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Elachee Calendar of Public Events 2008
If pre-registration
is required for a program,
please call Elachee at 770/535-1976 during
weekday business hours.
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Stars Over Elachee |
Adopt-A-Stream Training |
1st Saturday Hike |
Elachee offers a variety of programs for the public in addition to the many SACS-accredited educational programs for school children. Types of Public Programs provided throughout the year can be found here.
Ongoing public programming throughout the year includes:
- First Saturday Hikes
- Stars Over Elachee Telescope Programs (Download current Star Chart)
- Monthly Trail Work Parties
- Adopt-A-Stream Training and Monitoring
Seasonal programs offered are:
- Backyard Conservation Workshops
- Bird Hikes
- Home School Classes
- Native Plant Sales
Special events throughout the year include:
- Flights of Fancy Benefit Auction - Spring
- Earth Day - Spring
- Snake Day - September
- Safari Benefit Dinner And Auction - Fall
- NightFall Family Festival - October
- Winter in the Woods Holiday Celebration - December
Other programs available:
The Center is open to the public Monday-Saturday 10 am –
5 pm. Visitors can tour three discovery areas that explore local archaelogical history, astronomy and the solar system, and native wildlife including our resident assortment of live reptiles, amphibians and hawks. Various species of wildlife living in the preserve can be s
.een by observant hikers on the trails. General admission to the
Center is $5 for adults, $3 for children ages 2-12, children under
2 and members of Elachee admitted free. Admission may be different
during major exhibitions.
Outside the Center you can visit our rain garden and compost demonstration
sites, picnic, or hike on any of the 13-miles of trails through
the Nature Preserve. Trails are open every day of the year from
8 am – dusk and use of the trails is free, although donations
are welcome.
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Other Elachee Programs
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Elachee Programs for Teachers
and Educators, Ongoing. High quality, experience-based environmental/nature
education at Georgia’s first SACS (Southern Association of Colleges
and Schools) accredited nature center! Choose from more than 30 different
programs for all grade levels correlated to Georgia’s Performance
Standards and Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests (CRCT). Programs
for schools, home-school groups, and scout and community groups, are
held at Elachee within a 1,500-acre nature preserve…an ideal
outdoor classroom…or at your site/school. Teacher education
programs are also available. Fees vary based on program length. View Education Programs.
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Elachee’s Birthday Parties
for Children, Ongoing. Leap into nature with Elachee’s
education-themed birthday parties for children ages 4 and up…bugs,
snakes, dinos, amphibians. Party includes a woodland or nature hike,
craft, animal encounter, party favor, invites, admission to Elachee
for 12 friends. Weekdays at 3 pm, Saturdays at 10:30 am or 1:30 pm,
reservations required. $125 Elachee members, $150 non-members.
View Birthday Party Brochure.
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Elachee's Summer Day Camp.
Elachee
Nature Science Center has hosted quality environmental education
camps in the Chicopee Woods Nature Preserve for over 20 years.
Each week of camp uniquely blends traditional camp activities
and inquiry based learning opportunities set in the beautiful
Chicopee Woods Nature Preserve. The pace is slow and children-friendly.
Our campers study nature while walking trails, wading in creeks,
creating crafts, and singing songs. Their adventures and experiences
at Camp Elachee increase their knowledge and appreciation of
the subtleties of nature while they strengthen life-long connections
to the natural world. Click here for more camp information.
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Scout Programs
Special groups such as Boy or Girl Scout groups, home school associations, day care centers, garden clubs and other adult organizations may schedule one of our existing programs or modify one to suit specific needs. Custom programs can be designed to fulfill scout badge requirements or address a certain topic of interest to your organization. All programs are designed for your group's individual needs and skill level.Minimum fees for a program do apply - if your group is not large enough to book a private program with us, scouts and other groups can take advantage of our monthly public programs like First Saturday Hikes and Stars Over Elachee telescope programs and also public programs which occur throughout the year including Earth Day, Snake Day, and NightFall. View Education Programs.
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Elachee’s Adopt-A-Friend,
Ongoing. Adoption program for Elachee’s collection of 30 live
animals that is perfect for school classes, scout groups or individuals.
Priced by amount of care and food needed, this educational adoption
program is complete with adoption certificate, picture of the animal
and info sheet, passes to visit your animal, plus a basket of themed
goodies. View/Print Form.
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Rent Elachee for Your Next Special
Event, Ongoing. Our beautiful facilities are available for
your next business meeting, wedding, bridal shower, or anniversary
party. Your choice of five unique spaces located in a wooded nature
preserve with the beauty of wildflowers and the trill of birdsong
in the air. Call for details.
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Special Events and Programs
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