Browsing by Author "Meyer, Nate"

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    Conservation Volunteers’ Connection to Nature
    (St. Paul, MN: University of Minnesota Extension Service, 2009-10) Guiney, Peggy; Blair, Rob; Lorek Strauss, Andrea; Meyer, Nate; Oberhauser, Karen; Ragar, Amy
    A better understanding of conservation volunteers’ motivation can provide insight into the relationship between humans and nature and help conservation programs increase their 9 effectiveness. We used surveys and interviews of Minnesota Master Naturalist volunteers to explore conservation volunteers’ psychological connection to nature. Almost all volunteers felt a connection to nature, and for most of them this connection began in childhood. Their desire to learn about, benefit, and teach others about nature were important motivators in their decision to take part in conservation volunteer programs, and volunteering helped them to stay connected to nature. Their volunteer activities addressed these motivations, and also provided other personal benefits, including stress reduction, relaxation and exercise. It is important that conservation volunteer programs share information about the environmental benefits that result from volunteers’ work, helping them understand the results of their collective action, and thus increasing their motivation to volunteer.
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    E-Tips for Environmental Educators
    (St. Paul, MN: University of Minnesota Extension Service, 2009) Meyer, Nate; Carlson, Stephan
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    Episode 70: Expanding Program Innovation with Youth
    (2022-04-14) Robideau, Kari; Meyer, Becky; Meyer, Nate; Katras, Mary Jo
    Over the last couple years youth workers have been forced into change and moved into situations where they had to be innovators… How can those experiences be utilized to continue in the mode of being changemakers? Becky Meyer (Center for Youth Development), Nate Meyer (Program Leader, Center for AFNR), and Mary Jo Katras (Program Leader, Center for Family Development) discuss how to capture the youth program innovation we’ve experienced and utilize a model to help practice empathy, be creative and strive for elegance.