In this episode, Michelle visits with Jessie Dockins, Coordinator of School Programs for Grades 4-12, about programming offered at the Dana Brown Overnight Center within Shaw Nature Reserve. Along the way, they'll discuss challenges people face connecting with the natural world, and how the education team at Shaw Nature Reserve is working to remove those obstacles.

Also: an update on upcoming events! Follow this link to register!

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Resources from the show:

Jessie Dockins, School Programs Grades 4-12: [email protected]

Karen Bryan, School Programs PreK-3: [email protected]

Beetles Project

Shaw Nature Reserve's Google Earth Preview

River City Outdoors

Boys & Girls Club of Greater St. Louis

St. Louis Science Center YES Program

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St. Louis Story Stitchers

Video: "To The Prairie"

Video: "Prairie Therapy"

St. Louis On the Air: "A trip to the prairie connects young Black artists from St. Louis to nature."

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"Prairie Therapy / To the Prairie" Copyright 2023 St. Louis Story Stitchers, used with permission.

Copyright 2023, Shaw Nature Reserve. All rights reserved.

Cover Photography: Matilda Adams

Music: "River Valley Breakdown" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com); Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/