Hartley Nature Center

Nature-based preschool: 127 students served; 50,875 contact hours. Provided 2,322 worth of preschool scholarships.

Programs for the general public:- offered 80 seasonal environmental camps (3-5 days in length). Natural history and outdoor skills were the primary topics with participants ages 4-12.- gave away 2,689.59 in camp scholarship assistance to families whose children qualified for the federal free and reduced lunch program.- provided 40 walk-in Nature nook programs for parents and their pre-schoolers over the course of the year. Attendance was 262 participants.- provided volunteer opportunities including: education, stewardship and event assistants. Volunteer list consists of over 56 individuals.- provided 564 service hours in the way of volunteer opportunities involved in the stewardship of Hartley park, including buckthorn pulls and frog population monitoring projects.- provided 586 camp experiences for kids.- provided 466 winter equipment rentals.school programs (pre-k thru grade 12):- provided field trips and site visits to 3,871 students.- provided 1,224.69 toward student field trip experiences at half rate prices via our school scholarship fund.- provided 50,875 contact hours to 127 children via our Hartley Nature preschool during the course of the normal school year. - served groups from several area communities.- provided 100 field trip opportunities and 17 school site visits.