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Page 8 Keeping Up May 200Q,~ <br /> <br />Therapeutic Recreation , <br /> <br />THE SPROUT <br /> <br />Gardening Is For Everyone! <br /> <br />UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA <br /> <br />Extension <br /> <br /> Greetings, <br /> Say goodbye to the dark, cold days of winter. The air is getting warmer and the days <br />are longer -- spring is nearly here! <br /> You can visit the Arboretum's grounds, April 1, 2000 through October 31, 2000 from <br />8:00 a.m. - sunset. The admission to the Arboretum is $5.00 per adult, and free for those <br />under 18 years of age. Be sure to join us on Thursday evenings after 4:30 p.m. when <br />admission is free for all! <br /> Make plans to visit the Arboretum on July 8 at 1:30 p.m for a book signing by Connie <br />Goldman (see inside for details) and on August 3, 2000 at 7:00 p.m. when the EE.A.S.E. <br />Academy shares their "Secret Life of Plants" puppet show in the Sensory Garden. <br /> I hope to see you this summer. <br /> Mary H. Meyer, <br /> .Extension Horticulturist <br /> <br />Center for Spirituality & Healing <br />As part of the Academic Health Center <br />of the University of Minnesota <br /> Beginning January 2000, The Center for Spirituality and Healing (CSH) and the <br />Arboretums Therapeutic Horticulture Program have joined forces to bring about a <br />Healing Garden and Therapeutic Horticulture program at the Academic Health Center <br />on the Minneapolis campus. Within the next few years, this collaboration wilt bring to <br />you conferences (see inside for further information), programs, training, and resource <br />information regarding Healing Gardens and Restorative Landscapes as part of a compli- <br />mentary therapies approach to medicine. <br /> For further information about the CSH contact Para Bridson at: 612-624-9459. <br />Coming to you Fall 2000 <br />Healing Garden <br />Conference <br /> Are you in the process of developing a healing garden at 3,our facility? Are you inter- <br />ested in the restorative effects of landscapes and gardens? Would you like to know what <br />research supports the latest state-of-the-art garden design? If you answered yes to any of <br />these questions, listen up! <br /> Coming ro you this fall, the University of Minnesota Center for Spirituality and <br />Healing Academic Health Center, the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, the School of <br />Landscape Architecture, the Department of Horticulture, and, the School of Kinesiology <br />are collaborating to bring to you a conference devoted to the subject of Healing Gardens. <br /> If you are interested to learn more about this conference, please fill out the infor- <br />mation below and send it to the address that follows; or, call Jean Larson at <br />952-443-1421 and leave a message with your name, address, and telephone number and <br />she'll send you the conference invitation. <br /> \Ve want to see you all at this conference, so let us know your interest today! <br /> <br /> Round Table Discussion <br />Topic: The Nuts and Bolts of Inclusive <br />Recreation Programming <br /> Please join the Therapeutic Recreation <br />Section of MRPA as we share our concerns <br />and brainstorm solutions to the obstacles <br />that we face in inclusive recreation <br />programming, Join people from all fields <br />and sides of this very challenging issue. <br />Bring a sack lunch. Beverages will be <br />provided. For more information, please <br />contact Toni Boelter at 651-459-6681. <br /> Date: Thursday, May 18th, 2000 <br /> l~me: ll:30amlo l:30pm <br /> Place: Staring Lake Outdoor Center <br /> 13765 Staring Lake Parkway <br /> Eden Prairie,/'AR 55344 <br />From West: 494 West - to 212 West - <br /> to Anderson Lakes Parkway (turn right) - <br /> to Staring Lake Parkway (turn left) - there <br /> will be a brown sign indicating Staring Lake <br /> Outdoor Center- follow path to the cabin. <br /> From East: 494 East - to 212 West - to <br />Anderson Lakes Parkway (turn right) - to <br />Staring Lake Parkway (turn left) - there will <br />be a brown sign indicating Staring Lake <br />Outdoor Center - follow path to the cabin. <br /> Call Carla Kress at 612-949-8452for <br />fiirther directions. <br /> <br />~..S.t I want more information about the <br />Healing Gardens Conference Fall: 2000 <br />Name: <br />Address: <br /> <br />Phone Number: <br /> <br />Fax Number: <br /> <br />Email Address: <br /> <br /> send to: <br />Minnesota Landscape Arboretum <br />Attention: Jean Larson <br />3675 Arboretum Drive <br />Chanhassen MN. 55317 <br /> <br /> <br />