Event
- Title:
- RiverWatch Refresher Workshop
- When:
- 03.13.2010 - 03.13.2010
- Where:
- Giant City State Park - Makanda
- Category:
- Workshops
Description
Each workshop is from 10am–2pm. Please meet in the AV room, (618) 457.4836 . We will begin with the lecture session from 10am-noon, followed by the field training session (at a local stream) from 12:30-2pm.
Please bring a snack or sack lunch. If a map of the facility is available, please print it and bring it with you. Some buildings, particularly on a campus, are difficult to locate without a map.
Click here for directions & map
You must register prior to attending a workshop. To register, contact Vera Bojic, RiverWatch Coordinator, at 618-468-4870 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
*Refresher workshops are open to volunteers who have already attended a full training workshop. If you are a new volunteer and have never been formally trained through RiverWatch, please attend a RiverWatch Training Workshop.
Venue
- Venue:
- Giant City State Park
- Street:
- Giant City Rd.
- ZIP:
- 62958
- City:
- Makanda
- State:
- Illinois
Description
With its breathtaking natural beauty and unlimited opportunities for outdoor recreation, a trip to Giant City State Park near Carbondale is sure to delight visitors of all ages. From camping and horseback riding to fishing and rappelling, it’s an outdoor lover’s paradise. Visitors will marvel at the many wilderness trails, and a sure treat awaits anyone hiking the Giant City Nature Trail, home of the “Giant City Streets” formed 12,000 years ago by huge bluffs of sandstone. Nestled in the Shawnee National Forest, just minutes south of Carbondale, the area was named for the unique impressions made by its massive sandstone structures. Eons of geological faulting and folding have molded a landscape like none other, which is now clothed in lush garments of fern, moss, large flowering mints, hundreds of species of wild flowers and 75-plus varieties of towering trees. The natural splendor of Giant City has made it a renowned retreat that attracts more than 1.2 million visitors annually.
(sources: http://dnr.state.il.us/lands/landmgt/PARKS/R5/gc.HTM