1. Alliance of Natural Resource Outreach & Service Programs
ANROSP
Alliance of Natural Resource
Outreach & Service Programs

2. What is ANROSP?
Mission: To promote awareness and citizen stewardship of natural resources through science-based education and service programs
Vision: ANROSP envisions healthy ecosystems and communities through citizens who learn, teach, and practice natural resource stewardship

3. ANROSP Goals
To provide leadership, information, and resources to support the establishment and expansion of member programs nationally and internationally.
To serve as the primary nexus of information about natural resource outreach and service programs for natural resource professionals, volunteers, and interested citizens.

4. ANROSP Goals
To increase knowledge of best practices for natural resource outreach and service programs and encourage their adoption.
To build effective program partnerships and collaborations at local, state, and national levels.

5. ANROSP Organization
Governed by a Board consisting of natural resource professionals who manage and coordinate programs in 11 different states
Primary members of ANROSP are natural resource outreach & service programs, represented by program administrators and coordinators

6. ANROSP Provides Members:
Increased networking & resource exchange among program managers
Mentorship for developing programs
Start-up packets for developing programs, including answers to FAQs, templates for commonly used documents, curriculum outlines
Program manager listserv
Bibliography of publications involving Master Naturalist & related programs

7. ANROSP Provides Members:
Links to funding opportunities
Overviews of different program models
Membership directory
E-journal for white papers on best practices
Annual national conference & conference Proceedings
Access to national survey data

8. For More Information:
Attend the 4th Annual ANROSP National Conference in Texas Hill Country!
September 8 – 12, 2008
New Braunfels, TX
T Bar M Conference Center
***The 1st “Call for Presentations” was just announced this Monday!

9. For More Information: 2) Visit: www.nralliance.org 3) Contact:
Elizabeth K. Haynes
Program Resource Committee, Chair
ANROSP
(309)