Scouting - Forest Preserve District of DuPage County

Scouting
Welcome
In addition to managing over 25,000 acres of woodlands, prairies and wetlands in over 60 forest preserves, the
Forest Preserve District of DuPage County offers a range of opportunities for Scouts and other youth groups
working toward badges and other achievements.
Table of Contents
General Information.................................................. 4
Extension and Districtwide Programs......................... 5
Kline Creek Farm ..................................................... 6
Mayslake Peabody Estate.......................................... 8
Willowbrook Wildlife Center..................................... 9
Danada Equestrian Center...................................... 10
Fullersburg Woods Nature Education Center........... 11
Forest Preserve District of DuPage County
P.O. Box 5000 • Wheaton • Illinois • 60189
(630) 933-7200 • TTY (800) 526-0857
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General Information
Fees
Accessibility
Some programs have associated tuition or fees,
which are listed with each description. All fees are
subject to change, so group leaders should confirm
the current rates when making reservations.
The Forest Preserve District is committed to making
its educational programs available to all groups.
Please mention any accessibility needs or concerns
when you reserve your program.
Clothing
Picnicking
Clothing for outdoor activities should be appropriate
for the weather. Outdoor trails are paved or have
crushed-limestone surfaces, but group leaders and
children should wear waterproof shoes on muddy
days. Items such as bottled water, sunscreen and
insect repellent are also recommended. The District
will cancel a program if there is severe weather.
Picnic sites are available at no extra charge, and many
forest preserves have shelters that are available on a
first-come, first-served basis.
Chaperones
The Forest Preserve District encourages adult
chaperones based on the following guidelines unless
noted in a program description:
One adult per five Scouts
Daisy
One adult per 10 Scouts
Tiger, Wolf, Bear, Webelo, Boy Scout, Daisy, Brownie,
Junior and Cadette Girl Scout
One adult per 15 Scouts
Boy Scout, Senior and Ambassador Boy Scout
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Special Requests
Forest Preserve District staff will consider requests
to develop special programs but reserve the right to
decline any request. If a special request is granted,
staff will calculate the fee at the time of the
reservation based on the time needed to develop,
prepare and present the program and to travel to the
location. Special-request programs are charged at a
rate of $20 per hour per staff member for DuPage
County groups and $50 for out-of-county groups.
For the Latest
Subscribe to the Office of Education’s e-newsletter at
dupageforest.org under “Follow Our Tracks.”
General Information
Extension Programs
These self-guided programs take place in forest
preserves that do not have education centers. Call
Mayslake Peabody Estate at (630) 206-9586 for
details and to reserve materials.
Blackwell Compass Course
The course on Mount Hoy at Blackwell Forest
Preserve in Warrenville is the perfect place to practice
and sharpen navigation and math skills. Groups use
compasses to locate checkpoints with information
about natural and cultural history. Free. Year-round.
RankLength
All
120 min
Waterfall Glen Orienteering
This program allows groups to use a map and
compass to find their way around a marked course
at Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve in Darien. Scouts
learn about natural changes and look for evidence
of wildlife while trying to locate checkpoints. This
preserve has courses ranging from easy to difficult.
Loaner compasses are available. Free. Year-round.
RankLength
All
120 min
Greene Valley Tree Trek
Signs along this 1-mile self-guided hike point out 11
different trees and give descriptions of their barks,
seeds and leaves. Instructions on how to get started
are posted on the information kiosk south of the
Thunderbird Road parking lot. Free. Year-round.
Rank
All
Extension and Districtwide Programs
Districtwide Programs
Volunteer Service Projects
For details on group projects or options at special
events, call Volunteer Services at (630) 933-7681.
Eagle Scout Projects
The District has a limited number of Eagle Scout
projects. The list is routinely updated, but staff
availability, location and seasonal factors may
affect availability. The District will consider requests
when appropriate projects and staff are available.
Prospective Eagle Scouts must independently call
Volunteer Services at (630) 933-7681.
