I have been busy, not only leading our Spring Break camp during a cold and snowy week in March, but also leading three after-school programs, planning for the opening of the Evergreen Nature Center and scheduling a full calendar of spring and summer programs.
Here is a quick recap and update: Our Spring Break camp wrapped up last week. We had 5 preschool kids attend “Wee Creatures” camp. We did not have enough sign-ups to run the elementary age camp in the afternoon, but I believe we can build momentum with these break camps and increase our registrations in the future.
![An adult with 5 children, all of them bundled up and wearing snow boots, kneeling down to investigate what's under a log that they've turned over in the snow.](https://i0.wp.com/evergreenaudubon.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Kids-investigating-logs-002.png?resize=750%2C1000&ssl=1)
![Five colorfully bundled children standing in the snow and looking over a wooden railing to see what's happening in the Evergreen Lake wetlands.](https://i0.wp.com/evergreenaudubon.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Kids-looking-over-railing-002.png?resize=1000%2C750&ssl=1)
![Four colorfully bundled children wearing boots and hats, with an adult, all on a snowy stream bank, using nets to see what's in the water.](https://i0.wp.com/evergreenaudubon.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Kids-with-nets-in-the-stream-002.png?resize=750%2C1000&ssl=1)
![A little boy in a colorful outfit holding the bird nest he made out of play dough and feathers](https://i0.wp.com/evergreenaudubon.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Parker-with-play-doh-nest-002.png?resize=750%2C1000&ssl=1)
![Two colorfully dressed little red-headed girls, all bundled up for a snowy day, posing with a very tiny snowman.](https://i0.wp.com/evergreenaudubon.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Cole-and-Sadie-with-snowman-002.png?resize=750%2C1000&ssl=1)
![A little boy with a big smile, wearing a green frog costume](https://i0.wp.com/evergreenaudubon.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Milou-in-frog-costume-002.png?resize=750%2C1000&ssl=1)
This week (the first week of April), we launched after-school programs at King-Murphy, Wilmot, and Marshdale elementary schools with 18 young students, total, six of whom are repeats from last fall.
I will be coordinating with EPRD soon to set an installation date for the ENC. Stay tuned!
Editor’s Note: from the Board of Directors: We are so lucky to have Emma working on our behalf to foster contagious enthusiasm and life-long respect for nature.