*Heartland Region Election Coming in Fall 2020*
Two of our amazing executive board members terms are ending this year. It is time to ask yourself what you have to offer NAI. The answer is the ability to run for the executive board! This fall the Heartland Region will host elections for the Deputy Director and Secretary positions. These three-year term positions involve one in-person meeting at the Regional Workshop and an additional (and fun) 2-3 conference calls per year as well as other duties specific to the job. Job descriptions can be found here. You can also contact current officers Deputy Director Heather Hucka or Secretary Beth Waage, both of whom would be happy to tell you more. Our region is one of the strongest in the nation thanks to the volunteer spirit and dedication of our wonderful members. We could not do it without you! Your intent to run for a position, along with a short biography and a photo are due to elections chair Lydia Austin by August 1, 2020.
The Heartland Region of the National Association for Interpretation consists of interpreters from state parks, county agencies, museums, zoos, park districts, recreation facilities and many other public and private organizations. Our region encompasses Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Wyoming, and in Canada Manitoba, Nunavut, and Saskatchewan.
Interpreters connect visitors to important natural, cultural, and historical resources at parks, nature centers, historical sites, aquariums, zoos, and anywhere that people come to learn about places. NAI defines interpretation as "a mission-based communication process that forges emotional and intellectual connections between the interests of the audience and the meanings inherent in the resource.
Won't you join us? Sign up online and start networking! Current members can also renew their membership online - it's quick and easy. If you have any questions just contact any of the board members or your representative.
Students! Did you know that we offer membership grants to students looking to become NAI members? Click here for more information!
Won't you join us? Sign up online and start networking! Current members can also renew their membership online - it's quick and easy. If you have any questions just contact any of the board members or your representative.
Students! Did you know that we offer membership grants to students looking to become NAI members? Click here for more information!
A history lesson for you! Before we were NAI, we were the Association of Interpretive Naturalists.
Check out this newsletter from 1978!
Check out this newsletter from 1978!
