**Wolf Creek Education Center**

**Educators' Guide**

**2008**

**Welcome to Redwood National and State Parks**

**Wolf Creek Education Center:**

So you want to come to the outdoor school located in the southern part
of Redwood National and State Parks? Excellent! We know it takes a lot
of effort on your part to bring a class to Wolf Creek Education Center
(WCEC) and this Teachers' Guide is designed to help you through the
process of preparing for a unique learning experience in the parks.

**The Parks' Education Goals:**

To provide curriculum-based educational opportunities for students and
teachers in northern California and southern Oregon. To develop
intellectual and emotional connections to the natural and cultural
resources within the redwood region. To promote an understanding of park
stewardship values, resource management practices, and land management
issues.

**Standards-based Programming:**

By participating in the standards-based programming at WCEC, students
and teachers experience redwood ecosystems firsthand, leaving the indoor
classroom to explore the natural world. WCEC offers a 2½ day program
designed for 4th, 5th, and 6th grade students. Rangers will lead
students on learning adventures through old-growth redwood forests,
salmon-bearing streams, and elk inhabited prairies. These lessons relate
directly to 4th, 5th, and 6th grade California State science, history,
and visual art educational standards. Special focus is placed on
ecological principles such as energy flow, interdependence, the water
cycle, adaptation, and the scientific method.

**A Community Tradition:**

Wolf Creek Education Center is the result of a long tradition of
community involvement in environmental education. It began in 1972, when
two enterprising teachers from Orick, California asked the National Park
Service if they could bring their classes on science field trips to the
old Wolf Creek Logging Camp. Shortly afterward, the property was
identified as a National Environmental Education Development (NEED)
site. WCEC was operated by the Humboldt County Office of Environmental
Education from 1972 through 1984. The first California state text for
environmental education, *The Green Box*, included a section that
related to a visit to WCEC. In 1985, Redwood National Park assumed
management of WCEC. The park constructed six new cabins, restroom and
shower facilities, and through an anonymous donation, a multipurpose
lodge with a kitchen, classroom, lab, and office.

Each year in the spring and fall, the education staff at Redwood
National and State Parks continues to operate Wolf Creek Education
Center. In the off-season, the facilities can be rented to groups for
environmental or educational purposes. Rental fees help defray the cost
of maintaining the facilities and provide volunteer staff assistance for
the school year.

**Table of Contents**

Welcome..........................................................................................1

Table of
Contents...................................................................\.............2

How WCEC Works: Roles and
Responsibilities.....................................\...3

WCEC Program
Description.............................................................\...5

WCEC
Schedule...............................................................................6

Timeline
Checklist................................................................\.............7

Proper Planning: WCEC
Logistics.........................................................8

Planning a
Menu...............................................................................9

Sample
Menu..............................................................................\...10

Cabin Group
Lists............................................................................11

Field Study Group
Lists.....................................................................13

Student
Chores..........................................................................\......14

Sample: Chores Schedule
.................................................................15

What All Adults Should
Know.....................................................\.........16

Cabin Leader
Responsibilities......\..................................................\.......18

Adult Packing
List......................................................................\.......19

Student Packing
List..........................................................................20

Day of Arrival: Final
Checklist............................\.............................\.......21

Directions to
WCEC.....................\......................................................22

WCEC Use Agreement
Form...............................................................23

**How WCEC Works: Roles and Responsibilities**

**Educational Specialist:**

The education specialist is responsible for all standards-based
programming facilitated by Redwood National and State Parks; this
includes WCEC. Primary duties of the education specialist include:
creation and implementation of standards-based programming, supervision
and training of staff, and scheduling group use and fees. You may
contact the education specialist at (707) 465-7391.

**Education Rangers:**

Education rangers research, prepare, and present daily field studies and
outdoor learning adventures. Normally, a group of students will have one
ranger as their instructor throughout their entire WCEC experience. One
lead ranger manages and maintains a healthy and safe facility,
coordinates daily activities, provides facility orientations, instructs
in field studies, and ensures that a group has left the WCEC facilities
in a satisfactory condition. You may contact the Lead Ranger at (707)
488-2064.

**Custodian:**

The custodian maintains the facilities, making sure they are clean and
comfortable. Though groups are expected to clean up after themselves,
the custodian provides help and support in this area. The custodian
ensures each group follows safe food handling procedures, waste
disposal, and recycling. The custodian makes sure that each group has
properly cleaned up after themselves at the end of their stay, and
likewise, ensures a clean and safe facility upon your arrival.

**Teachers:**

Teachers organize the logistical aspects of the trip, including:
transportation, food, conducting fundraising activities, applying for
grants, holding parent meetings, designating cabin leaders (chaperones)
and cook(s), assigning students to cabins and study groups, and filling
out any necessary paperwork ahead of time. Before bringing their classes
to WCEC, teachers can better prepare their students by completing
pre-visit activities (see page 11). Their contacts at the parks are the
education specialist and the lead ranger.

