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Submit applications for the TEN remaining FREE SCHOLARSHIPS toSpirit of Alexandria Nature Camp by 5 p.m. TODAY!
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Thanks to a grant from the Spirit of Alexandria Foundation, approximately 10 FULL CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS to Spirit of Alexandria Nature Camp, August 4-9, are currently available to third-, fourth-, and fifth-graders.
Many weeks of Day Camp and DCX have reached or are near capacity. Call 517-546-0249 for up-to-the minute availability.
Remember, you must register for a given week of camp by 5 p.m. on the Thursday before.
Space is available in our remaining
Resident Camp, Amazing Adventures Camp, August 4-9, for kids entering 3rd through 5th grades.
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Upcoming Events
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Open High Ropes
Aug 10
9:30 a - 12 p
OR
12:30 p - 3 p
Reservation & prepayment required
$25/person
5th grade & up
Navigate through the trees 25' in the air on our high ropes course.
August 3, 4, 11, 18, 24, 25
September 7,8, 14, 15, 22, 28, 29
October 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20
November 2, 3, 9
Times vary, reservation required
$6/Zip Line Ride
$11/Tower Climb
Climb Michigan's tallest outdoor climbing tower and/or ride the 500' zip line over a pond.
Little Critters Preschool Program
Returns September 10
10 a - 11 a
Reservation & prepayment required
$6 per child
NO DROP-OFFS
Fall Scout Badge Days
$10 per Scout
Add a Zip Line Ride for $5!
Boy Scout Badge Day
October 26, 2013
9a-12p
Optional Zip Line Rides at 1p
FORESTERGEOLOGIST NATURALIST SHARING YOUR WORLD WITH WILDLIFE YOUR LIVING WORLD
Girl Scout Badge Day
November 2, 2013
NOTE TIME CHANGE!!---1p-4p
Optional Zip Line Rides at 9a
Brownies - HIKER
Juniors - CAMPER, ANIMAL HABITATS
Cadettes - TREES
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Guided Tours & Live Wildlife Programs
THIS SATURDAY!
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Learn about the animals who live in Livingston County's only zoo, Wild Wonders Wildlife Park!
Live Wildlife Program - 10 a.m.
Park Tours - 11 a.m.
Cost of each program is $7 for adults & $4 for children ages 2 - 12
SAVE when you register for both programs on the same day!
$10 adults, $5 children 2-12
August 3 - Wild Super Powers: Adaptations-
THIS SATURDAY!
September 7 - Myth Crackers: Common Animal Myths
October 5-Furred and Feathered Friends
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Macro Photography Weekend-Aug 16-18
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This workshop is limited to 16 participants.
7:00 p. August 16 - 1 p.m. August 18, 2013
$275
Learn the principles of macro photography -capturing small subjects like insects and flowers-in a beautiful natural setting.
PLEASE NOTE: lodging at the Howell Nature Center is not included in this event.
See below for information on our very popular fall photography workshops.
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Save the Wildlife 5K Trail Run/Walk and
1 Mile Little Critter Walk
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Saturday, September 21, 2013
NEW START TIME! 11 a.m.
5K-$25 per person, $75 per team of four
1 mile Little Critter Walk-$15 per person
9 a.m. Race Day Registration Opens
9 a.m.- 11 a.m. Howell Nature Center Expo featuring a Live Wildlife Encounter
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In honor of the Nature Center's 50th Anniversary, we've chosen an extra-special Mystery Mascot for this year's run. For the past three years, this event's t-shirts have featured caricatures of Copper the Fox, Circe the Owl, and Dorsey the Porcupine. What resident of Wild Wonders Wildlife Park will be the next to join Woody the Groundhog and the other cartoon creatures created by JJ Jinkleheimer & Co? HERE'S YOUR SECOND CLUE: |
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Fall Photography Workshops
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  Oct 19-Birds of Prey Oct 20-Composition & Lighting $75 Under the direction of nationally-recognized photographer Steve Gettle, these workshops fill up FAST!
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Save the Date: November 7, 2013
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