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MOBOT and Sachs Butterfly House Has Some Great Children's Programs
St. Louis, MO - Get to know the Missouri Botanical Garden and its “family tree” of attractions with engaging summer camps and classes. Children of all ages can spend time outdoors, meet new friends and have fun as they explore the natural world. Learn about botany, ecology and conservation at the Garden. Discover the planet’s many animals and insects at the Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House. Become a “green” expert at the EarthWays Center, and enjoy nature outings at the Shaw Nature Reserve. Enrollment opens Jan. 15, so get growing by visiting www.mobot.org/education. Missouri Botanical Garden
Five new multi-day Camp MBG sessions combine journaling, games, arts and crafts, and more to foster learning about plants and ecosystems. In Gotta Grow, four- and five-year-olds will discover how to make plants grow and investigate what happens when plants don’t get what they need. The camp is Aug. 4 through 6 from 10 a.m. to noon each day. Cost is $54 per child. Students entering first through third grades can explore Extreme Botany, from the biggest plant at the Garden to meat-eating plants to other unusual species, June 29 through July 2. Uncover the differences between a wetland and a pond or the similarities of a Missouri woodland and a tropical rainforest with Ecology Essentials from July 20 through 23. Both camps are from 9 a.m. to noon and cost $80 per child.
Six- to eight-year-olds paired with their parent or guardian can investigate insects that swim, jump, dig, and fly in BUZZ: Lifestyles of the Six-Legged. Classes are June 28, July 5, 12, 19 and 26 from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Cost is $83 for the five-class series or $15 for individual classes. Backyard Science summer camp encourages children to explore the littlest contributors to the environment, from butterflies and bees to beetles to roaches. The weekly series will also include a special field trip. Classes are 3 to 5 p.m. on July 8, 15, 22 and 29; cost is $65. Ages eight and older can learn the skill of mounting butterflies for display and study through Butterfly Pinning on June 10 and 17 from 10 to 11 a.m.; cost is $15 for both classes. Ages nine and older can join the Butterfly House and the Humane Society of Missouri for a crash-course in entomology called Creepy Crawlers. Inspect the wide world of insects, from the harmless and beneficial to the pesky bugs that “bug” our pets. The class is July 16 from 10 a.m. to noon and costs $17 per person. To register for summer classes at the Butterfly House, call (636) 530-0076, extension 13. To register for summer camps at the EarthWays Center, call (314) 577-0220. To register, call the Shaw Nature Reserve at (636) 451-3512.
For more information on the entire lineup of summer camps and classes at the Missouri Botanical Garden, Butterfly House, EarthWays Center and Shaw Nature Reserve, visit www.mobot.org/education or call (314) 577-9506. Garden members enjoy early enrollment and a discount on many youth programs. The Missouri Botanical Garden’s mission is “to discover and share knowledge about plants and their environment, in order to preserve and enrich life.” Today, 150 years after opening, the Missouri Botanical Garden is a National Historic Landmark and a center for science, conservation, education and horticultural display. Missouri Botanical Garden: Green for 150 Years. |
By Karen Hagenow
Pitzman Nature Study classes give parents or grandparents a way to experience the many areas of the Garden together with their four- to six-year-old. Each class includes time outdoors, classroom discussion, a craft and a snack. Choose from 13 themed programs taught by professional preschool teachers. Topics range from wiggly worms and perfect ponds to roses, bugs, and fountains. Ninety-minute classes are available on Mondays or Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. and Saturdays at 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Cost per class is $18 per child.
To register for summer classes at the Missouri Botanical Garden, visit www.mobot.org/education or call (314) 577-9506.
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Irresponsible Board of Management
Maybe , just maybe The Toronto Zoo Board Is In The Middle Of A Financial Crisis And There Is No Place To Go But To City Council like a wayward son go to Mom and Dad for more money...