The teachers are ultimately responsible for the safety and discipline of
the students. Teachers must be on site and actively involved in the
program at all times. After 4:30 PM, the teachers are solely responsible
for the students and the evening activities. Teachers must plan for
campfire programs, delegate the programs to cabin leaders, and/or bring
in guest speakers. Since WCEC staff members do not stay overnight at the
center, it is essential that the teachers are familiar with the
emergency procedure of WCEC. Teachers are the only ones at WCEC who can
administer medication to students.

**Cabin Leaders (chaperones):**

Cabin leaders are considered aids to the rangers and teachers during all
WCEC programming. They assist in all aspects of WCEC: getting the
students up in the morning, getting them to sleep at night, attending
field studies (no more than two cabin leaders per study group), leading
recreation activities, directing students to complete cleaning duties,
and helping with the campfire programs. At a minimum, there must be a
ratio of 1 cabin leader to every 10 students during the day and two
cabin leaders per cabin at night.

**Cooks:**

The cooks prepare all meals and snacks for your group. They will work
closely with the custodian to ensure healthy and safe food preparation
and storage. Cooking for a large group can be challenging and is no
doubt a full time job. Accordingly, do not count the cook as one of your
cabin leaders.

**Others:**

Through a partnership with Redwood National and State Parks, Humboldt
State University sometimes provides interns to act as cabin leaders when
groups are unable to provide parents. These interns are students
enrolled in recreation administration classes and work in the parks as
part of their curriculum. Before assuming the role of cabin leaders,
they must have passed a background check and be fully trained in their
responsibilities. They are responsible to the education specialist and
lead ranger during the day and to the teacher in the evening.

**Wolf Creek Fees:**

Educational groups participating at WCEC pay a modest use fee that helps
offset the costs of the facility use. Fees are paid to the Redwood Park
Association, a non-profit cooperative association. The full fee is due
two weeks prior to your visit.

**Fees (standards-based program with rangers):**

Up to 35 students........................................\$300/three-day
program

36 to 45
students.........................................\$400/three-day program

**Fee Refund Policy:**

A full refund will be given to groups canceling up to two weeks prior to
their scheduled visit. Cancellations received after that time will
receive a fifty percent refund.

**Transportation:**

Groups are responsible for their travel to and from WCEC. This can be a
significant expense. Some use personal vehicles, while others apply for
grants to help with the cost.

**Food:**

Groups are responsible for purchasing and preparing their own food.
Creating tasty but easy to cook meals, with as little waste as possible,
takes some planning. Do not bring more than one labeled and refillable
plastic water bottle per person. Please keep in mind your students will
be learning the importance of acting as stewards of our Earth, a little
role-modeling goes a long way. Please try to consolidate your food to
one or two vehicles.

**Waste:**

As you plan your visit to WCEC, keep in mind the amount of garbage that
you will leave behind. If the trash does not fit in the bear-proof trash
cans when your group is ready to leave, you will need to make
arrangements to take it with you.

**WCEC Program Description**

**Arrival:**

The lead ranger will meet you at the entrance gate when you arrive.
Please consolidate your food to as few vehicles as possible. If your
groups' food is consolidated to a couple vehicles, we will allow those
vehicles to enter WCEC at 11:45 (15 minutes early) where rangers will be
waiting to assist in the unloading and proper storing process.

All other vehicles, including the bus, will enter at 12:00 noon. If you
are using a bus, the lead ranger will ride up with you and your students
and welcome you to Redwood National and State Parks. Vehicles, excluding
the bus, will park in the large outer parking lot. The bus will unload
in the small parking lot adjacent to the lodge. Once the bus is unloaded
and departed, the remaining vehicles can then unload any additional
gear.

**Orientation and Move-In and Cabin Leader Meeting:**

If you traveled by bus or if you were able to consolidate your gear to a
couple of vehicles, the students will unload the gear immediately. After
the gear has been unloaded, the teacher will distribute pencils and the
rangers will distribute journals, journal bags, and conduct a brief
orientation to WCEC.

As soon as all the cabin leaders arrive, we will gather for a short
orientation about rules and expectations. Then students and cabin
leaders will get their gear and check into their cabins. After check-in,
students will return to the lodge for introductory programs, while all
adults meet with the educational specialist and or the lead ranger for a
parent meeting.

**Field Studies:**

After the introductory programs and a short break, the students assemble
at the lodge to begin the first field study. The rangers will call out
the names of the students in study groups. Once assembled, the groups
make their way to the various field studies. In the old-growth forest,
students learn about adaptation and interdependence. At the stream,
students discuss water, water cycling, wetlands, stream health, and
salmon. On the prairie, students explore local area history,
classification systems, and energy flow. In all the studies, the lessons
are interactive and hands-on. Students use their journals to record
their insights and observations. Over the two and a half days, each
study group will visit all three ecosystems.

**Campfires:**

The teacher is in charge of all the evening programs. Many teachers have
each cabin group present skits and songs. There are tons of resources at
WCEC to assist you in this process; please use them. You may also want
to hire a local storyteller. Night hikes are also popular. Please
remember that no food may be outside of the lodge. Contact the lead
ranger for help and advice at (707) 488-2064.

**Story Time and Lights Out:**

At 9:00 PM each night, students will return to their cabins and get
ready for bed. Reading to the students is an excellent way to get them
settled down. We have many storybooks you may borrow, though you may
want to bring your own materials for story time.