Educational Loan Boxes
Loan boxes are a great way for Scout leaders to
introduce young people to DuPage County’s natural
and cultural history. Each box contains suggested
lessons and activity outlines, books, DVDs and
specimens for Scouts to examine. Boxes are available
for up to two weeks. Call Mayslake Peabody Estate at
(630) 206-9586.
District Boxes
Feathers
ELL/ESL Nature Detectives
Owls
Prairie Plants
Prehistoric Life
Skulls
Tracking
Watersheds
IDNR Boxes
Aquatic Illinois
Illinois Birds
Illinois Fossils
Illinois Insects and Spiders
Illinois Invasive Species
Illinois Prairies
Illinois State Symbols
Illinois Trees
Illinois Wild Mammals
People and Places from Illinois’ Past
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Kline Creek Farm
1N600 County Farm Road • West Chicago • (630) 876-5900 • Farm Hours 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Thursday – Monday
This 1890s living-history farm is the only place in DuPage where Scouts can see a lamb born, learn how to put up
preserves, collect eggs, build a barn and help harvest crops in the field. Here they can learn about the life cycles of
crops and animals, explore the economic role of farmers as producers, discover the effect of technological change
on work and everyday life, and consider interactions between humans and natural resources.
Public Programs
Self-Guided Programs for Girls and Boys
Corn Harvest
Alphabet of Agriculture
Bring your work gloves, and help pick, shock,
shuck and store the corn that will feed the
farm’s cows and sheep over winter. After a
quick session in “Corn College,” fill horsedrawn wagons with corn from the fields, and
make shocks from cut stalks. Create corn-husk
figures to take home. Activities ongoing. Oct. 5
through 7 from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.
Scouts learn the ABCs and sharpen their observation skills
with a simple scavenger hunt that has them look for farmrelated objects that begin with each letter of the alphabet.
Free. Year-round Thursdays – Mondays.
Bring your Scouts to one of the farm’s annual
special events, which are free and open to the
public. Reservations are not required.
Kline Creek Farm offers several resources to help you lead
your group on a tour of this 1890s farm. Pick one as a
stand-alone field trip, or combine one with a guided tour.
Rank
All
Length Min/Max Adult per Child
60 min 10/60
1/10
Architecture Adventure
Ice Harvest
Help cut and haul ice from Timber Lake and
then load it into the ice house for use at the
farm later in the year. January. Call the farm for
specific dates and times.
Lambing
See the farm’s spring lambs — perhaps as
they’re being born! — and learn how farmers
breed, raise and sell livestock. Starts midJanuary. Call the farm for estimated due dates.
Shearing
See how trained border collies herd the flock and
farmhands shear the sheep. Learn how washed
wool becomes spun yarn, and see spinning,
quilting and other hand-work demonstrations.
April. Call the farm for specific dates and times.
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Acting as detectives, Scouts resolve architectural mysteries
of the design and function of various farm buildings. Free.
Year-round Thursdays – Mondays.
Rank
All
Length Min/Max Adult per Child
60 min 10/60
1/10
Discovery Tour
Each Scout receives a magnifying lens and spyglass to
explore the farm while group leaders guide them with
the aid of a picture booklet. Free. Year-round Thursdays –
Mondays.
Rank
All
Length Min/Max Adult per Child
60 min 10/90
1/10
Kline Creek Farm
Guided Programs for Girls and Boys
My First Visit to the Farm
Maple Sugaring
A costumed guide introduces Scouts to this 1890s
farm and the people who care for it. Children
discover what makes farm animals different from
wild animals and the purposes animals serve on a
farm. They explore fields, pastures and agricultural
buildings as they learn about agriculture in the 1890s
and today. $5 per Scout. Labor Day – Memorial Day.
Scouts learn how to tap a tree using hand tools,
check for sap in collection buckets and watch sap
turn into maple syrup over a fire during this true rite
of spring. $5 per Scout. March.
Rank
Length Min/Max Adult per Child
Tiger Cubs, 60 min 10/30
1/5
Daisies, Brownies
Guided Farm Tour
Busy As a Bee
Scouts meet expert beekeepers, examine a hive, learn
how to plant bee-friendly gardens and get a taste of
Kline Creek Farm honey. The visit will extend home
with “make-and-take” projects. $5 per Scout.
