Season 2: Episode 8: Passion with Julie Travaglini

Planted: Finding Your Roots in STEM Careers

Julie Travaglini, education program director at the Allegheny Land Trust, talks about how she found a career that balances her passion for education and the outdoors. From inspiring kids to certifying her backyard as a wildlife habitat, Travaglini connects nature and plants with people on a daily basis. Travaglini highlights how technologies such as iNaturalist can help connect students to the natural world.

Bonus Content:

• Julie Travaglini’s Profile and Favorite Plant Profile: Jewelweed
• Classroom Activity: S2 E8
• Explore Travaglini’s ’s Photo Profile
• Learn more about the Audubon’s Certified Backyard Habitat Program and other wildlife certification programs
• Northern Illinois Tree Selector
• Venomous by Christie Wilcox
• Encyclopedia of Life
• Information about abandoned mine drainage at an Allegheny Land Trust site
• Pennsylvania Association of Environmental Educators webinars
• Webinar featuring Travagliniand her hydroponic project
• iNaturalist

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