The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at William H. Harsha Lake is pleased to announce this year’s Junior Ranger Program for children aged 8-12.

This year’s exciting series of hands-on activities will take place June 20-23 from 9-11 a.m. each day. Children will go on a Bug Safari on Monday, Build a Dam and discover how to stay safe around the water on Tuesday. Participants discover that Forests are More than Trees on Wednesday. Children become Ranger Ready when they take part in the Amazing Nature Race on Thursday.

Children who attend all four sessions earn the highly-coveted Junior Ranger patch in a graduation ceremony on the last day. Pre-registration is required; please register by June 18. Programs will be held at the Visitor Center in the Corps of Engineers Operations area on Slade Road near the dam.

All programs are offered free of charge. For more information about this program and to register, please call the Ranger at 513-797-6081. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Visitor Center is located at 2185 Slade Road, just east of state Route 222, about four miles south of Batavia, adjacent to East Fork State Park.

Note: if you use mapquest or GPS, the visitor center is located about 1 ½ miles further on Slade Road.