Looking for a fun way your family can spend time together outside this fall? If so, join us for Play in the Rain Day, the community’s 11th annual celebration of outdoor fun and adventure. This free event will be offered on Saturday, November 10th, from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm at Mt. Pisgah Arboretum. Activities will include nature crafts, hikes, campfire cookery, archery, a visit from Smokey Bear, and much more! Parking and all activities, including campfire food, are free. The event will happen rain or shine, so dress accordingly. We look forward to sharing the many benefits that spending time outdoors offers with you. For further information, please contact Jennifer Velez at [email protected]; (541)222-9241 or visit www.youthinnature.org.

The Youth in Nature Partnership is a collaboration of non-profit and governmental organizations committed to increasing opportunities for youth to spend time in nature. Its members include the Bureau of Land Management, the City of Eugene, Friends of Buford Park & Mt. Pisgah, Nearby Nature, Northwest Youth Corps, Mount Pisgah Arboretum, Willamalane Park and Recreation District, the United States Forest Service, Willamette Resources & Educational Network (WREN), and Whole Earth Nature School. From nature education to service learning to just plain fun – each member organization values the wonder of nature and the ways it inspires children.