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The George Rogers Clark National Historical Park invites all area children and their families to the second of four free Summer Junior Ranger Days. These Junior Ranger days give kids the chance to participate in hands on activities that are entertaining and educational! July’s Junior Ranger Day, “Outdoor Exploration Day,” follows the success of the June “Learn How to be a Frontiersman Day.”
The “Outdoor Exploration” event will be held Sunday July 25th from 1 to 4 pm. The July event will again be held at Wabash Trails Park on Lower Fort Knox Road. George Rogers Clark National Historical Park is happy to collaborate with Knox County Parks and Recreation Department Superintendent Chase Ellis and Wabash Trails Park Staff on this year’s event.
The focus of the July event will be on exploring and enjoying the outdoors. Kids will be invited to join park rangers in a Wabash Trails stream to participate in a hands on and “feet wet” chemical and biological assessment of water quality. Wabash Trails staff will lead a hike exploring a park trail and the plant and animals found along the way. School yard games and crafts will also be part of the event. Kids will be able to join in on red rover, kick the can, and other games or cool down creating Oobleck slime, refrigerator magnets, or learning about the suns rays while making colorful UV detecting bracelets!
Other Summer Junior Ranger Series events will be “Native American Cultures” on Sunday, August 22; and “Archaeology Day” on Saturday, September 18. Children will earn certificates for completing each separate Junior Ranger Day event. They will also receive a Junior Ranger patch for attending their first event, a special 2010 Junior Ranger badge for attending a second event, and a 2010 Junior Ranger t-shirt for attending a third event. All of these events are free and open to the public. For further information, visit the park website at www.nps.gov/gero or contact Andrea Capps-Henke at 812-882-1776 Ext. 207 or via e-mail at Andrea_Henke@nps.gov. |
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