02-1: PARD Nature Programs Unit Presentation — original pdf
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City of Austin Parks and Recreation Nature Programs Unit Austin Nature & Science Center • Open 7 days per week • 15-acre campus • 5 buildings including the historic Ashford McGill Trailhouse • USDA permitted Wildlife Collection: 76 exhibit & ambassador animals • 22,000 Nature Trades at the Naturalist Workshop • ~165,000 Drop-in Visitors to the Austin Nature and Science Center Nature’s Way Preschool Program • 9 class weekly • 553 classes meetings • 2044 program hours • 1 parent workday • 72 unique participants Lorraine “Grandma” Camacho Activity Center • Open 5 days per week • 1 ADA accessible boat dock • 1 Traveling Competitive National Interscholastic Cycling Association Bike Team Beverly S. Sheffield Education Center • Closed for renovation: Open 7 days per week • Splash! Exhibit: located in the historic Barton Springs Bathhouse • Splash! fulfills education requirement of the US Fish and Wildlife Permit and Barton Springs Pool Habitat Conservation Plan School Programs • 269 Class Field Trips to Austin Nature and Science Center • 85 Homeschool Meet-ups & Science Club at ANSC • 39 Recreation Center Outreach Programs Field Trips • 16,184 participants • Homeschool Meet-up & Science Club = 665 participants Total participant hours = 26,518 Education Outreach • At Your School Instructor-led Programs = 571 participants • Outreach to Community Recreation & Senior Centers = 1,046 participants Public Programs • 2 Special Events • 3 Break Camp Programs • 2 Half-day Summer Camps • 1 Counselor in Training Program • 5 Home School Adventure Programs • 9 Full-day Summer Camps • 7 Out of School Time Programs Camps Break Camps • 36 program meetings • 378 program hours Summer Camps 10 Weeks • • Total participants = 828 Total participant hours = 51,888 Special Events & Citywide Initiatives Total Solar Eclipse 2024 • 10 city park watch locations • Eclipse safety and citizen science education staff training across divisions • Providing accessible eclipse experience with Light-Sound Devices • Eclipse glasses recycling program • NASA Sun Spot Collaboration