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Free two-day program offered at Rocky Reach Visitor Center
Chelan County PUD
News Release
6/29/2007
Rocky Reach Visitor Center will offer a free program July 12-13, spotlighting local wildlife, plants, and Native American life.
The hands-on program, which is for children and adults, includes a day of classroom learning and guided walk through the Horan Nature Area at the Wenatchee and Columbia rivers’ confluence.
Taught by a Chelan County PUD biologist, other PUD staff, and Choctaw Nation member Roger Amerman, students will learn about the importance and benefits of native habitats and open space for wildlife and people.
Amerman holds a bachelor’s degree in geology from the University of Oregon and two master’s degrees, one from Washington State University in natural resource science, and another from the Colorado School of Mines in geology.
Click here to learn more about the program.
Space is limited and registration is encouraged. Call (509) 663-7522 to register.
Visit the Visitor Center online (www.chelanpud.org/visitor-center.html) at http://www.chelanpud.org/ for information on other free programs offered this summer.
Chelan County PUD welcomes visitors to tour the exhibits and the Museum of the Columbia at their leisure. Guides are on hand to answer questions and provide in-depth tours. The Visitor Center is open 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. daily including Saturday and Sunday.
Rocky Reach Dam is seven miles north of Wenatchee on Highway 97A.
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Christy Shearer
Communications Audio-visual Specialist
Chelan County PUD
509.661.4258 office
509.421.4258 cell
509.661.8133 fax
christy.shearer@chelanpud.org
http://www.chelanpud.org/