Education and Outreach

This page contains examples of custom-designed products available for download. These media were designed to communicate the benefits of the Heartland Network Inventory & Monitoring Program.

Communication Plan
The Heartland Network Communication Plan is a comprehensive strategy to convey information about the purposes and objectives of the program as a whole, and its inventory and monitoring activities, research results and trends, and examples of successes in providing critical information for adaptive management decisions. The communication plan contains example products and a matrix of products and services that could be implemented to communicate network resource issues to a broad audience. Download PDF

Video
Watch a video depicting the work being conducted to protect the cultural and natural history of the parks within the Heartland Network.

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Radio Spots
Listen to public service announcements about the Heartland Network and its parks. All files are in wav format.

• Heartland Network - Protecting the Habitat of Our Heritage Listen
• Journey of Discovery (Natural Resource Challenge) Listen
• Save the Hellbender Listen
• Cultural Landscape Preservation Listen
• Waters of Life Listen

Brochures
View brochures for information about the Heartland Network Inventory & Monitoring Program.

• Heartland Brochure
• Resource Inventories Brochure
• Climate Change in Heartland Network Parks Brochure
• Vital Signs Monitoring Brochure

Newletters
Read The Weather Vane, internal newsletter of the Heartland Network to learn about the latest projects, successes, and trends. All files are in PDF format and require Adobe Acrobat Reader to view. To download a free reader visit Adobe.com.

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Native Plant Cards
View packets containing artistic renditions of wildflowers native to the prairie. These card packets will be available at Heartland Network parks.

Packet 1	Packet 2

Posters
Print Heartland Network posters on 8 ½” x 14” paper.

Poster 1	Poster 2

Roadshow
View a PowerPoint presentation about the Heartland Network Inventory & Monitoring Program including park-specific vital signs and success stories.

Download Powerpoint presentation (1.2 mb)

Download modified Powerpoint presentation with notes for orientation and training (3.3 mb)