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Zack's 2010 Nature & Art Program Calendar

Current presentations at schools, nature centers, parks, libraries, care facilities, museums

How to request a program?

May 2010
May 6, Thursday
Flagstaff, Arizona
• 2 pm, Conducted "Birds of Prey: PSI", "Animal Relay", and "Unnatural Nature Walk" for three 4th grade classes at Sechrist Elementary School.
May 20 , Thursday
Grand Canyon, Arizona
• 9-2, Naturalist on Grand Canyon National Park field trip for three 4th grade classes from Sechrist Elementary School.
May 20 , Thursday
Flagstaff, Arizona
• 7:00 pm. Facilitated the Northern Arizona Audubon Society meeting
May 28 , Friday
Kaibab National Forest, Arizona
7:00 pm, Forest Bingo! at Dogtown Lake Campground

May 29 , Saturday
Kaibab National Forest, Arizona
10:00 am, Rock Art activity at Dogtown Lake Campground
7:00 pm, Forest Bingo! at Kaibab Lake Campground

May 30 , Sunday
Kaibab National Forest, Arizona
10:00 am, Rock Art activity at White Horse Lake Campground.
June 2010

June 8, Thursday
Flagstaff, Arizona
• Presented "Interpertive Signage Goes American Idol" for National Park Service Interpreter's Training at Cosnino Fire Station.

June 15, Thursday
Flagstaff, Arizona - Flagstaff Public Library
• 10:30 am, Presenting "Fun, Fishy Drawing" for 4-8 year olds at
Flagstaff Public Library.
• 1:00 pm, Presenting "Drawing Fish and Other Water Creatures" for children 8 and up, at the Flagstaff Public Library. http://www.flagstaffpubliclibrary.org/services/youth_services/kids/kidsevents2010.html
June 25, Thursday
Flagstaff, Arizona - East Flagstaff Public Library
• 10:30 am, Presenting "Fun, Fishy Drawing"for 4-8 year olds at Flagstaff Public Library.

• 1:00 pm, Presenting "Drawing Fish and Other Water Creatures" for children 8 and up, at the Flagstaff Public Library.
http://www.flagstaffpubliclibrary.org/services/youth_services/kids/kidsevents2010.html
June 26 , Saturday
Flagstaff, Arizona
• 10-2, Crafts and 2:30 pm, Hummingbird Relay at the Humminbird Festival at The Arboretum At Flagstaff for the Northern Arizona Audubon Society. http://www.thearb.org/
July 2010

July 2, Friday
Kaibab National Forest, Arizona
8:00 PM - Presenting "Horton Hears a Hoo-Hoo-Hoo" at Dogtown Lake Campground. A slide and audio program on the spooky sounds of nighttime wildlife of the Ponderosa pine forest.

July 3, Saturday
Kaibab National Forest, Arizona

10:30AM - Nature Drawing at White Horse Lake Campground.
8:00 PM - Presenting "Horton Hears a Hoo-Hoo-Hoo" at Kaibab Lake Campground. A slide and audio program on the spooky sounds of nighttime wildlife of the Ponderosa pine forest.
July 4, Sunday
Kaibab National Forest, Arizona
10:30AM - Nature Drawing at Dogtown Lake Campground.
July 13 , Tuesday
Flagstaff, Arizona
• 3:30-4:30. "Pros & Cons of Scientific Illustration" interactive lecture at e-GIRLS Summer Forensics Camp at Northern Arizona University. http://www.renewed-revu.net/egirls

July 17, Saturday
Kaibab National Forest, Arizona

• 8:00 PM - Presenting "Horton Hears a Hoo-Hoo-Hoo" at Kaibab Lake Campground. A slide and audio program on the spooky sounds of nighttime wildlife of the Ponderosa pine forest.

July 19-23 , Monday-Friday
Flagstaff, Arizona
• 9-1pm daily. "Critter Club" (6-8 yo's) at the Musuem of Northern Arizona.

July 20 , Tuesday
Flagstaff, Arizona
• 3:30-4:30. "Pros & Cons of Scientific Illustration" interactive lecture at e-GIRLS Summer Forensics Camp at Northern Arizona University. http://www.renewed-revu.net/egirls

July 26-30 , Monday-Friday
Flagstaff, Arizona
•9-1pm daily. "WSI: Wildlife Scene Investigators" (9-13 yo's) at the Musuem of Northern Arizona.
August 2010
 
September 2010
September 16 , Thursday
Flagstaff, Arizona
• 7:00 pm. Facilitating the Northern Arizona Audubon Society meeting
October 2010
October 1, 2010
Buffalo-Niagara, New York

• 1:30 pm. Presenting "Informal Educators Make Connections with Inquiry" at the North American Association For Environmental Education annual conference.
http://www.naaee.org
tba
Flagstaff, Arizona

• Conducting nature activities at Raymond Park/Kachina Bowl grand opening for Coconino County Parks & Recreation Dpt. and Northern Arizona Audubon Society.
October 21, Thursday
Flagstaff, Arizona
• 7:00 pm. Facilitating the Northern Arizona Audubon Society meeting.
November 2010
November 18, Thursday
Flagstaff, Arizona
• 7:00 pm. Facilitating the Northern Arizona Audubon Society meeting.
December 2010
 
January 2011
tba
Flagstaff, Arizona

• Conducting adult class on Urabn Interface Wildlife with Sapna Sapori at Willow Bend Environmental Education Center for Northern Arizona Audubon Society. http://www.willowbendcenter.org
tba
Flagstaff, Arizona

• Conducting family workshop for building birdhouses with Sapna Sapori at Willow Bend Environmental Education Center for Northern Arizona Audubon Society. http://www.willowbendcenter.org
January 20, Thursday
Flagstaff, Arizona
• 7:00 pm. Facilitating the Northern Arizona Audubon Society meeting.

More 2010 dates are in the works.

Please email or call with your requests
for preferred dates and times!

Scroll the list above for your city, available dates and times to see when I can accommodate you're needs and class schedules. Usually in a one site/town/city, I can provide 2 - 3 programs per morning and 2 - 3 programs per afternoon, and 1 program per evening, as denoted by a black dots, •. I will need to schedule 1-2 hours off for lunch/dinner and/or travel between sites.

Email or call to request a program. Be ready to provide applicable information, such as:
•Your name,
•Class grade(s),
•Number of students/participants per class/group,
•Name of your school, nature center or park,
•Phone & time to best reach you,
•Program name you are requesting,
•Date & time slot desired with beginning and ending times (also an alternate date & time slot if you can),
•Payment contact if other than yourself (I can process CC payments),
•Other questions.

Confirmation: I will return your call/email ASAP to confirm your date request and then I will post it on the online schedule below. Programs requests will be scheduled on a first come basis. Due to the lag time between request messages and postings, I may not be able to meet all request.

Is your town or preferred date not on my calendar?
Please ask. I will work to accommodate you!

I look forward to visiting your school, facility or park!

Zack

Life Drawing
&
Education
Zackery Zdinak
Flagstaff, Arizona
928-774-4229
Email: wildlife@lifedraw.com