Some students have a hard time sleeping in a strange place. Please do
not tell ghost or other scary stories...just being at WCEC can be a
little scary for some children. We also discourage giving children a
sweet snack and drinks before bed. It inevitably leads to many trips to
the bathroom. Every student (and grown-up) needs a good night's sleep.

**Concluding Activities:**

On the morning of the last day, the rangers lead students through a
series of activities that review what they have learned and reinforce an
overall message of stewardship. They complete a postcard that reflects
what they learned in the different habitats and on personal growth. The
postcards will then be collected and sent to the class at a later date.
Students will also be receiving a program graduation memento to help
them remember the experience.

**Wolf Creek Schedule**

+--------+----------+----------+--------------------+-----------------+
| **     | **Day    |          | **Day Two**        | **Day Three**   |
| Time** | One**    |          |                    |                 |
+--------+----------+----------+--------------------+-----------------+
| **7:00 | [        |          | Rise and Shine!    | Rise and Shine! |
| AM**   | ]{.mark} |          |                    |                 |
|        |          |          | Cooks make         | Cooks make      |
|        |          |          | breakfast          | breakfast       |
+--------+----------+----------+--------------------+-----------------+
| **8:00 | [        |          | Breakfast          | Breakfast       |
| AM**   | ]{.mark} |          |                    |                 |
|        |          |          | Chores             | Chores          |
+--------+----------+----------+--------------------+-----------------+
| **9:00 | [        |          | Field studies      | Concluding      |
| AM**   | ]{.mark} |          | begin              | activities      |
|        |          |          |                    |                 |
|        |          |          |                    | Final           |
|        |          |          |                    | inspection      |
+--------+----------+----------+--------------------+-----------------+
| *      | [        |          | []{.mark}          | Leave WCEC no   |
| *10:30 | ]{.mark} |          |                    | later than      |
| AM     |          |          |                    | 11:00           |
| 11:00  |          |          |                    |                 |
| AM**   |          |          |                    |                 |
+--------+----------+----------+--------------------+-----------------+
| *      | Lunch on | Rangers  | []{.mark}          | Rangers eat and |
| *11:30 | the road | to the   |                    | prepare for     |
| AM**   |          | gate     |                    | next group      |
+--------+----------+----------+--------------------+-----------------+
| *      | Arrive   |          | Lunch at the lodge | Next group      |
| *12:00 | at gate  |          |                    | arrives         |
| PM**   | / Meet   |          | Student chores     |                 |
|        | lead     |          |                    |                 |
|        | ranger.  |          |                    |                 |
|        | Ori      |          |                    |                 |
|        | entation |          |                    |                 |
|        | /        |          |                    |                 |
|        | move-in  |          |                    |                 |
|        |          |          |                    |                 |
|        | Cabin    |          |                    |                 |
|        | leader   |          |                    |                 |
|        | meeting  |          |                    |                 |
|        | and      |          |                    |                 |
|        | intr     |          |                    |                 |
|        | oductory |          |                    |                 |
|        | programs |          |                    |                 |
+--------+----------+----------+--------------------+-----------------+
| **1:30 | Field    |          | Field studies      |                 |
| PM**   | studies  |          | begin              |                 |
|        | begin    |          |                    |                 |
+--------+----------+----------+--------------------+-----------------+
| **4:30 | Snack    |          | Snack              |                 |
| PM**   | (unless  |          |                    |                 |
|        | eaten on |          | Chores &           |                 |
|        | trail)   |          | recreation         |                 |
|        | Chores & |          |                    |                 |
|        | re       |          |                    |                 |
|        | creation |          |                    |                 |
+--------+----------+----------+--------------------+-----------------+
| **6:00 | Dinner   |          | Dinner at the      |                 |
| PM**   | at the   |          | lodge              |                 |
|        | lodge    |          |                    |                 |
|        |          |          | Chores             |                 |
|        | Chores   |          |                    |                 |
+--------+----------+----------+--------------------+-----------------+
| **7:00 | Campfire |          | Campfire           |                 |
| PM**   |          |          |                    |                 |
+--------+----------+----------+--------------------+-----------------+
| **9:00 | In bed / |          | In bed / story     |                 |
| PM**   | story    |          | time               |                 |
|        | time     |          |                    |                 |
+--------+----------+----------+--------------------+-----------------+
| *      | Lights   |          | Lights out!        |                 |
| *10:00 | out!     |          |                    |                 |
| PM**   |          |          |                    |                 |
+--------+----------+----------+--------------------+-----------------+

**Timeline Checklist**

**A year to six months before your trip:**

-   **May 1st** starts WCEC registration for the following school year.
    Call (707)465-7391 to reserve your dates. First call, first serve.

-   Read this Teachers' Guide carefully, and visit the park's website at
    [www.nps.gov/redw](http://www.nps.gov/redw)

**Six months before your trip:**

-   Make transportation arrangements (see *Directions to WCEC*, page
    22). Try and find a trailer or a couple large pickup trucks for gear
    and food.

-   Plan how you will cover your costs (i.e. fund raisers, grants).

-   Send flyers home to parents requesting volunteer cabin leaders and
    cooks.

