Museum Explorer's Summer Camp - Bobcat
If you picture yourself face to face with a Barn Owl, exploring the intricate anatomy of a tarantula or having a behind the scenes tour at the desert museum, this summer camp is for you! In this camp we will experience close encounters with the flora and fauna of the Sonoran Desert Region and the Desert Museum. These activities will include a great variety of natural history programs such as nature journaling, live animal demonstrations, behind the scenes tour of the herpetology department, hikes and exploration of the museum grounds and adjacent areas. It also includes a variety of hands-on activities related to desert ecology, horticulture, and primitive technology as well as amazing stories of the Ethnobotany and material culture of the People of the Desert; the Tohono O'odham, the Pima, the Seri, and the Yaqui.
About the Instructor:
Jesús Manuel García was born and raised in Magdalena de Kino, Sonora, México. In 1987, after finishing a degree in Elementary Education at Escuela Normal del Estado in Hermosillo, Sonora, he moved to Tucson, Arizona.
In 1996 he returned to school and attended Pima Community College and the University of Arizona. By December of 2001 he completed a Bachelor's degree in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, with a minor in cultural Anthropology.
Jesús has been associated with the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum since 1991, first as a Docent then as a bilingual educator. Now he is an Education Specialist, teaching natural history programs to the Hispanic community of the Tucson area schools and schoolteachers and youth in the border region of the state of Sonora, Mexico. Jesús has many interests such as conservation biology, cultural ecology, languages, music, gardening, and art.
Ages: Entering grades 3 or 4
Dates: July 27, 2009 - July 30, 2009
Times: - 8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Location:
Course ID: 1202 (MEB92)
Note: There are limited openings for this class. Please call 520-883-3086 to check availability before registering.
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