Rank
All Length Min/Max Adult per Child
60 min 10/20
1/10
Scouts discover how members of a farm family
worked together as they tour the farmhouse, barn
and other buildings and interact with livestock.
Content relates to the season to help them
understand how farm work relates to the time of
year in terms of crop and animal life cycles. $5 per
Scout. Labor Day – Memorial Day.
Rank
Length Min/Max Adult per Child
Wolf and Bear 60 min 5/15
1/10
Cubs, Webelos,
Daisies, Brownies, Junior Girl Scouts
Rank
Length Min/Max Adult per Child
Wolf and Bear 90 min 10/30
1/10
Cubs, Webelos,
Boy Scouts, Brownies,
Junior, Cadette and Senior Girl Scouts
Taffy-Pulling Party
Christmas on the Farm
As Scouts use a historic recipe to prepare molasses
taffy candy of their very own, they tour our 1890s
farmhouse to learn how kids lived more than a
century ago. One of the ways farm kids in the 1890s
had wintertime fun with their friends was to host
taffy pulling parties. $5 per Scout. Select Saturdays in
February.
Rank
Length Min/Max Adult per Child
Wolf, Bear
60 min 5/12
1/12
and Tiger Cubs,
Brownies, Junior and Cadette Girl Scouts
Kline Creek Farm
This three-part program includes a visit to the
farmhouse kitchen to experience the sights, smells
and tastes of holiday cookies baking in woodburning oven. Scouts tour the farmhouse and learn
about holiday traditions of the past, focusing on the
Christmas tree and gifts. A self-guided tour of the
farm helps children discover how the shorter, cold
winter days affected farm life, from transportation to
animal care. $5 per Scout. December.
Rank
All
Length Min/Max Adult per Child
60 min 10/60
1/1
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Mayslake Peabody Estate
1717 W. 31st Street • Oak Brook • (630) 206-9566 • Hours Vary
This cultural education center offers formal and informal programs for Scouts, training opportunities for teachers,
lecture series, team-building activities, professional retreats and multilevel recreational workshops that introduce
new skills or give participants the chance to improve existing ones. Additionally, its professional resident theater
company, First Folio Theatre, presents award-winning theater and performances for school groups.
Programs for Girls
Local Lore
Architecture and Environmental Design
Scouts will enjoy a short PowerPoint presentation
about the life and times of the Gilded Age (1880
– 1920) and will then take a tour of Mayslake Hall.
This trip will include helping with a clean-up project
followed by a parlor game with lemonade and
cookies. $5 per Scout.
Scouts will take an architectural tour of Mayslake
Hall and discover the work of Chicago architect
Benjamin Marshall through architectural elements of
the building. They will create freehand drawings of
the exterior of the building, an interior room and the
view from a room of the mansion. After, groups will
discuss their works and the importance of these three
perspectives in the work of an architect as they enjoy
lemonade and cookies. $5 per Scout.
Rank
Junior
Girl Scouts
Length Min/Max Adult per Child
90 min 6/12
1/5
Rank
Length Min/Max Adult per Child
Cadette and
90 min 6/15
1/8
Senior Girl Scouts
Heritage Hunt
Scouts will enjoy a short PowerPoint presentation
about the life and times of the Gilded Age (1880 –
1920) and then take a tour of Mayslake Hall. During
the tour, they will learn about the hall’s architect,
previous owners and how the building has been
used over the years. While enjoying lemonade and
cookies, girls will have the opportunity to ask about
the role of Mayslake in the community and the
types of jobs that are available at the hall, including
the educational and training requirements for the
positions. $5 per Scout.
Rank
Length Min/Max Adult per Child
Cadette and
90 min 6/15
1/8
Senior Girl Scouts
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Mayslake Peabody Estate
Willowbrook Wildlife Center
525 S. Park Blvd. • Glen Ellyn • (630) 942-6200 • Center Hours 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Daily
As the Forest Preserve District’s wildlife rehabilitation and education center, Willowbrook offers multifaceted
learning experiences through live animal exhibits, interpretive signs and displays and representative habitat areas.
