Services Provided

Your Liaison
A liaison will be assigned to serve as your guide and troubleshooter during your stay. Upon your arrival, your liaison will greet you, help you settle in, meet with the coordinating adult, and give the entire group an orientation to the site and Center policies. Throughout your stay, your liaison will make regular contact with you to answer questions and deal with any problems that may arise. Prior to your departure, your liaison will meet with you to do an oral evaluation. Your input is critical to our program’s development.

Medical Services
Audubon Center teaching staff are trained and certified in basic First Aid and CPR. Our staff will have access to first aid kits during class times. These will be used for minor emergencies such as cuts and scrapes. First aid kits are located in each building. For medical emergencies beyond the scope of basic first aid, report to Audubon Center staff or call 911, report the injury and location, and then inform an Audubon Center staff member. Twenty four hour emergency medical care and ambulance service is available 8 miles away at the North Pine Medical Center in Sandstone. We require you to bring an extra vehicle, in addition to the bus, for transportation of a person with a medical situation that does not require an ambulance. The Audubon Center does not provide this type of transportation. It is the full responsibility of each school to plan for the medical needs of their students.

Handicapped Accessibility
The Crosby Dorm, dining hall, and Lowry Lodge are all handicapped accessible. Two of the rooms in the Crosby Dorm are specifically designed for handicapped individuals. Trails around the buildings and to nearby classroom areas (Wildlife, Adventure, Maple Syrup, Bird Banding) are accessible. Trails to the other study areas are mowed grass, which could make travel difficult, depending on the abilities of the individuals. We encourage all students to attend the Audubon Center. Please inform our staff of any disabilities your students may have that require special planning or scheduling in advance of your visit. You may do this on the Scheduling and Billing Information form.

Snacks
Evening snacks of fruit or cookies can be ordered for your group in advance at a cost of $.75 per person. You may bring your own snacks, but we ask that you choose items in recyclable or reusable packaging and accept the responsibility of transporting and properly disposing of the trash back home. All evening snacks must be eaten in the dining room.
Afternoon snacks may also be ordered for your students. For $.75 per student, healthy snacks would be provided while on trail during their afternoon class.

Phone Messages
Messages will be delivered to the lead teacher at meal times. Emergency calls will, if possible, be delivered immediately. An outgoing courtesy phone will accept outgoing collect and credit card calls, but no incoming calls. Students should use the phone only with supervision of one of the group’s teachers/chaperones.

Student Mail
Mail is delivered to the lead teacher at dinner each evening. Please have mail addressed to the student c/o the student’s school, Audubon Center of the North Woods, P.O. Box 530, Sandstone, MN 55072.

Gift Shop
Shop time may be arranged in advance. Please indicate your request on the reservation form. An adult from your school must be present to monitor students in the store. A variety of items such as t-shirts, sweatshirts, hats, mugs, maple syrup, cards, posters, and various books and other educational materials are available in the gift shop

Birthday Cakes
Birthday cakes will be provided for students or adults who have a birthday while at the Audubon Center. Please submit any birthday information on your reservation form.

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