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Program Guide
2016-2017
Educational Opportunities
To Inspire Your Students
Chris Anderson
Naturalist Park Ranger
Tama County Conservation
Board
2283 Park Road
Toledo, IA 52342
Ph: 641-484-2231
E-mail: canderson@tamacounty.org
Website: http://
www.mycountyparks.com/County/
Tama.aspx
A
guide to utilizing the services of a
professional naturalist to enrich
your students learning opportunities.
Whether it is an exciting field trip
to Otter Creek Lake and Park
and the Tama County Nature
Center, an excursion on the
school grounds, or an outreach
program in your classroom, Chris
Anderson, our new Naturalist
Park Ranger, will work with you
to provide an enriching experience for your students.
A graduate of the
University of Idaho
with a B.S. in ConserThe Center boasts a
vation Social Science
high quality interacand an A.A.S. in Wiltive exhibit room guarderness Mgmt from Veranteed to interest your
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students in learning Through environmental education comes understanding, through College Chris has a
about water quality understanding, appreciation, through appreciation protection. decade of experiand the diverse
ence in outdoor eduhabitats in Tama County.
cation.
The Nature Center is but one
classroom at the park as it will
serve as a stepping off point for
your students to take a walk on
the wild side and explore the
natural outdoor classrooms in
the park forest, prairie, and
wetlands.
If you dont see a program in this brochure that works for you, please talk
with Chris. He can design a program to meet your needs!
century skills).