Monthly Newsletter

March, 2021

EDUCATION UPDATE: Field trip season is almost here and we are thrilled to be hosting schools at our brand new Education Complex. While its been a while since kids filled our hallways, our Education Team has been busy preparing for your visit. If you are looking for a great place for the whole class to enjoy contact us to schedule your field trip today! In addition to preparing for field trip season, our Education Team has also been visiting local schools and helping with after school programs. The highlight of the past month was building blue bird boxes with Cambridge Middle School students. Be sure to follow our Facebook page and check out our website to keep up to date with all of our offerings. Trivia Question: The white deer at Deerassic Park are considered? A) Melanistic Select B) Leucistic Select C) Albino Select D) Piebald Select How'd you do last month? Which one of these Ohio native animals can jump the furthest? A) American Bullfrog B) Eastern Cottontail Rabbit C) Grasshopper D) Coyote E) Red Fox F) Eastern Gray Squirrel The Eastern Cottontail has always been a well-known leaper. They can leap distances up to 15 feet to avoid predators quickly! In addition, the rarely seen courtship display is spectacular. The male leaps vertically high in the air while the female runs underneath him. He twists 180 degrees in mid-air, landing to face his prospective mate. TRIVIA CONTEST:  Answer this month's trivia question (see above) correctly and be entered for a chance to win a Deerassic Park Hat!!! Last month was a tricky one with only 27 of our 219 responses being correct. Congratulations to Colton on winning last month's contest. We will be reaching out to you to send a hat your way. Dino's Did You Know: Ohio is blessed to have over 400 different species of birds that inhabit the state at some point during the calendar year. With Ohio’s geographical orientation, and its variety of habitat, it makes for a great home to many birds as well as a great stopping point for many migratory birds. Lake Erie plays a huge role in many birds’ migratory pathway as well as a wintering area. This fantastic lake is also critical to many species of shorebirds. But our state has strong influences from all directions including prairies from the west and unglaciated Appalachian plateaus on the south and east, making us critical to a broad range of species. These variety of species can be divided into many different categories including but not limited to; song birds, avian raptors, upland birds, owls, and waterfowl. COLORING CONTEST Reminder! We are continuing our Coloring Contest with the “Deerassic Park Activity Booklets.” The Activity Booklets have all sorts of fun, nature themed activities to do in them including word puzzles, scavenger hunts, coloring pages, I Spys, and more! On the back cover of each Activity Booklet is a coloring contest! This allows kids to color the cartoon deer on the back and then their parents can mail them into us or stop out at the Park and drop them off. If you’d like a booklet for your kiddo, you can stop out at the Park to the Education Center entrance anytime, Monday-Friday 8am-4pm and pick one up! The coloring contest is NOT art based and winners each quarter are chosen randomly! Of course, we’d love to still see your beautiful artwork! Winners are chosen on a running basis, so the sooner you get your submission in, the more drawings you’ll be entered in! We will be doing drawings in June, September, and December as well this year and announce them in the newsletter, as well as our social media platforms! Winners will be contacted separately to arrange a time to pick up their prize here at the Park! Congratulations again to last month’s winner, Sophie!

DEERASSIC ACTIVITY SPOTLIGHT Each month we spotlight one of the amazing educational activities offered by our dedicated education team

WOODS EXPLORATION Description: Take advantage of Deerassic’s 170+ acre property and the vast deciduous forest that makes up nearly half of it. Students will go through a guided tour on our easy-moderate hiking trails learning different characteristics of trees, plants, and animals along the way. Can include a scavenger hunt if requested! If time allows, students will also have the opportunity to explore some of Deerassic’s “caves!”  Length: 30 - 60 Minutes + Grades: Pre K +

SUMMER CAMP ANNOUNCEMENT

Deerassic Park Summer Camps are right around the corner! The increased popularity in these camps as well as feedback from previous parents of campers has led to us adding 3 more camps to the schedule this summer! We will have 11 different camps available to register for this summer which include a variety of themes and age ranges! You can visit our website at deerassic.com now and see which camps your kiddos want to sign up for this summer! Registration will open for ALL SUMMER CAMPS sometime next month. Subscribers to the newsletter will be the first to hear the announcement of Summer Camp Registration and will have first dibs at camp spots before the official announcement goes out the public! So make sure you’re watching for May’s newsletter and we can’t wait to see you at camp this summer! 2021 Summer Camp Schedule -       Taste of Deerassic (Ages 6-8) June 8th-9th -       Art Camp Beginner (Ages 6-8) & Intermediate (Ages 9-11) June 15th and 17th -       Archery Camp (Ages 10-17) June 21st – 24th -       Junior Camp Session 1 (Ages 9-11) June 29th – July 2nd -       Senior Camp (Ages 12-15) July 6th – 9th -       Hydro Camp Sessions 1 & 2 (Ages 9-15) July 13th and 15th -       Junior Camp Session 2 (Ages 9-11) July 20th – 23rd -       Survival Camp (Ages 12-15) July 27th – 29th -       Bowhunting Camp (Ages 12-15) September 4th- 6th

UPCOMING EVENTS Please check our website and Facebook page for more details

April 10: Deerassic Park Fun Shoot (NASP Archery Tournament) April 16 & 17: Youth Turkey Hunt May 1: National Autism Association of Southeast Ohio Walk & Run May 21: NWTF Hunt June 12: Hospice Touch-a-Truck June 18: Youth Fishing Derby June 21 - 24: Archery Day Camp (ages 10-17) June 26: Kicking Bear June 29 - July 2: Junior Day Camp Session 1 (ages 9-11)

Due to the current, ever-changing circumstances surrounding the global pandemic, please be sure to check our Facebook page and website for updates and cancellations.

Deerassic Park Education Center | [deerassic.com]

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