Quad City Enviro-Kids Program June 11, 2011

Quad City area youth entering 3rd-5th grade this fall are invited to attend the third annual Enviro-Kids, an environmental education program that meets five Saturday mornings from 9 a.m. to noon throughout the summer. The goal of Enviro-Kids is to teach youth different ways to have fun outdoors while incorporating environmental education.

The 2011 schedule for Quad City Enviro-Kids includes:

• June 11: Investigating Water Quality and Water Critters at Nahant Marsh, 4220 Wapello Avenue, Davenport. Learn to be a water detective. Enviro-Kids will learn about water testing for pollution and will learn how to catch and identify critters from the marsh. The day will also include a hike around the marsh to look for plants and animals that use the marsh as their home.

• June 25: Fishing & Water Safety at Vander Veer Park, 215 East Central Park Avenue, Davenport. Learn how to cast, bait the hook and take a fish off the line.

• July 9: Canoeing & Kayaking at West Lake Park, 14910-110th Avenue, Davenport.

• July 23: Stormwater Service at Wessel Park, 26th and Oak Street, Bettendorf. Be the solution to water pollution! Join us for a stormwater scavenger hunt, rain garden planting and storm drain marking.

• July 30: Farm to Farmer’s Market. Meet at Freight House Farmer’s Market, 421 West River Drive, Davenport, where we’ll learn about the importance of locally grown produce. Then we’ll travel to Miss Effie’s Farm near Donahue where we’ll see how the foods at Farmer’s Market ended up there. Bussing available on a first come first serve basis.

The cost for Enviro-Kids is a one-time fee of $5 per child, which covers their t-shirt and other incidental costs. Children can attend one or all of the Saturday programs. Parents or guardians will drop the child off at a new location for each program. Parents can accompany the child or return to pick them up when the program ends. Younger children can attend Enviro-Kids if accompanied by an adult.

Registration is limited and accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information call 563-468-4218 or visit www.ilivehereqc.org to download the flier and registration form.

Quad City Enviro-Kids is sponsored by: City of Bettendorf, Davenport Parks and Recreation, Freight House Farmer’s Market, Friends of the Wapsi Center, iLivehere®, Miss Effie’s, Nahant Marsh, Partners of Scott County Watersheds, Scott County Conservation Board and Scott County Soil & Water Conservation District.