Programs for Girls
Programs for Boys
This program will get Brownies thinking about
the basic needs humans and animals have in
common. It discusses how animals interact
and how hazards from human activities affect
wildlife. A craft at the end of the program
illustrates predator-prey relationships. This
program satisfies requirements for the
Eco Explorer Achievement. It includes an
outdoor component, so groups should dress
appropriately. $25 per program.
Adult
Rank
Length Min/Max per Child
Brownies
90 min 6/18
1/10
Scouts will learn how to use binoculars, field guides and
resources about birds. They’ll also learn ways they can help
birds and encourage bird activity in their own backyards.
They will also take naturalist-led hike to look for and explore
the world of birds. This program satisfies Arrow Point Elective
13 Birds. It includes an outdoor component, so groups should
dress appropriately. $25 per program.
March 1 – Oct. 31 only.
Brownies Eco Explorer
Junior Wildlife Badge
This program will help Junior Girl Scouts
earn their Wildlife Badges. It discusses local
wildlife, how animals are suited to where
and how they live, and home remedies and
medicines that come from nature. It ends with
a hike to look for birds and other wildlife. This
program must start by 2 p.m. It includes an
outdoor component, so groups should dress
appropriately. $45 per program.
Adult
Rank
Length Min/Max per Child
Junior Girl
2 hr
6/18
1/5
Scouts
Wolf Cub: Bird Arrow Point Achievement
Rank
Wolf Cubs
Bear Cub: Sharing Your World With Wildlife
Before arriving, each Scout will need to create a poster about
his favorite wild animal to share with peers. Scouts will then
learn the role of a wildlife educator, discuss extinct and
endangered animals and learn what they can do to help local
wildlife. They will then tour the center on their own. $25 per
program.
Rank
Bear Cubs
Length Min/Max Adult per Child
90 min 6/18
1/5
Webelos Naturalist Badge
Webelos will learn about the natural world by studying plants
and animals. Classroom time discusses birds and migratory
flyways, venomous animals, and poisonous plants. The
program ends with an activity that creates a food chain with
Scouts servings as producers, consumers and decomposers.
Scouts then tour the center on their own. $25 per program.
Rank
Webelos
Willowbrook Wildlife Center
Length Min/Max Adult per Child
90 min 6/18
1/5
Length Min/Max Adult per Child
90 min 6/18
1/5
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Danada Equestrian Center
3S507 Naperville Road • Wheaton • (630) 668-6012 • Office Hours 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Monday – Friday
The center has been committed to filling the niche of horsemanship education in DuPage County since its
establishment in 1984. Continuing to support its original charter as a “learn to ride” stable, Danada offers basic
horsemanship and instructional riding programs for students ages 12 and up from April through November.
Programs for Girls and Boys
Private Group Horse-Drawn
Hayride or Sleigh Ride
Horse-drawn hayrides and sleigh rides can
accommodate groups up to 500. Rides are a
minimum of 30 minutes, but Danada can adjust the
length to accommodate your group. Picnic facilities
and a warming fire are available. Sleigh rides are
available when there is at least 4 inches of snow on
the trail. $175 for the first 30 minutes; $100 for each
additional 30 minutes. Year-round.
Rank
LengthMax
All
30 min 30 – 35 per wagon
20 – 25 per sleigh
Guided Group Tour
Your group can reserve a one-hour tour that
gives insight into the world of horses and their
management and care. $35 per group of 20 for
DuPage County groups; $65 for out-of-county
groups. Year-round.
Rank
All
10 LengthMax
60 min 20 per tour
Danada Equestrian Center
Fullersburg Woods Nature Education Center
3609 Spring Road • Oak Brook • (630) 850-8110 • Visitor Center Hours 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Daily
Fullersburg Woods Nature Education Center’s certified counselors help Scouts enjoy, explore and learn about the
natural world.
