Environmental
Discovery Center
News
August 2009
Volume 2, Issue 8
Inside this issue:
Let’s Play Field
Day
1
Did You Know?
1
Attendance
Summary
2
Tip of the Month
2
Let’s Play Field Day
Operating
Hours
Tuesday-Saturday
9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.
Sunday
1:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M.
Join us on Saturday, September
5th, from 1 P.M.—
3 P.M. for our
“Let’s Play Field
Day”. This event
is designed to
encourage active
play and is most
appropriate for
elementary school
aged children.
Participants
should check in at
the Environmental
Discovery Center
(EDC) for regis-
tration. At each
station, participants will earn a
sticker for completing the activity. Once all five
activities have
been completed,
participants
should bring their
registration cards
back to the EDC
to receive a prize
pack. Prizes are
limited to the first
50 participants to
return completed
registration cards.
For more information, please call
(843) 389-0550.
Don’t forget, September 26th is
Nickelodeon’s
Worldwide Day of
Play. Nickelodeon
will turn off all
programming for
three hours to encourage children
to be active. So
get up, get out,
and play!
Did You Know
Did you know that not all people are sensitive to poison
ivy? According to the American Academy of Dermatology, about 15% of the population will not develop an
allergic reaction when exposed to poison ivy. If you
come in contact with poison ivy, wash the skin with soap
and water and launder any clothing that may have come
in contact with the plant. An over the counter product
may help relieve the itching. For severe allergic reactions,
a physician should be contacted immediately.
Poison ivy growing on
the ground at
Lynches River County Park
5094 County Park Road · Coward, SC 29530 · (843) 389-0550 · www.lynchesriverpark.com
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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
On average, each person in South Carolina throws away 4.4 pounds of
garbage each day. That might not seem like much, but if you multiply
that by the estimated population of the state, that yields more than
19 million pounds of garbage per day. By reducing waste, reusing
materials, and recycling, you can help save space in landfills
and conserve natural resources.
There are 14 recycling drop off sites in Florence County to make recycling
convenient for everyone. For more detailed information about the types of
materials that are recyclable or the location of the drop off sites, go to:
http://www.florenceco.org/recycle/locations.htm
Mission Statement
To develop and reveal the natural resources of the park for the purpose of advancing
education, stewardship, and recreation for the residents and visitors of Florence County
5094 County Park Road · Coward, SC 29530 · (843) 389-0550 · www.lynchesriverpark.com