Monthly Newsletter

June, 2021

EDUCATION UPDATE: Wow, what a month! May was filled from beginning to end with field trips and school visits. We hosted 13 field trips at Deerassic Park and our Education Team made another 6 trips out to schools. In total, over 1,800 students were able to experience Deerassic Park and/or our “Deerassic on the Go” activities during the month of May. Students were able to fish, canoe, kayak, tour the nature center, explore our creek and caves, learn archery, play GaGa ball, feed our deer and much, much more. Now that school is out for most, we are looking forward to our summer camps. We have 11 camps scheduled to take place over the next several weeks. If you have not already signed up, please hurry because they are filling up fast.  We will also be hosting our annual fishing derby and Kicking Bear events in June. See below for more information.  Trivia Question: When talking genetics of the whitetail deer or genetics for any animal for that matter, there are certain percentages that we can come up with to figure out what their offspring will look like. For instance, here at Deerassic we have the white deer (leucistic) and of course we have your normal, brown-colored whitetail deer. If we know the parents’ genetic makeup, we can determine what color the fawns will be! (or at least have a rough guess.) So, if we have a brown-colored doe and a brown-colored buck (both having the white, recessive gene present but not shown) and they mate... What percent chance do we have that the fawns will be white? A) 0% Select B) 25% Select C) 50% Select D) 75% Select E) 100% Select 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 another tough one with only 47 of the 398 responses being correct. Congratulations to Gregg Q. on winning last months contest. We will be reaching out to you to send a hat your way. Dino's Did You Know: Macroinvertebrates are animals without a backbone that can be seen with the naked eye. These bottom-dwelling animals include crustaceans and worms, but most are aquatic insects. Beetles, caddisflies, stoneflies, mayflies, hellgrammites, dragonflies, true flies, and some moths are among the groups of insects represented in streams. Macroinvertebrates are an important link in the food web between the producers (leaves, algae) and higher consumers such as fish. Macroinvertebrates also play a key role in helping us identify water quality in our streams and rivers. Youth that are able to visit Deerassic Park are able to find and identify these critters during our fan favorite activity, “Creeking.” But you can “creek” in your own backyard or at a state park! Go out and play in the water today! You never know what you’ll find! COLORING CONTEST It’s time to announce another coloring contest winner!!! This month’s winner is: Joey B! Congratulations, Joey! You are this month’s winner of the Coloring Contest! We will reach out to the phone number provided on the coloring page. Thanks again to everyone who sent one in so far and for those who haven’t, get those pages to us for the next drawing in September!  Reminder! 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 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! How'd you do last month? Which of the following fish species is NOT found in Deerassic Park's Pond? A) Bluegill B) Yellow Perch C) White Crappie D) Largemouth Bass E) Channel Catfish F) White Amur Deerassic offers an array of fish to catch for it’s educational events including bluegill, largemouth bass, channel catfish, and the newest addition, yellow perch! These fish coexist great in a stock pond and are all a ton of fun to catch at any age! White Amur, more commonly known as Grass Carp, are in the pond to help keep in clean of vegetation. They won’t bite your line, but they’re cool to see!

SUMMER CAMP REGISTRATION

Thank you to those who have registered for summer camps so far! Just as always, these camps are a HUGE hit yet again as camps are selling out fast! There’s still openings for some camps, so don’t wait and get registered today! Just visit deerassic.com, fill out the online form and you’re good to go! Again, once you submit your forms you’ll be brought to the confirmation page. We HIGHLY suggest printing off this page and the quick links for the NEED-TO-KNOW info for your camper! If you’ve already signed a camper up you can find these same links on that specific camp page such as “Items to Bring”, “Tentative Schedule”, etc. If you have any questions, please email: luke@deerassic.com. Thanks again and we’ll see you at camp! 2021 Summer Camp Schedule SOLD OUT - Taste of Deerassic (Ages 6-8) June 8th-9th SOLD OUT - Art Camp Beginner (Ages 6-8) Art Camp Intermediate (Ages 9-11) June 15th and 17th SOLD OUT - Archery Camp (Ages 10-17) June 21st – 24th SOLD OUT - 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

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

Field Games Description: We are now bringing physical education outdoors! Choose from all sorts of games including but not limited to: wiffleball, kickball, dodgeball, capture the flag, and ultimate Frisbee! Get your students active and outdoors!  Length: 30 min- 2 hours+ Grades: 3rd+

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

June 12: Hospice Touch-a-Truck June 14 - 17: Scout Day Camp June 18: Youth Fishing Derby Sign-Up Here June 21 - 24: Archery Day Camp (ages 10-17) June 26: Kicking Bear Sign-Up Here 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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