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the cameras provided by PIAS during their time in Audubon Advocates. Nature Club families: Around 15 non repeat family members participated in Nature Club from September 2019 -March 2020, not including the 12 Nature Club members. Nine of the 15 participants were parents/guardians of the Nature Club members. Going forward, we will continue to reach out to families virtually during these trying times. In response, we have created an education section to our website where we have created and will continue to create videos and education resources. In addition, we will post our educational materials to our PIAS Facebook and to our Audubon Advocate Facebook Group pages. For our Fall 2020 Audubon Advocate semester, we have moved the Audubon Advocates program to the schools. Our environmental educator and guest scientists are livestreaming the lessons directly into the elementary school classrooms. Following the virtual instruction, classroom teachers lead students in a series of activities designed by PIAS to get them outside, interacting with, and exploring their schoolyard habitats. Due to the delayed start date of Indian River County schools, the Audubon Advocate program has been shortened to 8 weeks this semester verses our typical 14 week program. We have a total of 42 students enrolled in our Fall 2020 semester and are working on recruiting more to reach our goal of 52 students. Attendance at brick and mortar schools is less this year and has made recruiting more challenging since there are fewer students that can potentially participate. The 42 students were not included in the overall total since the program did not begin till October this semester. We greatly appreciate the support of the Children's Services Advisory Committee of Indian River County. There continues to be a wonderful working relationship with our collaborators, and we have been able to increase our reach to provide a superior outdoor experience for our population. 141