JAKES Day at CEWC

JAKES Day at Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center - Reminder

JAKES Day at Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center is this Saturday!  Are you looking for ways for the whole family to enjoy the outdoors this weekend?  Come to Charlie Elliott Wildlife Centers JAKES Day Festival on Saturday, May 12, 2012!  This fun-filled event takes place at the Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center's Brooke Ager Discovery Area in Mansfield, GA.  All ages are welcome!  Sponsors include the Georgia Department of Natural Resources' Wildlife Resources Division and the Georgia Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF). 

 

Admission is FREE and includes an array of activities that focus on wildlife, conservation efforts, and outdoor recreational opportunities in Georgia.  Children can try their hands at archery, fishing, shooting sports, and go on a mini-boat ride with a WRD Conservation Ranger.  Show your spirit for the outdoors by getting your face decorated with wildlife art!  Presentations scheduled for this event include live snake and bird of prey programs.  Several exhibitors from wildlife-related organizations also will be on hand to give out information and goodies to those interested in expanding their outdoor horizons.

 

The GA Chapter of NWTF will have FREE t-shirts and food for the first 500 kids!  For kids under 17 years old, memberships in the NWTF's JAKES club (Juniors Acquiring Knowledge, Ethics, & Sportsmanship) will be available for a small fee.  Door prizes will be given away at the close of the event too!  The Charlie Elliott Chapter of the Atlanta Astronomy Club will also set up an indoor planetarium.  Also, be sure to stop by the Charlie Elliott Visitors' Center and tour the Charlie Elliott museum and visit the gift shop.  Discounts will be available for several gift gallery items (excludes hunting and fishing licenses and Charlie Elliott books).  Hope to see you there!

2012 Vendors Include: Georgia Trappers Association Hunters Helping Kids Georgia Falconry Association Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Clean Air Campaign UGA Entomology Live Insect Zoo FFA/FCCLA Dauset Trails Nature Center Georgia Wildlife Federation Atlanta Astronomy Club "Lets Get WILD" Snake show with Steve Scruggs Atlanta Audubon Society Activities provided by the GA DNR: K-9 Demonstration by DNR Conservation Officers Birds of Prey with Pete Griffin, DNR Staff Kids Fishing Event Shooting Sports Archery Face Painting Brooke Ager Discovery Room Tours CEWC Summer Camp Registration

 

Directions: To get to CEWC, take I-20 to Exit 98. Travel south on Highway 11, go through Mansfield, and continue three miles south to the entrance at Marben Farms Road on the left. Then follow the JAKES Day signs to the Discovery Area.  Call 770-784-3059 for more information.

 

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