EPIC participants birding.
Empowering Pathways Into Conservation (EPIC) is a program designed to connect young people interested in conservation careers with natural resource professionals at the DNR and similar organizations. Through field experiences, hands-on training, career panels, and more, EPIC participants have a chance to see the variety and excitement of careers available within the natural resources field. This program runs during the summer months in partnership with the Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board and the Mississippi Watershed Management Organization Green Team.
If you’re interested in learning more, contact Benjamin Gieseke, Wildlife Education Coordinator, at [email protected], or 651-259-5091.
Above, from left: A group of EPIC participants (previously called Birding and Outdoor Leadership Development leaders) planning a birding event; an EPIC leader holding an American kestrel and learning about how to band raptor; a group of EPIC participants birding in their neighborhood.
- Additional conservation career resources
- Don’t have time to be an EPIC participant? No problem! There are other great resources for learning more about a career in conservation:
- Nature ID apps
- Natural areas to know