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Sparks - Nature Detectives

  • Tuesday, September 20, 2022, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Tuesday, October 4, 2022, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Tuesday, October 11, 2022, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Tuesday, October 18, 2022, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Oswego County 4-H is hosting Sparks - Nature Detectives, a four session afterschool science 4-H club. Sparks - Nature Detectives encourages youth to explore the outdoors, while discovering habitats and nature through their local environment; this fall session will have an emphasis on birds and fall migration. Educators utilize the nature curriculum published by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology to encourage participants to broaden their interest in an outdoor setting and build essential creative, interpersonal, and science process skills. The 4-H club is meeting at Amboy 4-H Environmental Education Center on Tuesdays at 6:00 p.m., between September 20th and October 18th. Please note: we will be skipping the week of September 27th.

Sparks - Nature Detectives is available to Oswego County youth ages 5 to 18. The fee to participate is $14 per youth. Current Oswego County 4-H members are free. Registration is required as space is limited. A parent or legal guardian must attend the first session on September 20th. Children 5 to 8 years of age must have a parent or legal guardian attend every meeting with their child in accordance with 4-H insurance regulations.

Chairs, table tops, other flat spaces, and pens/pencils are sanitized after use to follow COVID safety procedures. Facemasks may be worn if a participant chooses to but are not required.

If you need assistance or more information, please contact Sarah McCormick, 4-H Natural Resources Educator with Oswego County 4-H at 315-963-7286, ext. 401 or sam555@cornell.edu. 

Fee

$14 per youth. Current Oswego County 4-H members are free.

Register

https://reg.cce.cornell.edu/FallSparksNatDetect22_235

Contact

Sarah McCormick
4-H Natural Resources Educator
sam555@cornell.edu
315-963-7286 ext. 401

Location

Amboy 4-H Environmental Education Center
748 State Route 183
Williamstown, New York 13493

Last updated August 29, 2022

Directions

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From Parish:

  1. Take County Route 69 East for 9 miles in to Amboy Center.
  2. Turn left onto State Route 183. Go north for 4 miles; entrance is on the right.

From Pulaski:

  1. Take County Route 13 South to Williamstown.
  2. Turn right on to State Route 183.The entrance will be on the left after 1 mile.

From Camden:

  1. Take County Route 13 North to Williamstown.
  2. Turn left onto State Route 183.The entrance will be on the left after 1 mile.

From Oswego:

  1. Take State Route 104 East until it ends at the junction of County Route 13.
  2. Turn right on to County Route 13. Follow instructions “From Pulaski.”

From Syracuse:

  1. Take I-81 North to Parish; exit 33 (County Route 69).
  2. Follow instructions “ From Parish.”

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Location of Amboy 4-H Environmental Education Center

 

Philosophy

The best way to learn about ecology is to be out in it! Amboy 4-H Environmental Education Center is a laboratory where youth and adults can observe nature first hand, alone or under the guidance of one of the Center’s Environmental Educators. Public programs often feature guest presenters who are recognized leaders in the fields of wildlife management, outdoor education, and botany. It is also the Center’s belief that learning should be fun.

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