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Title: Saturday Stream Snapshot (SSS) Citizen Monitoring Program Volunteer Training
Description: Volunteers needed collect samples, transport samples to the lab, analyze samples, and enter data into a database. Every Saturday at 9:30 a.m., we train new volunteers and give tours of the lab. As a 501(c) 3 organization, we can offer volunteers Community Service Hours. Come join the fun!
Date: Saturday, June 12, 2010
Time: 9:30 – 10:00 am Volunteer Orientation; 10:30 am – 2:30 pm Lab Analyst On-The-Job Training
Location: Greenacres River Lab, 211 Railroad Avenue, Loveland, OH 45140
Target Audience: Families and Students Grades 3-12
Cost: Free
Contact Person: Anne Lyon
Contact Phone: (513) 891-4227
Contact E-mail: alyon@green-acres.org
Other Information: Click here to download program flyer (pdf, file size 68 kb)

Title: Rain Garden Lesson Guide Workshops
Description: Are you interested in planting a rain garden on your school site? Then this single-day workshop is for you! A New Rain Garden Lesson Guide was developed in 2009 as part of the Clermont Soil & Water Conservation District “Partnering to Protect Water Resources: A Rain Garden Demonstration and Education Project”  and contains six project-based science and math lessons that take you and your students through the process of designing, installing, maintaining, and monitoring a Rain Garden on or near your school campus. The Lessons are divided into three grade bands (3-5, 6-8,and 9-12). All Lessons have been correlated with Ohio Academic Standards and use an inquiry-based approach to learning.
Date: Tuesday June 15 (Grades 3-8) and June 22, 2010 (Grades 6-12)
Time: 8:30 am – 3:30 pm
Location: Grades 3-8 at the Academy of World Languages, 2030 Fairfax Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio 45207 and Grades 6-12 at the Hamilton County Education Service Center, 11083 Hamilton Avenue Cincinnati, Ohio 45231
Target Audience: 3-12 and non-formal Educators
Cost: Free (There are also thirty $100 stipends for teachers who meet the stipend criteria).
Contact Person: Anne Lyon
Contact Phone: (513) 891-4227 ext. 1110
Contact E-mail: alyon@green-acres.org
Other: Workshop Flyer and Registration Form

Title: Greenacres Under The Stars
Program Description: Bring your dinner and your own seating to hear ensembles from the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra play!  A great activity for family and work groups!  Reserve your space today.  In case of rain, the concert will be held inside. The concert lasts about an hour.  Refreshments will be available for purchase.  Alcoholic beverages may not be brought into Greenacres but they will be available for purchase.
Date: June 24, 2010
Time: Gates open at 6:00 pm; music begins at 6:30 pm
Location: Back paver/tent area
Target Audience: children and adults
Cost: $5 for children under 12 and seniors; all others $10
Contact Person: Jackie Quay
Work Phone: (513) 793 2787 Ext. 1202
Contact E-mail: jquay@green-acres.org

Title: SWOBA Bee Keepers Open Hive Demonstration 
Description: An opportunity to see inside a bee hive at Greenacres. Preceded by a SWOBA member pot-luck lunch at noon.
Date: June 26, 2010
Time: 1:30 pm – 3:00pm
Location: Greenacres Old Church Site, 8680 Spooky Hollow Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45242
Target Audience: Adults
Cost: free
Contact Person: Patty Harrington
Contact Phone: (513) 891-4227 ext 1130
Contact E-mail: naturalists@green-acres.org