**Six weeks before your trip:**

-   Conduct a meeting with your cabin leaders and cooks. Discuss
    logistics, responsibilities, and expectations (see *What All Adults
    Should Know*, page 16).

-   If needed, arrange to visit and tour WCEC with the lead ranger.

-   Familiarize yourself with the *WCEC Schedule* on page 6.

-   Organize your class into cabin and study groups and make two copies
    of each for the lead ranger (see pages 11-13).

-   Use the *Cabin Leader Responsibilities* form (page 18) to schedule
    cleaning and recreation times.

-   Hand out permission slips, medical information forms, and packing
    lists.

-   Create a menu (*Planning a Menu*, page 9).

**One week before your trip:**

-   Do some kind of pre-visit activities (see the *WCEC Pre-visit
    Activities* under the WCEC web link)

-   Arrange and check students' gear. Check for the proper equipment and
    clothing. Please ensure that your students have adequate (30 degree
    rating or better) sleeping bags.

-   Tag items with students' names and cabins (for easy sorting on site
    when you arrive, we encourage color-coded tags or strings that
    represent a cabin).

-   If your group is not traveling in a school bus, please consolidate
    your gear to a minimal number of vehicles. This helps in the
    unloading and loading process.

-   Please consolidate food into one or two vehicles.

-   Gather together all the necessary paperwork you'll need for WCEC.

-   Read the *Day of Arrival* on page 21.

-   The lead ranger will contact you around this time.

**Proper Planning: WCEC Logistics**

**Planning Your Cabin Groups (forms on pages 11-12):**

There are five cabins at WCEC: Murrelet, Wapiti, Sea Lion, Peregrine,
and Coho. Each cabin contains eight bunks (sixteen beds) with thin foam
pads. Divide your students and adults into cabin groups: two adult cabin
leaders and six to fourteen students per cabin. No single student may
stay with an individual adult. If you have an abundance of parental
support, you may designate one cabin just for adults who are not cabin
leaders.

-   Please tell parents to bring thick sleeping pads to sleep on. Please
    inform them that sleeping in the lodge is no longer permitted.

-   For a great pre-visit activity relevant to students' cabin groups,
    check out the *Cabin Animal Fact Sheets* under the WCEC *Pre-visit
    Activities* web link.

**Planning Your Study Groups (forms on page 13):**

Divide your group of 45 or fewer students into 3 study groups of no more
than 15 students. Study groups should consist of both boys and girls.
Most teachers choose not to place best friends or obvious *cliques* in
the same study groups; we encourage this practice. Please, assign no
more than two parents per study group. If you have an abundance of
parental support, they may rotate in and out of the different study
groups.

**Planning Chores (forms on pages 14-15):**

Before arriving, teachers should create a chore schedule (see page 11)
and assign their students various chores. Cabin leaders should
coordinate and supervise student chores.

**Planning for Cabin Leaders and Cooks (forms on pages 16-17):**

Conduct a meeting with your cabin leaders and cooks. Discuss logistics,
responsibilities, and expectations. Please read and discuss What All
Adults Should Know on page 16. If needed, you can arrange to tour WCEC
with the lead ranger.

**Planning to Pack (forms on pages 19-20):**

To ensure a positive experience in the outdoors, please ensure that your
group is properly prepared. Use these packing lists to ensure that both
students and adults are properly prepared for WCEC.

**Planning Recreation:**

Students at WCEC work hard during their field studies and they like to
play even harder when they return. Teachers and cabin leaders are
responsible for leading recreational activities at the end of the day.
WCEC offers a cabinet full of games, puppets, art supplies, DVDs,
dress-up boxes, and various outdoor play equipment. For a complete list,
please contact the lead ranger at (707) 488-2064. Teachers are welcome
to bring any additional equipment or materials to WCEC.

**Planning a Menu**

**Cooking Facilities:**

The commercial grade kitchen at WCEC is equipped with a large walk-in
refrigerator, a large gas eight-burner stove with two ovens, microwave,
coffee maker, griddle, food prep area, sinks, automatic dishwasher, and
outdoor barbecue (bring your own charcoal and lighter fluid). You will
find plenty of cups, plates, bowls, silverware, pots, pans, and utensils
on site.

**\*\*\*\*\*WCEC does not allow single use plates, cups, plastic ware,
etc.\*\*\*\*\***

**Planning Meals:**

It is important to note that all food must be consumed inside the Wolf
Creek Lodge (i.e. no eating outside). Teachers may decide to plan the
menu and purchase food themselves, or they may wish to delegate this
important duty. Meals should be easy to prepare, nutritious, and
enjoyable. Assign one or two people who will be in charge of cooking.
Please do not count the cooks as one of your cabin leaders.

**Keep Waste to a Minimum:**

The Wolf Creek education program emphasizes resource conservation. To
reinforce this message, please keep food packaging (even recyclables) to
an absolute minimum and create as little garbage as possible. Consider
buying in bulk. You may also get food from the school cafeteria.
Bakeries and markets are often willing to donate food. Also, call us in
advance to see what condiments the last group left behind. We often have
ketchup, mustard mayo, and other condiments that you can use.

