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Ernie Miller Nature Center
EMNC Outdoor Discovery Camp
909 N K-7 Highway Olathe, Kansas 66061 Phone:(913) 826-2800
Assistant Director/Bus Driver
Visit us at www.erniemiller.com
Nolan Lewis
Follow us on: Twitter @JCPRDemncnature
This summer, Nolan Lewis received the SEASONAL 2nd Quarter award for JCPRD! Nolan has been working with Ernie Miller Ernie Miller Nature Center Staff Nature Center for the Outdoor Discovery Camp for 7 years. Outdoor Education Manager - Andrea Joslin During the school year, he teaches elementary school full time, Park Supervisor - Leon Gordon and also works at TimberRidge Adventure Center as an Activity Interpretive Assistant - Amy Isenburg Days leader. Nolan is challenge course facilitator trained, and Senior Park Naturalist - Regina Wasson often helps with the TRAC open house, before returning to camp! Park Naturalist II & Tracks Editor - Diana Bliss Park Naturalist II - Amber Lamble Nolan received the 2nd quarter Animal Caretakers - Abby Cummings & Lindsay Evans award for handling several difficult situations revolving around the camp bus. He handled these situations professionally and There are several ways you can help us care for the calmly and ensured the safety of animals at the nature center. From monetary our camp participants. Thank you donations, to gift cards or purchasing items we Nolan for your contributions to need. We can’t do it without you! running a quality JCPRD program! Donations May Be Dropped Off At Ernie Miller Nature Center: 909 N. Highway 7, Olathe, KS
Donations for the Animals
November 1-Feb. 28: Mon.-Sat. 9am-4:30pm Sun. 12:30pm-4:30pm March 1-Oct. 31: Mon.-Sat. 9am-5:00pm Sun. 1pm-5pm
Mudpies
Whoo’s There? OWLS!
Nature Activities
Fall is a great time to go outside and for children experience the sounds and animals of the night! Do you hear (913) 826-2800 www.erniemiller.com any hooting or trilling in your neighborhood? Whoo could it be? Mammals Snakes, Turtles and Toads Owls! We have four owls in Peanuts in shell, no salt Frozen berries Johnson County: Great Horned Owl, Barred Owl, Barn Sweet potatoes Frozen kernel corn Owl, and Eastern Screech Owl (pictured above left to right). Whole carrots Frozen broccoli Pine shavings Clear critter keepers Come by the nature center to meet an owl up close! Until you do, (Lifetime Pet in Olathe) enjoy using your creativity to make a craft pinecone owl! Rodent Chow for mice
Birds of Prey One-quarter inch and/or three-quarter inch rope Brown duct tape Detergent/Dryer sheets
Outside critters and general animal care Apple Cider Vinegar Nitrile disposable gloves Disinfecting wipes Bird seed: black oil sunflower, safflower seed, suet cakes Gift Card Ideas: Walmart, PetCo, Price Chopper, LifeTime Pet
Pine Cone Owl Materials: Pine cones, wiggle eyes, felt (cut into triangles for ear tufts and one slightly larger for nose), glue gun, tacky craft glue or wood glue. Instructions: Place one large pine cone upside down for the owl’s body. Glue a smaller pine cone right-side up on top of the large pine cone to make the head. Add wiggle eyes and felt nose and ears. You can make this into an ornament for your tree or glue to a piece of wood with a flat bottom to set on a table. Add three pine cone owls to the wood an make an owl family!