Although it was made clear by Shelley Carroll (the City's Budget Chief) that the Toronto Zoo has to behave more financially responsible, perhaps the problem is that there is no place else to go. The $250 Million fund-raising plans are a pipe dream (especially after firing the Zoo Foundation), it is not possible to raise admission prices any longer (or face a significant drop in attendance) and the "junkets" (especially to China for the Giant Pandas) by members of the Zoo Board can not be cut significantly for any reason. In other words, there is no place to go but City Council. What a crock! The Toronto Zoo Board needs a reality check, as it has become clear that they do not understand the problems they are facing. Perhaps the thousands of free Zoo passes given to Councillors on the Zoo Board could be cut to zero, perhaps the Zoo Foundation could be re-instated, and perhaps a citizen's advisory committee could be formed to provide much-needed guidance to the existing members of the Board.
This is Proof positive
that citizens should have more direct say in the budget process. Line item veto by a citizen's budget committee might get the desired cuts we must attain. The citizens of Toronto should stand with one voice that we just won't allow a property tax increase this year.
By Latinoboy in TORONTO
Ethyl Mercaptan
I would be quite interested in any reference you might have to the presence of ethyl mercaptan in carrion. Most literature indicates that dimethyl sulfide and methyl mercaptan are the sulfur containing entities involved. I had also thought that vultures, like many carrion eating and inhabiting species (flies, etc) were attracted to the rather bad smell of the nitrogenous materials (cadaverine, putresceine, etc) produced during decomposition.
Ant farms
Very nice ant exhibit! I wrote a small ant farm post with a reference to your article.
Train Business Directory Available for Visitors
A "Train Business Directory" shows over 850 locations near all of the Portland MAX light rail at PortlandLightRail.net.
Happy Birthday, Boomer!
You are a great ambassador for your cousins in the wild, Boomer!
Orangutans are critically endangered because of rapid deforestation and the expansion of palm oil plantations.
If nothing is done to protect orangutans, they could be extinct in just a few years!
Your fans can visit the Orangutan Outreach website to make a difference!
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Reach out and save the orangutans!
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Venemous snakes?
What is it with people that want to exterminate venemous snakes? If they weren't an integral part of the food chain and ecosystem, they wouldn't be here! Evolution and natural selection has chosen them as survivors! The fact that they are "harmful" to humans is only a result of humans encroaching on their territories and habitats. Be mindful of your surroundings and situation and you can safely live with the so called "harmful" species that we share this planet with!
Local wildlife day
Good luck with the event. We have some fabulous wildlife in Devon that's really worth celebrating. We recently had a botanical survey of our small Devon nature reserve, which recorded more than 180 species in about 3.5 acres. And even more amazing was the depth of local knowledge the visiting naturalists had to share - on everything from obscure moths to lichens.
Local wildlife day
Good luck with the event. We have some fabulous wildlife in Devon that's really worth celebrating. We recently had a botanical survey of our small Devon nature reserve, which recorded more than 180 species in about 3.5 acres. And even more amazing was the depth of local knowledge the visiting naturalists had to share - on everything from obscure moths to lichens.
Sadly, a lack of common sense is the trend
What is sad to me is the lack of common sense regarding venomous snakes that seems to becoming more commonplace.
It has become trendy for government agencies to defend venomous snakes, saying they kill rodents, etc., but non-venomous snakes also kill rodents. I have not heard one logical argument as to what a venomous snake contributes to an ecosystem that a non-venomous snake doesn't.
Any non-biased biologist can affirm species extinction has always happened naturally. It's common sense to kill a venomous snake, rather than let it continue breeding and increase the potential for harm.
The unfortunate consequence of naturalists defending venomous snakes is they make them appear so necessary and harmless that both people and agencies--hospitals, for example--do not expect or prepare for snake encounters.
It's doubtful that many hospitals near the snakes stock the expensive antivenin. Governments should help fund snakebite treatment rather than fund snake protection.
Skype Usage
Very cool and novel way to use Skype. Glad to see that people are thinking outside the box with its collaborative application. If it's not too late, you may want to submit this to Skype as a good use of their software for the Skype in business contest they're running.
Shawn
OnState Communications
Word Oceans Day - June 8
And don't forget to "Wear Blue and Tell Two"
Another great way to celebrate World Oceans Day is to wear blue in honor of the ocean and tell people two things they likely don't know about the ocean and two ways they can take action. For more Information check out this website:
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