Programs for Boys
Get Sticky!
Hey, Scouts,
Get Sticky!
Forestry
Scouts will learn how to identify common Illinois
trees during this two-day program, which discusses
how trees grow and change and the ways people
use and depend on them. Nov. 2 and 16 from 9 a.m.
until noon. Scouts must bring signed blue cards and
register in advance. $40 per Scout.
Fullersburg Woods Forest Preserve
Sunday
March 2
10 a.m. –
2 p.m.
Scouts, join Fullersburg Woods for some sticky fun! Learn
about the parts of a tree and how to make maple syrup from
beginning to end. This program is for Scouts of all ages but
only meets requirements of the Cadettes Legacy Tree Badge
and the Webelos Scout Forester Badge. The program is $10 per
Scout, and all participants must register and pay in advance.
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Boy Scouts!
Earn your
merit badges
with Fullersburg Woods
during these two-day programs.
¬ Bird Study $50
May 3 • 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. • Fullersburg Woods
May 17 • 10 a.m. – Noon • Willowbrook Wildlife Center
On May 3 learn binocular basics, bird identification and how build
your own feeder. (Make sure to bring a nut-free lunch.) On May 17 visit
Willowbrook Wildlife Center during International Migratory Bird Day for a
guided hike and bird-banding demonstrations. Registration ends April 26.
¬ Nature $45
Aug. 30 • 9 a.m. – Noon • Fullersburg Woods
Sept. 27 • 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. • Fullersburg Woods
Discover the connections between soil, plants and animals and the
importance of DuPage County’s native species. Build a bird feeder, make
track molds, and hike through the woods as you learn how to identify
species in the field. Scouts must complete requirements one and two
before the first class. Registration ends Aug. 22.
¬ Reptile and Amphibian Study $40
May 31 • 9 a.m. – Noon • Fullersburg Woods
June 7 • 9 a.m. – Noon • Fullersburg Woods
Learn about some of the creatures that have fascinated boys for
generations! Through hikes and hands-on demonstrations, this program
will present amazing natural-history facts about the snakes, turtles,
lizards, frogs and salamanders that live in your neighborhood.
Registration ends May 23.
¬ Fish and Wildlife Management $35
Aug. 11 • 9 a.m. – Noon • Fullersburg Woods
Aug. 15 • 9 – 11:30 a.m. • Blackwell Forest Preserve
Join a Forest Preserve District ecologist for a hands-on investigation of
wildlife-management practices in urban DuPage County, and help
with a study, too! Registration ends Aug. 1.
Learn more at dupageforest.org
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dupageforest.org
Fullersburg Woods Nature Education Center
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2014 Go! Camp Environmental Science Merit Badge Program
Camp Information
• RegistrationclosesJuly28.
• Pleasecompleteboth sidesofthisform,andsubmitaseparateformforeachparticipant.
• Submityourform,waiverandpaymentbyfaxto(630)850-7701orbymailorinpersontoFullersburgWoodsNatureEducation
Center,3609SpringRoad,OakBrook,IL60523.Campsfillonafirst-come,first-servedbasis.
• Forspecialaccessibilityneedsorconcerns,calltheForestPreserveDistrict’sADAcoordinatorat(630)933-7683or
TTY(800)526-0857atleastthreeweeksbeforethestartoftheprogram.
• Questions?CallFullersburgWoodsNatureEducationCenterat(630)850-8110.
Participant Information
Participant’sName
Age
ParentorLegalGuardian’sName
PreferredPhone
AlternatePhone
Emailfor confirmations only
StreetAddress
City
State
Zip
DuPageCountyResident?❍Yes❍No
EmergencyContactif parent or guardian is unavailable
Name
PreferredPhone
AlternatePhone
Doctor
Phone
DateofLastTetanusShot
Allergies
OtherMedicalConditions
MedicationsStaff cannot dispense. Parent or guardian must arrange.
Howdidyouhearaboutthisprogram?