Remember to ask your students about any special dietary restrictions
they might have before planning your menu. If a child has food
restrictions, ask the parent to prepare his or her food in advance (we
have a microwave) so you don't have to prepare special meals from
scratch.

**Advice from Experts:**

We got together with a group of experienced WCEC teachers and a
professional chef to discuss a sample menu (see next page). We wanted to
come up with a nutritious and cost-effective alternative to pre-packaged
food that kids would actually enjoy eating.

**Most Kids Like:**

Deli sliced turkey, ham, and chicken, "good" hotdogs

American and cheddar cheese

Lettuce, ketchup, mayo

Celery and peanut butter (creamy)

Carrot sticks with ranch dressing

Raisins (buy bags, not little boxes)

Apples and oranges (a little lemon juice will keep from browning)

Pizza

**Most Kids Do Not Like:**

Day-old, normally extra-large deli sandwiches

Prepackaged sliced meats like bologna or salami

Too much of any condiment, especially pickles, relish, mustard, olives

Trail mix

**Sample Menu**

+---------+--------------------+-------------------+------------------+
|         | **Day One**        | **Day Two**       | **Day Three**    |
+---------+--------------------+-------------------+------------------+
| **Brea  |                    | Pancakes and      | Cold cereal. Cut |
| kfast** |                    | syrup. Sausages   | fruit.           |
|         |                    | and fruit. Orange |                  |
|         |                    | or apple juice    | Hot coco (form   |
|         |                    | (in gallons, not  | large can mix).  |
|         |                    | boxes).           |                  |
+---------+--------------------+-------------------+------------------+
| **      | Bag lunch from     | Build your own    | Bag lunch (made  |
| Lunch** | home or school     | sandwich, chips,  | immediately      |
|         | cafeteria. Eat on  | and veggies.      | after breakfast) |
|         | the road or at the |                   | to eat on the    |
|         | national park's    | Orange or apple   | road.            |
|         | Kuchel Visitor     | juice.            |                  |
|         | Center south of    |                   | Sandwiches:      |
|         | Orick.             | -Or-              | Peanut butter    |
|         |                    |                   | and jelly, Ham   |
|         | \*There may be     | Bag lunch (made   | or turkey and    |
|         | fees for the state | immediately after | cheese. Chips.   |
|         | parks.             | breakfast) stored | Fruit or granola |
|         |                    | in fridge and     | bar.             |
|         |                    | labeled by study  | Water/juice.     |
|         |                    | group.            |                  |
+---------+--------------------+-------------------+------------------+
| **      | Chewy granola bar  | Only if you want  | Depending on     |
| Trail** | (something that    | and can afford -- | distance you     |
|         | doesn't crumble),  | mostly needed on  | need to travel.  |
| **      | apples, or fruit   | day one.          |                  |
| Snack** | leather.           |                   |                  |
|         |                    |                   |                  |
| **(opti |                    |                   |                  |
| onal)** |                    |                   |                  |
+---------+--------------------+-------------------+------------------+
| **D     | Take and bake      | Burritos (beans,  |                  |
| inner** | pizza.             | meat, cheese,     |                  |
|         |                    | salsa, sour       |                  |
|         | Salad. Italian or  | cream). Salad.    |                  |
|         | ranch dressing.    | Brownies.         |                  |
|         | Fruit juice. Big   |                   |                  |
|         | cookies.           |                   |                  |
+---------+--------------------+-------------------+------------------+

**Other Kid Favorites**

**Cabin Group Lists**

Teachers: Please make one copy for each cabin leader and one for WCEC
lead ranger. There are five cabins at WCEC, each has eight bunks (16
beds). Please ensure that each cabin group has two adults per cabin (do
not count the cooks).

**Cabin \# 1: Marbled Murrelet**

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**Cabin \# 3: Sea Lion**

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**Cabin \# 4: Peregrine**

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**Cabin \# 5: Coho**

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**Field Study Group Lists**

Divide your students into 3 field study groups with 15 or fewer students
per group. Make a copy of this list for lead ranger when you arrive.
Please only two parents per study group, others can rotate in and out
during the 2½ days.

**Student Chores**

**Hosts and Hostesses:**

Help set up and clean up after each meal

Set tables. We suggest serving food "family style"

Wipe down tables, counters

Sweep dining area, and porch

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**Woodchucks**

Help clean up and get wood for stove and campfire

Help set up the evening campfire

Pick up trash on playing field and around buildings

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**Roustabouts**

Maintain bathrooms

Wipe down bathroom sinks and counters

Sweep floors and make sure toilets are flushed

On the last day, make sure all belongings are out of the bathroom

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**Everyone, Everyday!**

Sweep the cabin floor (get under the bunks) and porch.

