jim Lacefield, geologist and author
of Lost Worlds in Alabama Rocks. We will hike the canyons and mountains together.

Wade the streams of Alabama with Dr Bill Deutsch, of Auburn University. Founder of
Alabama Water Watch, now Global Water Watch.

Dr George Cline, ecologist and herpetologist of Jacksonville State University, will
guide the naturalist studies as we traverse the state eco-regions.

The journey will begin in northwest Alabama at Camp McDowell Environmental Center,
then zig zag through the state on an educational adventure of a lifetime! Visiting Little
River Canyon, Mt Cheaha State Park, the Wetumpka Crater, canoeing on the Coosa
River and much more.

The final destination will be Dauphin Island Sea Lab, where teachers will visit the Gulf
shoreline and waters. We will be treated to a trip out in the Gulf aboard one of the new
DISL research vessels.

For more information, contact Maggie Johnston at Maggie@campmcdowell.com or by
calling 205-387-1806.