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Fees and Schedules
Go! Camp Environmental Science Merit Badge Ages11–17
DuPage County resident $150throughMarch15
$175afterMarch15
Nonresident
$175throughMarch15
$200afterMarch15
Aug. 4 – 8
Aug.4–6 10a.m.–3p.m.
Aug.7at10a.m.–Aug.8at9a.m.
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14 Fullersburg Woods Nature Education Center
2014 GO! Camp Environmental Science Merit Badge Program
Participant Waiver, Release, Hold Harmless and Indemnification Agreement
a) Ivoluntarilywaive,release,andholdharmlesstheDistrict,itselectedofficials,officers,employees,agents,andothervolunteers,
fromanyandallclaims,causesofactionanddamagesforbodilyinjuryordeaththatImaysufferasaresultof,orinanymanner
connectedwith,directlyorindirectly,myparticipationin“Go!CampEnvironmentalScienceMeritBadge”thatincludesexploringthe
environmentandfulfillsallrequirementsfortheenvironmentalsciencemeritbadgeheldattheFullersburgWoodsNatureEducation
CenterinDuPageCounty.IunderstandthatthiswaiverandreleaseprecludesmyrighttorecoveryofdamagesintheeventIam
injuredinthecourseofmyparticipationin“Go!CampEnvironmentalScienceMeritBadge”heldattheFullersburgWoodsNature
EducationCenterinDuPageCounty.
b) Ishalldefend,holdharmlessandindemnifytheForestPreserveDistrictofDuPageCounty,itselectedofficials,officers,employees,
agentsandothervolunteers,fromandagainstalldamages,claims,liabilities,causesofaction,judgments,settlements,costsand
expenses(including,butnotlimitedto,reasonableexpertwitnessandattorneyfees)thatmayatanytimeariseorbeclaimedbyany
person,includingminorswhoinmycharge,ormyresponsibility,andwhowouldberepresentedbyaparent,nextfriendorguardian
includingmyself,asaresultofbodilyinjury,deathorpropertydamage,orasaresultofanyotherclaimorcauseofactionofany
naturewhatsoever,arisingfromorinanymannerconnectedwith,directlyorindirectly,mynegligentorintentionalactsoromissions
inmyparticipationin“Go!CampEnvironmentalScienceMeritBadge”heldattheFullersburgWoodsNatureEducationCenterin
DuPageCounty.
Ihaveread,fullyunderstandandagreetotheassumptionofrisk,waiver,release,holdharmlessandindemnificationtermssetforthabove.
Participant’sPrintedName
ParentorLegalGuardian’sPrintedName
ParentorLegalGuardian’sSignature Date
Cancellations
Toreceivearefundminusa$25administrativefee,youmustcancelatleast21daysbeforethefirstdayofyoursession.Fullersburg
Woodswillnotissueanyrefundsafterthisdeadline.IfFullersburgWoodsneedstocancelasessionduetosevereweather,power
failure,lackofadequateenrollment,instructorillnessorotherreason,youmayapplyyourfeetoanothersessionifspaceisavailable.
Otherwise,FullersburgWoodswillprocessarefundwithin30daysofnotification.
Payment Information
❍CashPlease do not mail cash.
❍Checkpayable to Forest Preserve District of DuPage County
❍Visa
CardNumber
❍MasterCard
AmounttoCharge$
❍Discover
NameonCreditCard
Signature
Exp.Date
BillingZipCode
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Fullersburg Woods Nature Education Center
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2014 Boy Scout Merit Badge Program
Camp Information
• Pleasecompleteboth sidesofthisform,andsubmitaseparateformforeachparticipant.
• Submityourform,waiverandpaymentbyfaxto(630)850-7701orbymailorinpersontoFullersburgWoodsNatureEducation
Center,3609SpringRoad,OakBrook,IL60523.Programsfillonafirst-come,first-servedbasis.
• Forspecialaccessibilityneedsorconcerns,calltheForestPreserveDistrict’sADAcoordinatorat(630)933-7683or
TTY(800)526-0857atleastthreeweeksbeforethestartofyourprogram.
• Questions?CallFullersburgWoodsNatureEducationCenterat(630)850-8110.
