June Newsletter DYP Walks | Health Walks | Junior Naturalist | Summer Camp | REI Restoration Day | Trails Challenge | Blog | Giveaway |
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Discover Your Parks Walks Every Thursday from 6 pm to 7 pm FREE & Open to the public |
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Join us every Thursday at 6:00 pm as we explore local outdoor spaces. Come learn about the ecology and unique history of our local parks! Plan on spending a little more than one hour on each walk. Distances range from 0.5 miles to 1.5 miles. For the full walk schedule, click the button below. |
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Dementia Friendly Health Walks Every Tuesday from 10 am to 11 am Idlewild Park |
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Truckee Meadows Parks Foundation, in cooperation with our partners at the Alzheimer's Association, the Sanford Center for Aging, and the Reno Senior Citizen Advisory Committee, offers a free, weekly series of interpretive walks specially-designed for individuals living with dementia and their care partners. This is a chance for those living with dementia to surround themselves with the serenity of nature, as well as a supportive group of friends. | | |
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Junior Naturalist Passport Program June 8, 10 am to 12 pm at Rancho San Rafael Regional Park FREE & Open to the Public |
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Junior Naturalist is a free, monthly, family-friendly event held at our local parks. Join us at Rancho San Rafael Regional Park as we learn all about reptiles this month! There will be games and crafts for all ages. Don't forget to get your passport stamped so that you can win prizes at the end of the year! |
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To learn more or to register, click the button below. |
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Summer Camp Begins! June 10 to August 9 |
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Summer Camp is in session for students ages 8 to 13! We will be incorporating Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math into fun projects, hiking, recreation, and weekly topics. There's still time left to register your child and apply for scholarships! Click the button below. |
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REI Community Cleanup June 15, 9 am to 1 pm |
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Join us, along with REI and American Rivers, in restoring one of the last traces of wetland habitat in the Truckee Meadows. The property formerly known as the Rosewood Lakes Golf Course is currently in a state of ecological ruin due to an accumulation of unnatural debris and invasive plant species. We need your help to clean up this wetland before it’s too late! Lunch will be provided for volunteers. Register before June 8th to receive a free t-shirt! To learn more about TMPF's plan to turn the area into a nature study area for the public, click the button below. |
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Truckee Meadows Trails Challenge June 29, 9 am to 11 am Crystal Peak Park: Nature Trail |
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Discover the amazing history of how this park went from being a bustling lumber town, to what it is today. Ecologically, this is one of the most diverse parks due to its location along the Truckee River in a transition zone between the high desert and the mixed conifer forest of the Sierra Nevada mountains. Restrooms are available. Well-behaved dogs on leash are welcome. Crystal Peak Park address: 578 Crystal Park Road, Verdi, NV 89439 |
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June Blog Safety Tips for Wildfire Season by Megan Reid, Naturalist Educator |
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Wildfire season is upon us. Fires are already burning down western Washington, and the fires in California last year were the deadliest and most destructive in the state’s recorded history. Last year’s Camp Fire was declared a national emergency near the end of 2018... | | |
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We Need Your Vote! NV Energy Power of Good Giveaway |
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All you have to do it vote for us. NV Energy is helping local nonprofits who support youth and young adults in their service territories through their diverse and inclusive programs. First place winners in northern Nevada will receive $10,000; second place, $3,000; and third place, $2,000. You can vote for your favorite nonprofit starting June 17th at 8:00 am by clicking the button below. Thank you! |
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