"This is a great opportunity for us and the “Friends of LBL” to say thank you to all the educators in our area for the time and energy they spend connecting their students with the great outdoors,” said Sharon Waltrip, Program Manager for Environmental Education at LBL.  "We invite teachers to come out and discover all of the environmental education opportunities LBL offers."

Admission to The Homeplace (HP), Golden Pond Planetarium (GPP), and Nature Station (NS) is free for current and retired teachers, home educators, and their immediate families on September 15 & 16.  Be sure to bring a letter printed on your school letterhead, a school faculty ID card, or your home educator identification to present at each site.

Special programs scheduled for this weekend include:

·         Sat., 10am-4pm       Elk & Bison Prairie Celebration at Golden Pond Visitor Center

·         Sat., 11:30am          In Cold Blood at NS

·         Sat., 1-3pm              Wildlife in 1850 at HP

·         Sat., 2:15pm            Bugle Boys at NS

·         Sat., 3pm                 IBEX at GPP

·         Sun., 10am-2pm      Wash Day at HP

·         Sun., 1pm                Prairie Prowlers at NS

·         Sun., 3pm                Earth, Moon, & Sun at GPP

·         Sun., 3:30pm           Puppet Show:  Animals of the Pond at NS

·         Sat. & Sun., 10am   The Little Star that Could at GPP

·         Sat. & Sun., 12pm   Legends of the Night Sky (Laser Show) at GPP

·         Sat. & Sun., 1pm     Two Small Pieces of Glass at GPP

·         Sat. & Sun., 2pm     Skies Above at GPP

Come Outside and Play at Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area.  Managed by the Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Land Between The Lakes provides outdoor recreation, lake access, and environmental education for the public to enjoy.  Visitors are encouraged to review LBL’s official website at www.lbl.org often for Calendar of Events, updates on programs and policies, safety information, maps, temporary trail and road closures, and additional LBL information, or call 800-LBL-7077 or 270-924-2000.  Follow LBL on www.Twitter.com/LBLScreechOwl or www.Twitter.com/LandBtwnLakes.