Participant Information
Participant’sName
Age
ParentorLegalGuardian’sName
PreferredPhone
AlternatePhone
Emailfor confirmations only
StreetAddress
City
State
Zip
DuPageCountyResident?❍Yes❍No
EmergencyContactif parent or guardian is unavailable
Name
PreferredPhone
AlternatePhone
Doctor
Phone
DateofLastTetanusShot
Allergies
OtherMedicalConditions
MedicationsStaff cannot dispense. Parent or guardian must arrange.
Howdidyouhearaboutthisprogram?
Fees and Schedules
Feesforthesetwo-dayprogramsarethesameforDuPageCountyresidentsandnonresidents.
❍ Bird Study
$50
May3
May17
9a.m.–2p.m.
10a.m.–Noon
❍ Nature
$45
Aug.30
Sept.27
9a.m.–Noon
FullersburgWoods
9a.m.–12:30p.m. FullersburgWoods
❍ Reptile and Amphibian Study
$40
May31
June7
9a.m.–Noon
9a.m.–Noon
FullersburgWoods
FullersburgWoods
❍ Fish and Wildlife Management $35
Aug.11
Aug.15
9a.m.–Noon
9–11:30a.m.
FullersburgWoods
BlackwellForestPreserve
FullersburgWoods
WillowbrookWildlifeCenter
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16 Fullersburg Woods Nature Education Center
2014 Boy Scout Merit Badge Program
Participant Waiver, Release, Hold Harmless and Indemnification Agreement
a) Ivoluntarilywaive,release,andholdharmlesstheDistrict,itselectedofficials,officers,employees,agents,andothervolunteers,from
anyandallclaims,causesofactionanddamagesforbodilyinjuryordeaththatImaysufferasaresultof,orinanymannerconnected
with,directlyorindirectly,myparticipationinthe“BoyScoutMeritBadgeProgram”thatincludes,butisnotlimitedto,exploring
thepreserve,developingcampingskillsanddoingnatureartprojectsattheFullersburgWoodsNatureEducationCenterinDuPage
County.IunderstandthatthiswaiverandreleaseprecludesmyrighttorecoveryofdamagesintheeventIaminjuredinthecourse
ofmyparticipationinthe“BoyScoutMeritBadgeProgram”atFullersburgWoods,WillowbrookWildlifeCenterandBlackwellForest
Preserve.
b) Ishalldefend,holdharmlessandindemnifytheForestPreserveDistrictofDuPageCounty,itselectedofficials,officers,employees,
agentsandothervolunteers,fromandagainstalldamages,claims,liabilities,causesofaction,judgments,settlements,costsand
expenses(including,butnotlimitedto,reasonableexpertwitnessandattorneyfees)thatmayatanytimeariseorbeclaimedbyany
person,includingminorswhoinmycharge,ormyresponsibility,andwhowouldberepresentedbyaparent,nextfriendorguardian
includingmyself,asaresultofbodilyinjury,deathorpropertydamage,orasaresultofanyotherclaimorcauseofactionofany
naturewhatsoever,arisingfromorinanymannerconnectedwith,directlyorindirectly,mynegligentorintentionalactsoromissions
inmyparticipationinthe“BoyScoutMeritBadgeProgram”atFullersburgWoods,WillowbrookWildlifeCenterandBlackwellForest
Preserve.
Ihaveread,fullyunderstandandagreetotheassumptionofrisk,waiver,release,holdharmlessandindemnificationtermssetforthabove.
Participant’sPrintedName
ParentorLegalGuardian’sPrintedName
ParentorLegalGuardian’sSignature Date
Cancellations
Toreceivearefundminusa$25administrativefee,youmustcancelatleastsevendaysbeforethefirstdayofyourprogram.Fullersburg
Woodswillnotissueanyrefundsafterthisdeadline.IfFullersburgWoodsneedstocancelaprogramduetosevereweather,power
failure,lackofadequateenrollment,instructorillnessorotherreason,youmayapplyyourfeetoanotherprogramifspaceisavailable.
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