Press & Past Events

• Natural Inquirer attended the 2024 NAAEE conference in Pittsburgh
• Natural Inquirer materials featured in NASA’s Earthrise newsletter

• Inside the Forest Service article – Smokey Bear LIVE 4: Four-part series starting Oct. 4

• Natural Inquirer article featured in NASA’s Earthrise newsletter

• Natural Inquirer materials featured in NASA’s Earthrise newsletter

• Natural Inquirer materials features in NASA’s Earthrise newsletter

• Materials given out at the Forestry Institute for Teachers professional learning program in California

• Smokey Bear Natural Inquirer items were passed out at a library event in Nebraska
• Materials given out at an Olympiad STEM event
• Over 700 copies of the Hawaii Pacific Islands edition were sent to a conference in Hawaii

• Natural Inquirer materials were handed out at the Paula Pirnstill Health & Safety Fair in Michigan
• Featured at Latina Americas for Conservation & Arts event in Colorado
• Variety of NI materials handed out at a Career Fair in Washington, D.C.

• We had a great time at the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) Conference in Denver! Loved meeting all you fabulous educators & handing out free science education materials at our booth.

Come see us at the Reach to Forest event at the Kennedy Center. Sunday, February 25th will be a special Forest Youth Day. Learn more here! 

• Are We Out of the Woods Yet? Kennedy Center Blog
• Get Back to Your Roots with REACH to Forest Kennedy Center Blog

Urban Forest Connections Webinar – Growing Next Generation Scientists and Advocates for Nature in Cities

• Inside the Forest Service article on Chequamegon-Nicolet volunteer champions
• Inside the Forest Service article on Moon Trees LIVE 3

Inside the Forest Service article on Woodsy Owl LIVE 3

Inside the Forest Service article on the Artemis Moon Tree cards

1600 Natural Inquirer materials were handed out at Comic-Con in San Diego

• An assortment of coloring books, scientist cards, and journals were sent out for a Get Outdoors Day event
• Journals distributed at the 2023 Forestry Institute for Teachers
• Copies of “The Bee Frequency” were given out at an event during Pollinator Week in Washington D.C.
• 500 scientist cards were distributed at a Woodsy Owl event in Oregon

• Project Learning Tree blog post about PLT and Natural Inquirer connections
• GLOBE and Natural Inquirer Crosswalk blog “Learning About the Seasons” is published
• GLOBE and Natural Inquirer Crosswalk blog “Conceptualizing Climate Change” is published
• GLOBE and Natural Inquirer Crosswalk blog “Learning About our Planet” is published
• GLOBE and Natural Inquirer Crosswalk blog “Exploring Seasons and Silvery Minnows” is published
• GLOBE and Natural Inquirer Crosswalk blog “Exploring Our Climate” is published
• 500 products were sent out for the National Garden Club Convention

• 50 Freshwater journals were sent to a water program at the Lyndon House ACC
• Over 900 Natural Inquirer products were shipped out for a “Science in the South” event
• Several publications were sent to an Arbor Day event at the Oroville Library
• GLOBE and Natural Inquirer Crosswalk blog “Why Do Leaves Change Color” is published
• GLOBE and Natural Inquirer Crosswalk blog “Studying Ozone and Air Quality with Elementary Students” is published

• Provided over 150 products that were handed out at the National Environmental Justice Conference
• The Natural Inquirer team attended the NSTA Conference in Atlanta and distributed over 4,000 products
• 480 scientists cards and journals were sent to a school in Maryland for a STEM event

• The Natural Inquirer Pacific Islands edition is highlighted in Inside the Forest Service
• NSI: Nature Science Investigator and coloring books were sent out to a school science fair in Ohio

Over 2,000 journals and cards were sent to Arizona for a Goodwill Education Program

GLOBE and Natural Inquirer Crosswalk Blog on studying water quality

• Provided 1,000 copies of NSI: Nature Science Investigator for the Georgia STEM/STEAM Forum
• Sent over 1,500 journals for the Wood Magic Forest Fair put on by the South Carolina Foresty Commisssion.
• Woodsy Owl materials and posters were passed out at NAAEE Conference.

• Sent over 250 Natural Inquirer products to the RioPalooza event 
• Check out another blog about using Natural Inquirer and GLOBE resources to help teach photosynthesis!

Check out the Globe & Natural Inquirer crosswalk blog focusing on teaching earth systems connections for K-2!

Check out another GLOBE & Natural Inquirer blog focused on teaching the global carbon cycle!

Coloring books, scientist cards, and NSIs were sent to Worthington States Elementary to be distributed at their annual science fair

300 Scientist cards were distributed at a Project Learning Tree training in Florida

• NAAEE conference session on using Natural Inquirer Learning Modules
• 300 scientist cards are being distributed at a NYC Canoemobile event

• Over 600 products sent to Grey Towers for National Public Lands Day event
• Freshwater Natural Inquirers and Meet Ms. Laseter readers were distributed at the Athens Water Festival
• 25 sets of scientist cards were distributed at a Watershed Agriculture Council event in New York

Check out the first blog from the Globe and Natural Inquirer Crosswalk project!

10 sets of scientist cards were distributed at a STEAM Program hosted by the Wenas Mammoth Organization

• Project Learning Tree features Natural Inquirer‘s FREE scientist and engineer cards as a part of their new curriculum called Green Jobs: Exploring Forest Careers.
• 50 packs of scientist cards were distributed by the University of Florida’s 4H extension youth development program

2150 coloring books and 1400 Smokey Bear cards were sent to all FIND Campgrounds for distribution

Scientist & engineer cards will be distributed at Florida Project Learning Tree conference

• 1,800 Natural Inquirer products will be distributed at the South Carolina Wood Magic Forest Festival
• Natural Inquirer products will be distributed at the “Girls Breaking Down the STEM Door” event
• Natural Inquirer hosted a booth at the Georgia STEM/STEAM forum in Athens, GA
• Natural Inquirer is excited to be featured in the new Freshwater Resource Guide for Elementary Teachers and Parents from American Rivers.

• Citizen Science Natural Inquirers will be distributed at an event that is part of the Flagstaff Festival of Science. The event is called “Taking the Pulse of our National Parks” and will be held at Walnut Canyon National Monument.
• Natural Inquirer products distributed at National Public Lands Day events

Natural Inquirer products will be distributed at the Boston GreenFest

1,000 “Bee” A Scientist coloring books are distributed at the University of Georgia’s Experience UGA outreach events

• Natural Inquirer will be at Brasstown Bald in Georgia for the kick off of Junior Forest Rangers
• The Forestry Institute for Teachers in California will be using Natural Inquirer materials for workshops

The Natural Inquirer team will be at the National Science Teachers Conference (NSTA) in St. Louis

Natural Inquirer materials will be distributed at the Bio-Cultural Blitz, Hawaii Experimental Tropical Forest

Natural Inquirer materials will be distributed at a National Wildlife Federation workshop for teachers

Natural Inquirer materials will be distributed at the National Association for Interpretation (NAI) conference

Natural Inquirer staff will have a booth at the Georgia STEM/STEAM forum, Athens, GA

• 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

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

• 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

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

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