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Home > 2012 Family Summit
Location of the 2012 Family Nature Summit:
YMCA of the Rockies, Estes Park, CO
July 7-13, 2012
Download 2012 Registration Form
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New to Summits? Learn what Family Nature Summits is all about
Learn about the Craig Tufts Environmental Education Fund Scholarship
NEW! Ron Cisar Joins Family Nature Summits for 2012 Summit
Ron is returning to Summits after an 8 year hiatus, having worked over 20 National Wildlife Federation Conservation Summits from 1984 to 2004. Those who have enjoyed his classes and programs for so many years will be glad to have him back, and newcomers will get a treat. Read the complete article.
Noted Naturalist, Bob Pyle, Joins Family Nature Summits for 2012 Summit
One rarely gets an entire week to spend some "quality time" with "one of America's exceptional naturalists and one of its finest natural history writers", Robert Michael Pyle. Even rarer is an opportunity to gain insights on his forthcoming first novel (set near Estes Park, no less.) That's the treat in store for everyone at this year's Summit. Read the complete article.
Read Bob Pyle's blog post on Children & Nature Network
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Estes Park Center is located between Rocky Mountain National Park and the town of Estes Park, Colorado. Visitors to Estes Park Center enjoy elk, deer and other wildlife that frequent the property, activities that entertain and educate all ages, the amazing mountain views and hiking trails that lead directly into Rocky Mountain National Park from the 870 acre property. With a swimming pool, craft center, sand volleyball courts, mini-golf, concerts and more, boredom is not an option.
Pricing includes 6 nights lodging (Saturday-Friday), 6 full breakfasts (Sunday-Friday), 5 lunches Sunday-Thursday, 6 dinners (Saturday-Thursday) and will include all service charges and use of all conference facilities and free activities offered by the Y. Additional state sales tax of 5.7% will be addedat time of payment. This year we have negotiated with the YMCA of the Rockies to provide superior food which will be served tous in a separate dining area. The room and board charges reflect the increased cost for superior food service as well as our private use of the Reusch Auditorium and additional classroom and meeting space.
Central Lodge (up to 5 people)
The central lodges are great for individuals, couples and small families. Each room has two queen beds and one single floor futon mattress
Full private bath with granite counter tops
All linens and towels included
Elevator
Free wireless internet access
- Single $1155
- Double $678
- Triple $519
- Quad $439.50
- 5 to a room $391.80
- Children (6-12) $133
- Children (0-5) - Free
Wind River lodge (up to 5 people)
Wind River Lodge is perfect for couples, individuals and small families.
Full private bath
All linens and towels included
Each room has two queen beds and one single floor futon mattress
Each room has a balcony or patio
Free wireless internet access
- Single $1035
- Double $618
- Triple $479.04
- Quad $409.50
- 5 to a room $367.80
- Children (6-12) $133
- Children (0-5) - Free
Eastside lodge (up to 6 people)
The Eastside Lodges are perfect for larger families.
All linens and towels provided
Each room has one queen bed and two sets of bunk beds
Private 3/4 bath
Free wirelessinternet access
- Single $825
- Double $513
- Triple $409.02
- Quad $357
- 5 to a room $325.80
- 6 to a room $305.04
- Children (6-12) $133
- Children (0-5) - Free
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Please Donate to the new Family Nature Summit/Earth Force Scholarship Program
Family Nature Summits is partnering with Earth Force, a national 501(c)(3) charitable organization, to bring 5 families from underserved and underprivileged communities in the Denver area to the 2012 Family Nature Summit. This is part of our expanded outreach and diversity initiative that was spurred by feedback from our members.
We have already raised $2,500 in outreach funds and are seeking another $10,000 to cover registration and expenses. Family Nature Summits president Chris Blank has just issued a personal $5,000.00 challenge grant. He has offered to match every donation made to FNS for this program by April 30, 2012, up to a total of $5,000.00, dollar for dollar. Please donate today!
Earth Force and the families who have been selected for this program are also busy raising funds to cover their costs. If we are able to fully fund this program, five families with 10 adults and 16 children will be joining us for the week.
Steve Houser, Director of the Junior Naturalist (ages 5-12) program, commented: "This is great! One of the missions of the Jr. Naturalist Program is to help children develop a connection with the natural world and become good stewards of the earth. Our highly qualified staff will be offering exciting, fun, and fascinating activities to foster those goals. This will be a great Summit!"
To learn more about Earth Force and the work that they do, click here, or go to http://www.earthforce.org/.
Earth Force is "passionate about young people finding their voice while assuming leadership roles in solving local environmental problems." Their mission statement: "Earth Force engages young people as active citizens who improve the environment and their communities now and in the future."
In this community, school districts and institutions of higher education work together to ensure that educators are prepared to facilitate authentic youth-led projects. Young people from all achievement levels and walks of life have the opportunity to lead local efforts to effect change. In this community, a national call to service goes beyond asking young people to volunteer -- we expect them to be co-engineers in addressing the challenges we face. The end result is that these communities are healthier because of the involvement of youth.
We believe Earth Force's goals are a great fit with those of Family Nature Summits, so please help us with our goal of bringing these 5 local Denver area families to the 2012 Summit under this outreach/diversity scholarship program.
Donate to support the Family Nature Summit/Earth Force Scholarship Program and you'll get a receipt for tax reductions. This links to a secure PayPal form.
Donate to support the Family Nature Summits and you'll get a receipt for tax reductions. This links to a secure PayPal form.
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