Zokaites works at the Virgina Department Conservation & Recreation as an Education Coordinator. Her combined passions for caves and science education has led to 16 years of teaching about groundwater and the unique habitats found in karst terrain. With 40 years of caving experience Carol has surveyed miles of cave passage and participated in many bat hibernacula surveys. In 1993 she authored "Project Underground - A Natural Resource Guidebook" which offers insight and expert help for teaching children about caves (available at the NSS Bookstore). Besides this, she is a dedicated volunteer. She serves as the Karst Education Coordinator for Nature Serve, a non-profit organization of about 1,000 conservation professionals work to ensure that relevant and reliable science is driving important conservation action. She is also the Virginia Karst Education Coordinator of Project Underground a non-profit that serves economic and environmental justice by providing informational, technical, legal and scientific support and an environmental education program designed to promote a better understanding of caves and karstlands; including their geological, hydrological, biological, and historical values. She works to provide a supplemental program for use by educators of kindergarten through high school age students with activity guides consisting of student participatory games, projects, and science based lesson plans for classroom use. This is provided during a 6-hour workshop where attendees participate in hands-on activities, learn more about caves and karst ecology, and expand knowledge and teaching skills.
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www.natureserve.orgwww.zoominfo.comwww.virginiamasternaturalist.orgwww.caveconservancyofvirginia.orghttp://bookstore.caves.org
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