![]() ![]() Audubon is reaching out to our local partners, some of the most disadvanteged, such as the Boys & Girls Clubs, Association for the Blind, Turnaaround Ranch, and the Autism Center, to offer additional summer camps and environmental education programs free of charge during the duration of this crisis. This program focuses on both the short-term and long-term issues our community now faces. In keeping with the Center’s role as a vital community resource for nature education and inspiration, we are launching Operation Backyard Recovery. Our hope is WGCAC will provide all of these in a safe and soothing environment for children and families during this initial time of despair and the coming years ahead of healing. There is a strong body of research confirming that interaction with nature reduces stress, increases a sense of coherence and belonging, improves self-confidence and fosters a broader sense of community. WGCAC has long partnered with the Joplin region and is ready to help now, and in the difficult months and years ahead. The toll and reconstruction effort for both people’s lives and the community will be massive. ![]() While our very own Wildcat Glades Conservation & Audubon center (WGCAC) staff and facility were spared, hundreds of churches, businesses and public buildings were devastated-more than 60% of Joplin’s schools have been destroyed or damaged, and thousands of homes and other places children go have been decimated in a 13 square mile path of the tornado. ![]() All of us at Audubon are deeply saddened by the tragic loss of life and the impact of the devastating tornado in Joplin, Missouri. ![]()
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