Turn off lights, close all windows and doors and check outside the cabin
for trash

Notify ranger or custodian of any problems or needs

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**Sample Daily Chores Schedule: 4 Cabins**

+--------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| **Cabin      | **Day 1**       | **Day 2**       | **Day 3**       |
| Name**       |                 |                 |                 |
+--------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| Murrelet     | Roustabouts     | Hosts &         | Woodchucks      |
| (girls)      | (girls'         | Hostesses       | (pick up trash) |
|              | restroom)       |                 |                 |
|              |                 | ( breakfast &   |                 |
|              |                 | lunch)          |                 |
+--------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| Peregrine    | Woodchucks      | Roustabouts     | Roustabouts     |
| (girls)      |                 |                 | (girls'         |
|              | (after dinner ) | (girls'         | restroom)       |
|              |                 | restroom)       |                 |
+--------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| Sea Lion     | Hosts &         | Woodchucks      | Roustabouts     |
|              | Hostesses       |                 | (boys'          |
| (girls or    |                 | (after dinner)  | restroom)       |
| boy)         | (dinner)        |                 |                 |
+--------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| Wapiti or    | Roustabouts     | Hosts &         | Woodchucks      |
| Coho (boys)  | (boys'          | Hostesses       | (pick up trash) |
|              | restroom)       |                 |                 |
|              |                 | (dinner)        |                 |
+--------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+

**Sample Daily Chores Schedule: 3 Cabins**

+--------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| **Cabin      | **Day 1**       | **Day 2**       | **Day 3**       |
| Name**       |                 |                 |                 |
+--------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| Murrelet or  | Roustabouts     | Hosts &         | Woodchucks      |
| Sea Lion     | (girls'         | Hostesses       | (pick up trash) |
| (girls)      | restroom)       |                 |                 |
|              |                 | ( breakfast &   |                 |
|              |                 | lunch)          |                 |
+--------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| Peregrine    | Woodchucks      | Hosts &         | Roustabouts     |
|              |                 | Hostesses       | (restroom)      |
| (girls or    | (after dinner ) |                 |                 |
| boys)        |                 | (dinner)        |                 |
+--------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| Wapiti or    | Host and        | Roustabouts     | Roustabouts     |
| Coho (boys)  | Hostesses       |                 | (boys'          |
|              | (dinner)        | (girls'         | restroom)       |
|              |                 | restroom)       |                 |
+--------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+

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**What All Adults Need to Know**

**The Biggies:**

-   **In an emergency, call Norcom at 1 (916) 358-1300**

-   The rules at WCEC were created with the safety of all in mind. We
    expect adults to embrace and enforce these rules. Please help us and
    lead by example.

-   Always lock the gate when coming and going; make sure that you have
    the combination.

-   Report any strangers you see in the area to a park ranger or the
    teacher.

-   There is no cell service at WCEC. You may use the visitor phone
    inside the lodge; however you will need to bring a calling card.

**Food and Smelly Stuff:**

-   Help discourage wildlife from getting human food. Eat only inside
    the lodge.

-   Only water outside the lodge. Adults may have coffee on the porch.

-   Toiletries may smell like food to bears. Store them in the cubbies
    the bathrooms.

**Wildlife:**

-   Keep cabin and lodge doors closed but open windows at will.

-   Keep at least 50 yards away from elk and other wildlife!

-   If you see a bear, elk, or mountain lion....get together as a group,
    back away slowly, and report your encounter to a ranger!

**Pets:**

-   No pets are allowed at the Wolf Creek Education Center, except
    trained service animals.

**Substance Use:**

-   WCEC is governed by federal and state laws. Our policies, regarding
    drug use, smoking, and alcohol are aligned with those of your school
    districts' requirements during a school event. Smoking is allowed
    but only in the upper parking lot.

**Language and Mutual Respect:**

-   Students and adults should treat one another with kindness and
    mutual respect. Abusive language, inappropriate gestures, and
    hurtful physical contact will be grounds for dismissal or
    prosecution.

-   Some students are easily frightened; we do not allow scary stories
    at any time. Please respect that our goal is to create a positive
    outdoor experience for your students.

**When Students Need to Go Home:**

-   Children going home mid-session for any reason are to be released
    only to the child's parent, legal guardian, or school principal. If
    it is necessary for another adult to transport them, signed
    permission of the parent or guardian must be obtained in advance.
    Children are to be released only in the presence of the classroom
    teacher.

**Supervision:**

-   The classroom teacher has overall responsibility for the
    supervision, discipline, and welfare of students. Students must be
    supervised by adults at all times. At least two cabin leaders should
    be assigned to each cabin. No adult should be alone with an
    individual child (for everyone's protection). Trips to the bathroom
    at night should be made using the buddy system; students should go
    in pairs accompanied by an adult, leaving one adult with the cabin.

-   During field studies, the rangers share the responsibility for
    classroom discipline with the teacher and chaperones. While the
    ranger is leading an activity, the cabin leaders or teacher may step
    in to quell any inappropriate behavior that the instructor does not
    notice. The rangers will bring any chronic discipline problems to
    the attention of the lead ranger at the end of each field study. The
    lead ranger will confer with the teacher about the action to be
    taken.

**\*\*\*\*\*\*Teachers please let the lead ranger know in advance of any
special needs regarding physical challenges, attitudes, behaviors,
and/or medications\*\*\*\*\*\***

**Discipline Standards:**

The Wolf Creek staff uses the three strikes and you're out policy.

-   1st Incident Student is given a verbal warning

-   2nd Incident Student is given a second verbal warning

-   3rd Incident Student is asked to leave the activity and is escorted
    by an adult to the lodge where the student, teacher, and lead ranger
    will discuss the incident and its consequences. Ultimately, teachers
    should have transportation and permission slips ready so that
    students can be sent home if necessary.

