Just Ducky!

Look for big yellow ducks to spring up around Bay Village as we get closer to our Family Fun Fest and The Great Duck Race. Another outstanding Boy Scout volunteer, Corey Smith, made a number of the bright, duck-shaped signs to promote our annual summer event. All we need to do, is add the June 1 date and time (12 - 4 p.m.) and pound the stakes in the ground. That's Corey's Mom (left) and our Volunteer Coordinator Julie Mistur (right) pictured with Corey.

New Touch Boxes To Explore

Lake Erie Nature & Science Center and its visitors are the beneficiary of another wonderful Eagle Scout project. Stop by and see (and touch!) the creations by Geoffrey Mauer, a Boy Scout from Troop 194 in Rocky River. Each box contains something fun from nature to explore with the sense of touch. Can't guess what it is? Open the back and peek to see! Generous In-Kind Donations of all kinds help support the non-profit work of our Center, from Wildlife Rehab to Education. Thanks to all of our in-kind donors, including Geoffrey, who's pictured here with Volunteer Coordinator Julie Mistur.

More Boy Scout Projects Benefit Center

We are again fortunate to have Boy Scout projects enhancing the Lake Erie Nature & Science Center experience! Jason Wissman (left) created a wonderful outdoor and indoor vegetable garden (complete with manual) for the animals. We have more than 100 live animals on exhibit and in our outreach & education collection.
Philip Koch (at right) created beautiful identification signs for the plants along the path in our backyard. In addition to identifying pictures, each marker includes a fun fact about the plant. There's also an opportunity for little ones to practice their ABC's with the first letter of the name of the plant on each sign.

These projects are in addition to the recent addition of new benches. Thanks to all three Boy Scouts for benefiting the Center with their creativity and hard work!

Eagle Scout Project Benefits Center

The Center can thank an industrious Boy Scout for a new set of benches that families can enjoy in the "Critter Corner" play area of our exhibit hall. Charles Cartier (pictured left) constructed the two benches as his Eagle Scout project. He used a wood-burning tool to create animal-themed game boards on the seating surface. There's also built-in storage for the Tic Tac Toe game pieces (painted rocks.) Children and parents took right to the new furnishings, playing an inaugural game of tic tac toe before the second bench was carried into place!