{"id":117403,"date":"2025-12-17T14:50:29","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T19:50:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=117403"},"modified":"2026-01-07T15:38:43","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T20:38:43","slug":"educator-trek-bird-collections","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/event\/educator-trek-bird-collections\/","title":{"rendered":"Educator Trek: Bird Collections"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_117452\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-117452\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-117452 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/birdcollections-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"A group of adults gathers around a stuffed bird in a research collection\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/birdcollections-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/birdcollections-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/birdcollections-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/birdcollections-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/birdcollections-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/birdcollections-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-117452\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>New discoveries are made on a visit to the ornithology research collection<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Learn techniques used by museum curators to collect, prepare, and care for bird specimens in a research collection. Gain hands-on experience by preparing a bird spread wing. Explore the museum&#8217;s research collection of birds and discover options for developing a natural history collection for educational purposes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Eligibility: <\/strong>This workshop is educators (includes teachers, administrators, pre-service or substitute teachers; non-formal educators; anyone working on their EE certification).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Credit:<\/strong> 8 contact hours toward CEUs or Criteria III for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eenorthcarolina.org\/certification\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">North Carolina\u2019s Environmental Education Certification Program\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><b>This workshop is currently\u00a0full. If the program you are trying to register for is sold out, please sign up for the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/educator-trek-waiting-list-request\/\">waiting list<\/a>!<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The full workshop fee is due when you register and payment is via credit card. Registration for most Educator Treks is on a first-come, first-served basis. Treks fill quickly, so register early!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn techniques used by museum curators to collect, prepare, and care for bird specimens in a research collection. Gain hands-on experience by preparing a bird spread wing. Explore the museum&#8217;s research collection of birds and discover options for developing a natural history collection for educational purposes. 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