Are you between the ages of 10 and 17? Have you always wanted to volunteer at The Raptor Center? Now is your chance: Join our free youth service-learning club, Youth RaptorCorps! Each meeting will include an opportunity to see live raptors and learn exciting facts about their environment, natural history, and what you can do to positively affect them. Participants will also engage in service-learning projects aimed at benefiting The Raptor Center’s mission.
Registration is required and is limited to 20 students. Please call the events hotline at 612-624-9753 to register. Attendance at every meeting is recommended. For more information, contact Youth RaptorCorps at raptoryc@umn.edu.
Charge: A flat fee of $15 per student/no more than $20 per family covers all eight sessions!
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 - 4-6 p.m.
- Topic: Introduction to raptors
- Introduction to The Raptor Center
- Snack/break
- Service project:: Create thank-you cards for TRC donors, button name tags
Tuesday, November 13, 2007 - 4-6 p.m.
- Topic: What is a falconer/history
- Snack/break
- Service project: raptor buttons or eagle ornaments
Tuesday, January 8, 2008 - 4-6 p.m.
- Topic: birds and migration
- Snack/break
- Service project: prop box assembly
Tuesday, February 12, 2008 - 4- 6 p.m.
- Topic: All about owls
- Snack/breal
- Service project: Make owl dress-up kits
Tuesday, March 11, 2008 - 4-6 p.m.
- Topic: raptors and the environment
- Snack/break
- Service project: Create open house activity
Tuesday, April 8, 2008 - 4-6 p.m.
- Topic: Raptor rehabilitation
- Snack/break
- Service project: Make tail sheaths for clinic patients
Tuesday, May 13, 2008 - 4-6 p.m.
- Topic: Backyard birding/off-site bird watching
- Snack/break
- Service project: lake cleanup
Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - 4-6 p.m.
- Topic: bald eagles
- Snack/break
- Service project: Make leashes