<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Minnesota Master Naturalist]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://minnesotamasternaturalist.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Penny]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://minnesotamasternaturalist.wordpress.com/author/pennystiles9/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[VOL &#8211; Big Bog Adventure Day &#8211; May 22 &#8211;&nbsp;Waskish]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p><span style="color:#000000;">If you enjoy working with and teaching elementary students, here is a wonderful volunteer opportunity.  The folks at <strong><span style="color:#800000;">Big Bog State Recreation Area</span></strong> are busy planning for the 2018 Big Bog Adventure Day.  Mark your calendar-they have chosen Tuesday, May 22nd for this year&#8217;s event.  For those new to Big Bog Adventure Day, the goal is to bring area resource professionals together to provide local schools with a day-long opportunity to learn about the <span style="color:#800000;"><strong>Big Bog State Recreation Area</strong>.</span> The 11th annual <span style="color:#008000;"><strong>Big Bog Adventure Day</strong> </span>will incorporate stations that explore plants, animals, ecosystems, and outdoor recreation.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;"> The overall theme for each location will remain the same.  At each location there will be returning students, so some variation from previous year&#8217;s programs would be great. </span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">K &#8211; 1st grades               Aquatic Food Chains &amp; Safety (Homestead Park)</span><br />
<span style="color:#000000;"> 2nd &#8211; 3rd grades         Nature Recreation &amp; Safety (Beach)</span><br />
<span style="color:#000000;"> 4th- 5th grades            Plant &amp; Animal Adaptations (Boardwalk)</span><br />
<span style="color:#000000;"> 6th grade                      Managing Natural Resources (Visitor Center/Fire Tower)</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;"> They are currently waiting for schools to respond to our invitation.  We expect class sizes to remain the same as last year with 20-25 students.</span></p>
<p style="padding-left:30px;"><span style="color:#000000;"><i>(</i><i>For returning presenters, we thank you for your past participation in our event and look forward to seeing you again. For new presenters, we hope you will join us in making Big Bog Adventure Day a great success! Please send me an e-mail by April 9th if you will or won&#8217;t be able to present this year.  Also, if you know of someone that should be on my list of potential presenters and isn&#8217;t, please include their name and phone number or email address.  Thank you for your help!)</i></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;">For questions, please contact: </span><br />
<span style="color:#000000;"> Dawn Jensen</span><br />
<span style="color:#000000;"> OAS | Division of Parks and Trails</span><br />
<span style="color:#000000;"> Minnesota Department of Natural Resources</span><br />
<span style="color:#000000;"> Big Bog State Recreation Area, Zippel Bay State Park</span><br />
<span style="color:#000000;"> Franz Jevne State Park, Garden Island State Recreation Area</span><br />
<span style="color:#000000;"> PO Box 428</span><br />
<span style="color:#000000;"> Waskish, MN  56685</span><br />
<span style="color:#000000;"> Phone: <a href="tel:(218)%20647-8592" target="_blank" rel="noopener">218-647-8592</a></span><br />
<span style="color:#000000;"> Email: <a href="mailto:dawn.jensen@state.mn.us" target="_blank" rel="noopener">dawn.jensen@state.mn.us</a></span></p>
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