Third Annual All Trails Hike   January 9, 2010

Make plans to join hundreds of hikers as they walk the trails of Oscar Scherer State Park. This has become the most popular hiking opportunity in our area. Don’t miss it. Cost for everything, including entry to the park, is only $10. Let’s enjoy nature together along the trails. More information is available here.

Shoppers get FREE entry into the park!

Join us on Saturday December 5, from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM for a fun day of bargain hunting at the park. Tables will be set up to offer no longer used items for sale.  You may find your treasure here.

Informational talks, booths, food, music, kayak rides and raffles will add to the days fun.

John T. Eldreth ...Scrub Jay on the Yellow Trail

Well it started of with a bang and finished up a record for Elsa’s Youth and Nature Programs on Saturday!
Oscars Nature Detectives started at 9:00 with a class of 17 which is large but not a record, Elsa’s Fish Printing saw 30 attend as that’s the largest class to date, then Scrubb’s Recycled Paper Making topped it off with a large class of 20 setting a record day use with a total of 67.
The parks resident ranger and I where thrilled as a scout leader told us they had picked our park to camp at, over the rest in the area because of the youth programs we offered.
It was great to see everyone with their unique one-of-a-kind souvenirs they had created, two families who played a game of baseball parents against the kids (kids won) as the children team wore fish print tee-shirts, or the scouts as they looked at each others bobcat print they painted, or the group of children who compared their artwork on Scrobby’s greeting cards.
There were many smiles and much laughter coming from the Nature Center on this Saturday!
Much thanks to a GREAT volunteer group (Joyce, Judy, Ed, Diane, and Barb) who provided a lot of time and energy that made this day one not to be forgotten for so many.

J.T. Eldreth
Elsa’s Youth and Nature Program Coordinator

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Elsa’s Youth and Nature Programs
http://www.friendsofoscarscherer.com/html/just_for_kids.html

Prepare the trail today,
For children to be tomorrow’s environmental caretakers of our unique natural resource.
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