Workshop: Springs Trip Planning and Navigation (Dec. 11)

Join Sky Island Alliance staff for an evening at the Tucson office to learn how to plan trips to springs regionally! We have a few upcoming volunteer campaigns for Spring Seeker, and this workshop will give you the tools needed to plan trips, navigate to springs, complete the survey, and return home safely.

Topics covered will include: reading maps and satellite images, navigation aids on desktop computers and smartphones, making tracks and reading elevations and contours on maps, planning backcountry vs. trail walks, etc. There will be a brief overview of the Spring Seeker survey and a discussion of safety concerns. With these skills, you’ll be ready to volunteer with confidence.

Participants should bring a smartphone and a laptop if they have one, or access will be given to the desktop computers in the SIA office. Also, please bring a water bottle or any snacks/dinner you would want to eat. The workshop will begin promptly at 6:30 p.m. and run for about two hours.

For any questions, please contact Sarah Truebe: sarah@skyislandalliance.org; (520) 624-7080 ext 18.