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>> THE HOME OF
THE CAMPBELL CREEK
SCIENCE CENTER
IS THE CAMPBELL TRACK.
THERE ARE 12 MILES
OF RECREATION TRAILS.
IT'S ALL NON-MOTORIZED.
SO, YOU HAVE DOG MUSHERS
THAT ARE HERE,
CROSS COUNTRY SKIERS.
THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO CAN
WALK THEIR DOGS TO ENJOY,
UH, THE TRACK,
UH, BIRDERS LOOKING FOR BIRDS
TO ADD TO THEIR LIFE LISTS,
UH, HORSEBACK RIDERS,
UH, MOUNTAIN BIKERS.
SO, THERE'S A WIDE VARIETY
OF DIFFERENT,
UH, RECREATION ACTIVITIES
THAT PEOPLE CAN DO.
>> Louise Woelflein: WELL,
THERE'S A-A LARGE VARIETY
OF PROGRAMS HERE.
WE DO PROGRAMS FOR KIDS ON,
UH, ALL KINDS OF TOPICS,
FROM ALASKAN ANIMALS
TO GEOLOGY, ENERGY,
TRACKING, INSECTS, UH,
JUST BASICALLY ANY SCIENCE
AND NATURAL RESOURCE TOPIC
THAT, UH, TEACHERS IN THE AREA
HAVE AN INTEREST IN,
WE CAN DO A PROGRAM FOR THEM.
WE ALSO DO PROGRAMS
FOR ADULTS.
WE HAVE EVENING LECTURE SERIES
THAT WE DO, UH, BOTH ON
A VARIETY OF SCIENCE TOPICS,
AND THEN WE DO
A SEPARATE SERIES
SPECIFICALLY ON ASTRONOMY.
AND THEN, WE HAVE, UH,
WE'VE DONE
ADULT EDUCATION CLASSES.
WE'VE DONE TEACHER WORKSHOPS.
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>> Betsi Oliver: THE CAMPBELL
CREEK SCIENCE CENTER'S
JUST A UNIQUE PLACE,
AND ALASKA, IN GENERAL,
IS JUST SUCH A FANTASTIC PLACE,
AND SO TO BE IN A PLACE
WITHIN ALASKA
THAT'S ACCESSING
THE NATURAL WORLD HERE
AND THE FOREST THAT'S HERE,
BUT THAT IT'S ALSO AVAILABLE
TO PEOPLE TO COME TO.
>> Eric Stuart: WELL,
HERE AT THE SCIENCE CENTER,
WE REALLY HAVE A VERY
UNIQUE SITUATION
WHERE WE'RE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE
OF A CITY OF 300,000 PEOPLE.
AND YET,
IF I WALK IN THIS DIRECTION,
I CAN WALK FOR
THOUSANDS OF MILES
AND NOT SEE A SINGLE BUILDING
OR CROSS A SINGLE ROAD.
SO, IT'S-- OUR PROGRAMS HERE
AT THE SCIENCE CENTER
REALLY BRING KIDS,
AND ADULTS,
AND-AND DIFFERENT YOUTH
IN TOUCH
WITH THEIR SURROUNDINGS.
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>> THE CAMPBELL CREEK
SCIENCE CENTER
HAS A UNIQUE COMBINATION
OF THE BUILDING, THE PLACE,
AND THE PEOPLE.
THE BUILDING
IS A-A WONDERFUL RESOURCE.
UH, IT'S A PLACE
THAT HAS A-A CLASSROOM,
A MULTIPURPOSE ROOM.
WE HAVE A REALLY COOL
INTERPRETIVE DISPLAY,
THE INDOOR CREEK,
UH, AND A GREENHOUSE,
A WONDERFUL KITCHEN.
THE LAND AROUND
THE SCIENCE CENTER
IS PHENOMENAL.
WE HAVE MEADOWS, AND FORESTS,
AND CREEK, A RICH ABUNDANCE
OF WILDLIFE AND WILDFLOWERS.
WHAT'S SO SPECIAL ABOUT
THE CAMPBELL CREEK
SCIENCE CENTER
IS THE ENTHUSIASTIC STAFF.
THEY HAVE A RICH KNOWLEDGE
ABOUT THE AREA.
THEY HAVE ENTHUSIASM.
THEY LOVE KIDS.
THEY LOVE TO HELP KIDS
MAKE A DISCOVERY OF THEIR OWN,
UH, OF, UH, THE SCIENCE CENTER
AND THE RESOURCES AROUND HERE,
THE CREEKS AND THE FORESTS.
SO, IT'S THAT COMBINATION
OF THE BUILDING, THE LAND,
AND THE PEOPLE
THAT MAKES THE CAMPBELL CREEK
SCIENCE CENTER SO UNIQUE.
>> Kelsey McQuigg: WE HAVE
SO MANY PEOPLE THAT VOLUNTEER
THEIR TIME TO MAKE THIS PLACE
SO SPECIAL.
AND, UM, THE STAFF IS REALLY
WHAT MAKES THIS PLACE SO GREAT.
EVERYBODY IS PASSIONATE
ABOUT WHAT THEY DO.
THEY'RE PASSIONATE
ABOUT OUR MISSION.
AND THEY LOVE WORKING
WITH KIDS.
THEY LOVE WORKING
WITH VOLUNTEERS.
THEY LOVE BEING ON THE TRAILS.
>> WELCOME TO
THE CAMPBELL CREEK
SCIENCE CENTER.
SO, WHY DON'T YOU JOIN ME
AND COME ON DOWN
AND EXPERIENCE
ALL THAT WE HAVE TO OFFER?
>> LOUDER!
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>> OUR BIOLOGISTS DO--
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