FYI: The Nature's Classroom Program is a series of family field experiences provided by Arizona Game & Fish.

Hello,

     I am pleased to inform you that our Nature’s Classroom Program continues to grow and improve. As of this email, we have started a new blog site that will become the main information pathway for all of the Nature’s Classroom programs. It will provide updates of new events planned as well as summaries, pictures, videos, etc. from previous events. Right now it is lacking content but over the next couple weeks I will be adding information.

     To check out the blog, visit http://naturesclassroom.edublogs.org. Spend a little time looking around. Feel free to comment if you like. One thing you should be aware of is the Events tab that will be found in the upper right corner of the page. This will display a calendar will all upcoming events on it. In addition, you will find an electronic registration form for the events. This is new as well, and something we are experimenting with.

     Speaking of events, we also have the next event planned and are taking registrations – starting immediately. You can find more information about the event at the blog site. However, to summarize, it will be a night herping event on July 22nd. We will be traveling the roads on the far outskirts of Maricopa County searching for reptiles and other animals that might cross our path. When we find something, we will get out of the vehicle and try to find it and identify it. It should be lots of fun, although it will likely be a long evening. Currently, we are telling people to plan from about 5pm until 11pm. However, those times are likely to change slightly. Because of the vehicle restrictions and the fact that we will be climbing in and out of vans throughout the night, we are limiting it to participants that do not require a car seat or a booster seat.

     More events are being planned and will likely be added to the site within the next couple of days. So be sure to check out the web site periodically. Or better yet. Use the RSS Entries button at the bottom of the page to subscribe to the feeds. If you are not familiar with this, it will let you know (through a link in your bookmarks) every time a change occurs to the blog. Of course, I will send out emails through this listserv as relevant information comes about, as well.

     I would ask a favor of you, however. As we embark in this new “technological” direction, I ask that you be patient. It is possible we may encounter some problems. If you have them, just let us know. We will fix them as soon as possible.

     Thanks.

Eric Proctor

Environmental Education Coordinator

Arizona Game and Fish Department

Wild about education! Check out our resources at http://www.azgfd.gov/focuswild