Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center

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Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center

• Where Learning Comes Naturally
• Our Mission To foster environmental awareness
  and promote respect and personal responsibility.

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What is Eagle Bluff?

• A Residential Environmental Learning Center
  (RELC) that provides year-round, outdoor
  educational opportunities for students of ALL
  ages.
• A 501(c)(3) private, non-profit, education
  organization.
• Fully accredited as an educational institution by
  the Commission on International and
  Trans-Regional Accreditation.

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Where is Eagle Bluff?

• Eagle Bluff is located in
• the beautiful bluff country
• of southeastern Minnesota,
• near Lanesboro.
• Just 45 minutes
• -southeast of Rochester
• -southwest of Winona
• -west of LaCrosse, WI

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A Little History
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The Eagle Bluff Team

• Founder and Executive Director, Joe Deden
• 11 Full-Time Administrative Support Staff
• 19 Education Staff, including 7 Full-Time
  Educators and 10 Professional Naturalists and 2
  Graduate Naturalists
• 21 individuals serve on the Board of Directors

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Our Campus
The campus includes 80 acres of woodlands and
prairies with access to 900 acres of State Forest
land. - 1 kW Bergey Wind
Generator - 1 kW Solar Panel
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Dormitory and Dining Hall
Built in 1997, both facilities are able to
accommodate up to 250 guests. Weather
station in lower lobby. Each dorm room sleeps up
to eight individuals and includes a shower,
toilet and double sinks. The Dining Hall provides
full-service meals and is able to meet special
dietary needs upon request.
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Each dorm room sleeps up to eight individuals and
includes a shower, toilet and double sinks.
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Educational Programs
Designed to assist teachers in customizing the
trip to fit with classroom curriculum, goals and
objectives. Classes are aligned with MN
state academic standards.
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Nature Identification Classes
Amphibians Birds Fungus Among Us Insects
Pond Life Trees and Keys
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Earth and Physical Science Classes
Stream Lab Winter Pond Lab Karst Geology Earth
Exploration
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Ecology Classes
Big Freeze Forest Ecology Wildlife
Ecology
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Outdoor Adventure Classes
Archery Beginning Competitive
Orienteering GPS Pathfinders River
Canoeing Minimum Impact Camping Root River
Hike Cross Country Skiing Snowshoeing Winter
Survival
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Culture History Classes
Oneota Bow Drill Fire Starting Corn
Grinding Twine Making Native American Games
Pioneer Life Flint and Steel Fire Starting Candle
Making Sampler Stitching Games
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Challenge Skills Classes Rock
Climbing Group Challenges TreeTops High Ropes
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Sample Schedule

• Day Two
• 730 Breakfast
• 830-1130 Class
• Noon Lunch
• 115-415 Class
• 5pm Dinner
• 630-730 Naturalist Program
• 730-9pm Evening Activities
• 9-10pm Group Time,
• Journaling
• 10pm Quiet Time/Lights Out

Day One Appr 11am Arrival Noon
Lunch 115-415 Class 5pm Dinner 630-730
Naturalist Program 730-9pm Evening
Activities 9-10pm Group Time,
Journaling 10pm Quiet Time/Lights
Out
Day Three 730 Breakfast 830-1130
Class Noon Lunch Departure
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Evenings at Eagle Bluff
630pm-730pm Naturalist Programs Alien
Invasion Backwoods Bats Cave Ecology Coyotes
Insects Legends in the Sky Raptors
Reptiles STARLAB Timber Rattler Tale of
Two Forest Our Place in Outer Space Root
River Power Light Whitetails
730-9pm Evening Activities led by
teachers/chaperones Art in Nature Campfire Dre
am Catchers Eagle Bluff Olympics Know Your Bluff
Stuff Night Hike Owl Pellets Paper
Making Project Teamwork Top Secret Volleyball Yard
Games
9-930pm Group Meeting Time 930-10pm Quiet
Time in Dorm Rooms 10pm Lights Out
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Eagle Eye and FoodWISE

• Our staff will check dorm rooms daily as a way to
  conserve natural resources by monitoring use of
  water, electricity, energy and recycling. Groups
  with remaining energy points will receive the
  Eagle Eye Award a plaque to be displayed at
  school.
• Each school is encouraged to work at minimizing
  food waste and encourage positive portion
  control. Schools producing zero or minimal food
  waste will be added to our Golden Cleanplate Hall
  of Fame displayed at Eagle Bluff.

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CEUs

• Continuing Education Units
• for Teachers
• Eagle Bluff, in cooperation with Southeast
• Service Cooperative, offers MN WI
• teachers up to 18 CEUs for a 3 day stay and
• up to 36 CEUs for a 5 day stay.
• There is no charge to the teacher!

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Summer Camps

• Every summer students in grades 4 and up have an
  opportunity to participate in our summer camps.
• 4 days/3 nights, 250 6 days/5 nights,
  365
• Night Camp (grades 6-8) Forkhorn Camp
• Outdoor Skills Camp (grades 7-9) (grades
  6-8)
• Peddlers Camp (grades 7-9)
• Water Adventure Camp (grades 4-6)

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How Can We Help?
Eagle Bluff believes that every school should
have the opportunity to provide its students
with a quality residential environmental
experience!!
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We look forward to welcoming you!
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www.eagle-bluff.org
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ADDITIONAL USE SLIDES
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K-12 Educational Programs