**Grievous or Criminal Behavior:**

Behavior that endangers the safety of others or involve the malicious
destruction of wildlife, animal, facilities, park property, fellow
students' property, and/or bodily injury may result in the immediate
dismissal of the responsible student(s).

**Cabin Leader Responsibilities**

**Cabin Leader Name:**
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**Dates of Outdoor School:**
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**Phone number at Wolf Creek:** (707) 488-2421

**In an emergency, call Norcom (916) 358-1300**

**Names of students in my cabin:**

**Names of students in my study group:**

**My group's daily duties (Hosts and Hostesses, Roustabouts):**

Day 1:
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Day 2:
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Day 3:
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**Recreation Duty:**

My recreation duty on day one is:
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My recreation duty on day two is:
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**Adult's Packing List**

**Student's Packing List**

The weather is always unpredictable at Wolf Creek. Wearing several
layers of clothes is the key to comfort when you are in the outdoors.
The cabins at Wolf Creek do not have heating. Please be sure to bring a
warm sleeping bag. It is also a good idea to label everything you bring.

**The Day of Arrival: Final Check List**

For a smooth landing at WCEC, please review the following:

**Food:**

-   Food is consolidated in as few vehicles as possible. (If food is
    consolidated to a couple vehicles, those vehicles may enter WCEC at
    11:45 (15 minutes early) where rangers will assist in the unloading
    and proper storing process).

**Gear:**

\*\*\*\*\*WCEC will provide your students with journals and reusable
journal bags\*\*\*\*\*\*

-   Double check that each student has a good sleeping bag, shoes, and
    warm clothes.

-   Gear is consolidated into as few vehicles as possible (i.e. bus,
    trailer, pick up trucks).

-   Gear is tagged with student's name and cabin (colored string helps
    too).

-   Two pencils with erasers: ready and accessible. Upon arriving to
    WCEC, please give your pencils to the rangers and they will
    distribute them to the students.

**Stinky Stuff:**

-   The odor of toiletries can attract animals if they are stored in
    cabins. All "stinky stuff" like toothpaste, deodorant, and sunscreen
    needs to be stored in the restroom cubbies. Students should pack
    toiletries separately in a labeled plastic Ziploc bag.

-   For simplicity, collect the toiletry bags in separate box: one for
    boys and girls. Then as we unload, the toiletry box can go directly
    to the bathrooms (students can sort through it later).

**Dressed and Ready:**

-   Students should be dressed and ready to go into the field upon their
    arrival to WCEC (closed toe shoes, warm clothes, and long pants).

-   There will be one 2.5 hour field study on the first day with little
    to no time to change.

-   Students should bring rain gear if they have it (WCEC can provide
    rain coats).

-   Rubber boots are great, but they should have different shoes to wear
    in the lodge.

**Lunches Accessible:**

\*\*\*\*\*\*You must eat before your 12:00 noon arrival at
WCEC\*\*\*\*\*\*

-   Do not arrive early, unless you have made arrangements with the lead
    ranger (this is a courtesy to the group before you and/or the
    rangers who are preparing for your arrival).

-   We suggest you eat at the picnic area next to the Kuchel Visitor
    Center. It is 2 miles south of Orick, CA on Highway 101. There are
    picnic tables, restrooms, educational displays, and a bookstore.
    Please call the visitor center in advance at (707) 465-7765 to
    arrange for your class to view the parks' orientation video.

**Paperwork Ready:**

-   The driver(s) should have directions (see page 22) and the gate
    combination.

-   Have cabin and study group (pages 11-13) lists ready for the lead
    ranger upon your arrival.

**Directions to Wolf Creek Education Center**

Google map link:
<http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&ll=41.355068,-124.024358&spn=0.016687,0.034418&z=15&om=0&msid=115000259310944494549.0004446d9b41d811ab9d2>

**From the South:**

Drive north on U.S. 101 from the Eureka/Arcata/McKinleyville area.

Continue on U.S. 101 approximately five miles north of the town of
Orick, CA.

Exit Newton B. Drury Scenic Parkway/Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park

Continue north, passing under U.S. 101, on the Newton B. Drury Scenic
Parkway for about 200 yards. Look for a road on the left.

Turn left onto the road. (If you miss it, you will see a large open
prairie).

20 yards down the road there is a sign for Wolf Creek Education Center.

Continue another 100 yards until you arrive at a gate. (When you first
arrive to WCEC, the lead ranger will meet you here...vehicles with food
may enter at 11:45...bus and parents at 12:00)

Open the gate using the lock combination that was given to you when you
registered.

Make sure to correctly lock the gate behind you.

Drive ahead, cross over the bridge, and travel approximately one mile to
the "T" intersection at the end of the road.

At the "T," turn right and drive 100 yards to the WCEC entrance.

After unloading your vehicles, park in the large gravel parking.

**From the North:**

Travel south on U.S. 101 from Crescent City, California. Cross over the
Klamath River.

Approximately four miles south of the Klamath Bridge, exit on to Newton
B. Drury Scenic Parkway.

