Write a commentOswego County 4-H is hosting Sparks - Nature Detectives, a four-session afterschool science 4-H club.
Sparks - Nature Detectives encourages youth to explore the outdoors, while discovering habitats, wildlife, and nature through their local environment. This program includes hands-on activities that allows for participants to broaden their interest in an outdoor setting and builds essential creative, interpersonal, and science process skills. The 4-H club is meeting at the Amboy 4-H Environmental Education Center on Tuesdays at 6:00 p.m., between May 10th and May 31st. Sparks - Nature Detectives is open to Oswego County youth ages five to 18. The 4-H club will be using the nature detecting curriculum published by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology.
The fee to participate is $14 per youth. Registration is required as space is limited. Register by visiting https://reg.cce.cornell.edu/sparksnatdetect_235 or by calling the Oswego County 4-H at 315-963-7286 ext. 401. A parent or legal guardian must attend the first session on May 10th. Additional enrollment paperwork needs to completed at this first meeting. Children five to eight years of age must have a parent or legal guardian attend every meeting with their child in accordance with 4-H insurance regulations. COVID safety procedures are still being followed. Chairs, tabletops, other flat spaces, and pens/pencils are sanitized after use. Facemasks may be worn if a participant chooses to. If you need assistance or more information, please contact Oswego County 4-H at 963-7286. ext. 401 or sam555@cornell.edu.
The Amboy 4-H Environmental Education Center is located at 748 State Route 183 in eastern Oswego County, between Routes 13 and 69 near Williamstown. More information about the Amboy 4-H Environmental Educational Center and its programming, can be found at http://thatscooperativeextension.org/amboy-4-h-environmental-education-center, or by calling the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oswego County 4-H Office at 315‑963‑7286. The Amboy 4-H Environmental Education Center is located at 748 State Route 183, between County Routes 69 and 13 near Williamstown. Cornell Cooperative Extension is an employer and educator recognized for valuing AA/EEO, Protected Veterans, and Individuals with Disabilities, and provides equal program and employment opportunities. Please contact the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oswego County office if you have any special needs.
