Broadening the Base: Workshop on Community Outreach and Engagement

Broadening the Base: Community Outreach and Engagement for Birding and Stewardship Groups

Cook County is made up of many diverse communities. How can we make our activities inviting to more people and groups? How can we make better connections to the communities we operate in? In this free workshop, local experts will share their knowledge about networking in your community, use of technology/social media, publicizing events to communities, and attracting diverse audiences.

Speakers will include Nina Baki, Forest Preserves of Cook County; Adriana Fernandez, US Fish and Wildlife Service; Brandon Hayes, Openlands; and Mila Kellen Marshall, University of Illinois - Chicago. Brief presentations will be followed by group discussion, networking and refreshments.

This workshop, part of the #birdthepreserves program, is presented by the Forest Preserves of Cook County and is supported through the Forest Preserve Foundation and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.