Travel south on the Newton B. Drury Scenic Parkway approximately eight
miles. Pass the Prairie Creek Visitor Center and campground (the
campground has picnic tables and makes a great pre-planned lunch stop).

After passing Elk Prairie (the large open prairie to your right), travel
approximately ¼ mile beyond the open prairie.

Turn on the first dirt road on the right.

If you miss the turn, you will come to the U.S. 101 entrance ramp.

20 yards down the road there is a sign for Wolf Creek Education Center.

Continue another 100 yards until you arrive at a gate. (When you first
arrive to WCEC, the lead ranger will meet you here...vehicles with food
may enter at 11:45...bus and parents at 12:00)

Open the gate using the lock combination that was given to you when you
registered.

Make sure to correctly lock the gate behind you.

Drive ahead, cross over the bridge, and travel approximately one mile to
the "T" intersection at the end of the road.

At the "T," turn right and drive 100 yards to the WCEC entrance.

After unloading your vehicles, park in the large gravel parking.

If you get lost, call WCEC at (707) 488-2064 or the Kuchel Visitor
Center at (707) 465-7765

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2½ Day Standards-based Program with Rangers

Redwood National and State Parks

School Year 2007-2008

Please complete and sign this document. Once complete, make a copy for
your records and return the original with your payment no later than two
weeks prior to the date of your visit (see the back page for mailing
address).

**WCEC Dates: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ to
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**Name(s) of teacher/leaders:
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**Organization/Group:
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**Address:
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**Email address:
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**\# Students (45 max): \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Grade
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**\# of parents/chaperones: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_**

**Type of Student Transportation: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
\# of cars:\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_**

**The combination for the gate is: \_\_ \_\_ \_\_ \_\_.** The gate to
WCEC must be closed and locked at all times. Please give this
combination only to those who need it. Unless you have made arrangements
with the lead ranger, do not enter the gate prior to 12:00 PM on your
first day.

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The following is the basic agreement for use of the Wolf Creek Education
Center (WCEC). We reserve the right to cancel, at any time, groups
failing to comply with the parks' policies and regulations.

The teachers are ultimately responsible for the safety and discipline of
their students.

In the case of an **EMERGENCY**: call Northern Communications at **1
(916) 358-1300**. Report any and all accidents or unusual happenings to
a ranger as soon as possible.

Please consolidate your food to as few vehicles as possible. If your
groups' food is consolidated to a couple vehicles, we will allow those
vehicles to enter WCEC at 11:45 (15 minutes early) where rangers will be
waiting to assist you.

All food will be consumed and stored in the WCEC lodge.

Please consolidate your groups gear into as few vehicles as possible.
This will simplify the unloading process.

Each group should plan to leave one vehicle parked at the site for
emergencies. All non-emergency vehicles and busses must park in the
large dirt parking lot, just outside the main entrance.

Your group will be responsible for the proper use and return of all
parks' property.

On the last day of standards-based programming, check-out time is no
later than 11:00 AM.

Groups must store all toiletries in shelves provided in the restroom for
safety reasons.

Reduce, reuse, and recycle! The parks are great places to learn by
experience. WCEC provides washable dishes, cups, and utensils for your
group to use and wash while on site (do not bring single use cups,
plates, forks etc.). Please allow only one labeled water bottle per
person per stay. Give extra points to students who keep them beyond the
visit!

Chaperones (one for every ten students, two per cabin) are here to
assist, and should refrain from personal conversations when programs are
in progress. Parent chaperones should leave younger siblings with other
caregivers at home. Do not count the cook as a cabin or study group
leader.

Plant gathering or attracting any animal with food is illegal. "Don't
help a good bird go bad!" Only trained service animals are allowed with
humans at WCEC. No pets are allowed.

Students should have assigned partners and are not allowed to wander off
alone at any time.

The lodge is designed for cooking, eating, and learning. Sleeping in the
WCEC lodge is prohibited.

Do not store combustible or flammable items in the buildings. This
includes: propane, camp stoves, matches, candles, lanterns, or anything
else that uses a flame or fire.

Quiet time is enforced; park-wide, between 10:00 PM and 6:00 AM.

To reinforce that students have a positive and healthy experience in the
outdoors, we ask that you refrain from telling scary stories and quell
those that are student initiated.

The group leader/teacher must be on site with and responsible for the
entire group at all times. If a group leader must leave the group, a
substitute leader/teacher must be provided.

Stay out of salmon redds in the stream from November through June; they
represent the future!

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**Outdoor School Fees (standards-based program with rangers)**

Up to 35 students........................................\$300/three-day
program

36 to 45
students.........................................\$400/three-day program

**Please make checks payable to:** ***Redwood Park Association***

(Please write "Wolf Creek" on the memo line on the lower left corner of
the check)

**Refund Policy:** You are entitled to 100 percent refund of your paid
fee if you cancel two weeks prior to your visit, or if the park cancels.
If you need to cancel within two weeks of your visit, please request in
writing for a 50 percent refund of your paid fee from the Redwood Park
Association.

**Sign and Mail to:**

Accounting Clerk Cindy Hensel

Redwood National and State Parks

1111 Second Street

Crescent City, CA 95531

I have read this agreement and understand what is required to use the
WCEC.

Signature of leader(s):

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