Acknowledgments
We are grateful to the many conservation educators around the world who have
contributed wonderful examples and inspiration for this book. For expert review of
various chapters we are deeply thankful to: Alice Cohen, Julie Ernst, Tom Harris, Jeff
Hardesty, Trina Hofreiter, Perry Jacobson, Margaret Kinnaird, Shelby Krantz, Lawrence
Lowry, Lisa Marks, Susan Marynowski, Lily Maynard, Lindsey McConnell, Lauren
McDonell, Douglas McKenzie-Mohr, Katie Monroe, O. Gene Myers, Molly Nicholie,
Michelle Prysby, W.J. “Rocky” Rohwedder, Susan Sachs, Ricky Telg, and Richard Wilke.
For research and secretarial assistance we thank Beida Chen, Rebecca Soodeen, Deidra
Brown, Eric Carvallo, Elaine Culpepper, Lisa Pennisi, and Sarah Tarrant. We thank
students in the Methods and Materials in Environmental Education class at Warren
Wilson College who reviewed early drafts of chapters: Lev Ben-Ezra, Kylie Kraus,
Jessica Mosher, Ryan Nepomuceno, Joy Proctor, Annie Ross, Tucka Saville, and Greg
Traymar. We are grateful for the collegiality at the University of Florida and Warren
Wilson College. In honor of our parents, Betty and Perry Jacobson, Ann and Larry
McDuff, and Helen and John Monroe, the proceeds from the book will be used to sup-
port conservation education activities.