THIS YEAR ALLEN COUNTY PARKS WILL OFFER A WEEK LONG CAMP IN OUR JUNIOR INDIANA MASTER NATURALIST PROGRAM!
INFORMATION ON OUR CAMP IS LISTED BELOW
Junior Indiana Master Naturalist Programs
Just like the popular Indiana Master Naturalist Program, now your 9 – 13 year old child can become a Junior Indiana Master Naturalist at Allen County Parks. The Allen County Parks, the Stockbridge Audubon Society, Fox Island Alliance and the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, are teaming up to sponsor this years camps!
Each camp is five days long and consist of ten different classes.
Each child must attend at least 80% of the classes (4 days) and will need to complete an additional six hours of volunteer work in order to graduate! We’ll make it simple and easy!!
The fee is only $80.00 and includes three field guides, class materials, and handouts.
A maximum of 20 children may register!
Junior Indiana Master Naturalist – Spring Break 2012
Fox Island County Park
April 2nd – April 6th 2012 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM Daily
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Date |
Time |
Session Name |
Instructor |
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April 2 |
9:00 – 11:00 am |
Soil Science | Scot Haley, NRCS |
|
11:00 – 3:30 pm |
Water Quality | Hoosier Riverwatch | |
|
April 3 |
9:00 – 11:00 am |
Trees | Natalie Haley, AC Parks |
|
11:00 – 3:30 pm |
Volunteeer Workshop | AC Parks | |
|
April 4 |
9:00 – 11:00 am |
Reptiles | Chris Barlow, Ivy Tech |
|
11:00 – 3:30 pm |
Amphibians & Frogwatch | Fox Island Alliance | |
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April 5 |
9:00 – 11:00 am |
Birds | Stockbridge Audobon Society |
|
11:00 – 3:30 pm |
Geology | Ron Zartman, AC Parks |
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April 6 |
9:00 – 11:00 am |
Volunteer Workshop | AC Parks |
|
11:00 – 3:30 pm |
Wildflowers | Natalie Haley, AC Parks |
All afternoon sessions allow for sack lunch and a hike!
You must pre-register for this session by March 18th. We have extended this until March 21st. SIGN UP NOW!!
For additional information please contact
Natalie Haley at 449-3246 / nhaley@allencountyparks.org
You may download all required forms by clicking on the links at the bottom of this page. Please make sure you put down “FOX ISLAND” for the Program Location for this session
Dates subject to change
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JIMN 2012 Class Schedule (same as above in pdf format)
Allen County Parks JIMN Registration Form “required”
Allen County Parks JIMN Attendance & Payment Policy
Allen County Parks JIMN Health & Medication Policy
Allen County Parks JIMN Discipline & Behavior Policy “required”
Financial Aid Request Form (must be submitted 2 weeks prior to camp)
For more information regarding the Junior Indiana Master Naturalist and the Indiana Master Naturalist Programs in Indiana please follow this link
http://www.in.gov/dnr/masternaturalist
