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The bad news is we only have one week of camp left. The good news is we still have one week of camp left! This summer is ripening like a peach and the Taproot Kids and teachers are enjoying it to the fullest. It has been a rich and amazingly fun summer, but not without […]
I’ve been eager to send a newsletter to the Taproot Community, telling about some new Family Taproot events, August All-Day Programs we’ve added to the schedule, remind people about fall Sprouts and After-School Program, and tell them about the amazing Taproot friends Bur Oak Land Trust and the Johnson County Conservation Board. I also wanted […]
Not surprisingly, I am late to the game of nature apps. An important part of Taproot is freeing us from our screens. I recently downloaded the Merlin app, from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, which tells you which birds are singing in the vicinity. It’s a lot of fun! But I quickly noticed that as […]
We are delighted to open registration for the inaugural class of the Taproot Foundations program for high school students! Built on Taproot’s principles of unconditional positive regard, nonviolent communication, and a deep connection with nature, Foundations is an 11-month program that explores self-understanding, health, communication, goal setting, community involvement, and finding purpose, among other important […]
Fostering a generation of people who know, love, enjoy, and actively care for our earth and all of its citizens. This is Taproot’s mission. It’s what guides us as we develop new Taproot programs and offerings. Taproot is an organization firmly rooted in our family and community. All Taproot programs–Sprouts, ASP, Leadership Camp–have come about […]
I really miss your excellent Taproot Kids! I have gone back and forth and all around, hemmed and hawed, agonized and procrastinated about how to run Taproot this fall, and meanwhile the days are flying by and pretty soon there won’t be any fall left. So here’s what we’re going to do. I hope it […]
We’re not out of the woods yet. On a Taproot excursion, that’s a good thing. But in a pandemic, not so good. With COVID variants driving infection rates up–especially among children–we have decided to wait a little longer before opening any regular Taproot programming this fall. We will provide updates to this policy when possible […]
This is going to be another tough choice. We only got a few drawings this year, but they are really really good. Each interested human gets one vote. Everybody–You, me, the sitter, Grandma, Uncle Shagbark from across the Skunk River, everybody! Feel free to forward to friends and extended family, and “recommend” which picture they […]
Summer is on the way, pandemic or not, and Taproot Summer Camp is happening! We will follow the same COVID-19 safety practices as last summer: Masks, distancing, and hand cleaning. I am confident that we will continue our perfect record of zero known COVID-19 transmission as we go play outside like Nature intended! Spring Taproot […]
Happy New Year! We’re excited to do some Winter Taproot next week, on Monday and Friday afternoons. We’ll hike out to the Harvest Preserve slopes for sledding, snow building, and ice fishing (if the ice is thick enough). The cost each day for Monday and Friday afternoon Taproot is $50. The hours are 1 to […]