Placer Nature Center
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Direct beneficiaries per year: 10,000
Someone who had 3 hours of volunteer time could: Help pull weeds, repair our insect nets, rake the walk-ways
Geographic areas served: Placer County, as well as neighboring: Nevada, El Dorado, Sacramento
Mission:
The educational programsof Placer Nature Center evoke a sense of discovery andwonder about our place on earth. The workof Placer Nature Center helps us understand that our dailychoices impact the environmental, social and economic well-being of the planet.This is essential, because a healthy world means the world to us.
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docent
12/08/11
I have been a docent at Placer Nature Center since 1994 and have seen thousands of school children enjoy all that the center has to offer. This is a little jewel of a place tucked into a corner of Auburn that needs to be brought to the attention of everyone in our community. It may be the only ...
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Steven Davis
12/22/10
Placer Nature Center is the local environmental education equivalent of the "little engine that could". With an enthusiastic group of volunteers and a tiny, but very energetic staff, PNC provides outdoor education to thousands of school children each year. In addition, Placer Nature Center ...
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R. Garrison
11/22/10
The Placer Nature Center provides children and their families with the opportunity to enjoy, learn about and appreciate nature through the self-guided exploration of a wonderful nature center, as well as through guided school tours, special discovery days, summer camps and outreach activities.
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