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A mystery awaits, in a county park full of clues…

Kids 11 and under are invited to join the Nature Detectives Club (click for pdf poster), a new program beginning June 1 that is designed to increase kid’s appreciation of nature, while enjoying an interactive family day in the park. 

The Nature Detectives Club works like a scavenger hunt.  Kids and parents take a “mystery guide” from the brochure kiosk, and complete activities along the trail. 

Each guide has a map of the park, and six mysteries to solve along the trail.  If kids complete activities at all three parks, they can mail in their mystery guides to receive a sleuthing prize, a certificate, and see their name appear in an issue of Images.  Members of the Nature Detectives Club who complete the series for multiple years will receive unique prizes.

This year, the three Nature Detectives Club parks are Betasso Preserve, Carolyn Holmberg Preserve at Rock Creek Farm, and Caribou Ranch (see map, driving directions) Caribou Ranch will be closed for the elk calving season until July 1. These places represent the wide variety of wildlife, plant life, and cultural history found throughout Boulder County.  Each year the Nature Detectives Club will encounter a new set of mysteries in different parks.

You will find mystery guides in the park kiosks near the trailhead.  Large groups and individuals can also get Nature Detectives Club guides in the mail.

For more information, contact Tiffany Fourment at (303) 678-6215, or TLFourment@co.boulder.co.us

A mystery awaits, detectives… so get out there, and have fun!

   

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