Nature Hike and Bioblitz
Join us on Saturday, April 26 from 10:00 am to noon. for a nature hike and participate in the 2025 iNaturalist City Nature Challenge Bioblitz. We will explore the trails and gardens at the Earth & Spirit Center with naturalist, Tim Darst to photograph and identify plants and animals as a part of this city-wide challenge to measure the biodiversity of Jefferson County. Get to know local flora and fauna while participating in citizen science. Open to all ages, but participants will need to have a smartphone for this project. The cost is $5 per family.
Camp Odyssey At Shawnee Registration Open
🔥 Camp Odyssey Registration Open For Shawnee Park
This camp series is designed to give children the time, space, and resources to start a life-long relationship with nature. We will be offering camp during Spring Break 2025. Early and late drop-off will be available. We can’t wait to get started! 🐄🌳✨
Community Conversation with John Borders
Racial Discrimination in Housing and its Impact on Wealth Building
There’s a good explanation for the disparity of wealth between Black and white families in America. It was planned and executed by the government, in partnership with the real estate industry. Join us as we learn about the history of redlining, racial deed restrictions, zoning laws and steering. These practices guaranteed that the middle class would be almost entirely white for generations. And their impacts are felt today in our city and neighborhoods, and in the wealth of our citizens.
Mr. Borders has been a real estate attorney for 35 years but only recently learned how the industry he works in was primarily responsible for the wealth disparities in our country. We hope you’ll join us to learn about this history!