Oakdale Nature Preserve Offers... - Freeport Park District

Organized Group Activities at Oakdale
TEAM ORIENTEERING EXPERIENCE
◆ Adventure, excitement
and challenge
◆ Build awareness, communication
and teamwork
within your group
◆ Learn more about your
group than you ever
thought you could in
one evening!
◆ Groups of 16-28
participants
◆ Ages 13 through adult
Ideal for youth groups as
well as adult service
groups or businesses. Learn basic skills using a compass and pace to
work together with your group to find your way outdoors in the
evening hours. Travel an unknown route throughout Oakdale
grounds using these newfound skills. The evening will climax with a
campfire and refreshments to debrief the experience.
Friday or Saturday evenings, 6:00-11:00 PM
Oakdale Nature Preserve
To schedule a date, call Oakdale at least 3 weeks
prior to date preferred at 233-5616
ID #624-1
6 to 12 participants R/NR $175/200
13 to 28 participants R/NR $250/288
TEAM BUILDING FOR YOUTH
“Team Building” activities or initiatives can help
newly formed groups get to know each other or
teams work together better. Improve communication,
empathy, trust and bonding among your
group. The beginning of
the school year is a great
time to schedule a date at
Oakdale. Groups can range
from 7-16 people per
facilitator with a 3-hour
minimum.
R/NR $25/29 /hour/group
Call Oakdale for more info
or to schedule a program
at 233-5616
GROUP GAMES
If you want to have fun at
your overnight retreat,
family reunion or other gettogether,
call on Oakdale
staff to assist you!
Activities may include getto-know-you-better
games,
parachute games, variety of active games such as tag and team
initiatives – all in the spirit of fun! Activities will be planned
according to the ages of your group. Groups can range from12-30
people.
R/NR $20/23 /hour/group
Call Oakdale for more info or to schedule a program at 233-5616
SCOUT BADGE WORKSHOPS
◆ Staff-led badge workshops that meet badge requirements
◆ Hands-on outdoor activities
Bear Cub Scouts
Sharing Your World With Wildlife, Nature Crafts Elective 12, Water
And Soil Conservation Elective 15
Webelo Scouts
Forester, Naturalist, Outdoorsman
Brownie Girl Scouts
Earth and Sky, Eco-Explorer, Outdoor Adventure, Plants, Ready, Set, Go
Camping,Watching Wildlife,Water Everywhere
Junior Girl Scouts
Earth Connection, Finding Your Way,
Outdoor Creativity,Wildlife, Small
Craft at Krape Park,Your Outdoor
Surroundings, Camp Together
(overnight – fee TBA), Outdoor Fun
(possible overnight –
fee TBA)
Conservation Projects and
Volunteer Hours
Call for more info.
These workshops take place outdoors
at Oakdale – in case of
inclement weather, we’ll head indoors.
Each badge workshop will take 2-4 hours depending on the age.
Fees are $4/Scout/ badge; 16 Scouts minimum.
It is the scout leader’s responsibility to provide the badges.
Schedule a date by calling Oakdale at 233-5616.
GROUP CAMPING- NON-PROFIT GROUPS
We now have 3 areas where groups can camp with a fire ring and
where firewood is available. Use of these sites for camping is
available for youth groups such as scouts, 4-H and church groups.
The campsites are accessible by foot.
R/NR $2/3 per person
To make reservations, call 235-6114, ext. 0
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
January - April
◆ Restoration Workdays - controlled woodland burns, cutting brush
◆ Earth Day Service Projects, April 22, 9:00 AM-12:00 PM
◆ Earth Day Celebration
◆ Outdoor Education field trips
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