Major Accomplishments in 2O22

Nature

• Hosted successful 17th Annual Owl Night for 1,500 visitors at Walter B Jacobs Memorial Nature Park

• Hosted the largest Fairy Houses & Gnome Homes event to date with 650 participants

• Facilitated Family Adventure Day at Richard Fleming Park providing gear and instruction to 120 participants in archery, canoeing, and fishing

• Participated in Shreve Memorial Library’s Summer Reading Program offering education programs at 8 branches throughout the parish

• Expanded the full-day Wild Child Summer Camp to host 108 campers over 6 weeks, increased from 2021’s 4 weeks with 48 campers

• Received National Association of Counties Achievement Award for Wild Child Summer Camp program

• Hosted largest Art in the Park event to date with 50 local artists participating and 450 visitors