LAKEPORT, Calif. – The popular children’s Nature Education Program at the Lake County Land Trust’s Rodman Preserve will resume on Saturday, June, 15.
The program sessions will be held on the third Saturday of each month through September.
The program is great fun for children ages 7 through 12, or younger if accompanied by a parent. It is free and open to the public.
Elaine Mansell, a well-known local naturalist and educator, leads this popular program.
Mansell is a retired teacher and former Junior Ranger program director at Clear Lake State Park.
Although the program offered at Rodman Preserve is aimed at children 7 to 12, all are welcome.
There is a wide range of activities including fun nature games on the back porch, short walks, bird-watching, viewing items through microscopes and more.
Mansell’s focus is to “get kids out to look at stuff and learn about nature,” something she is passionate about.
Her programs focus on the riparian habitats at the Rodman Preserve where students will walk down to the wetland areas and “observe critters in the water, out of the water, and in the air,” Mansell said.
She will draw on her experience and knowledge of what children love and encourage them to become “Rodman Explorers.”
Reservations are encouraged, but not required. Please call Elaine Mansell at 707-263-1637 or Roberta Lyons at 707-994-2024 if you would like more information or to make a reservation for your child.
For more information about the Lake County Land Trust, go to www.lakecountylandtrust.org .