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EDUCATION PROGRAMS LED BY VOLUNTEERS: EDEN MILL VOLUNTEERS OFFER A VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN OF ALL AGES AND FOR FAMILIES. THE PROGRAMS USUALLY INCLUDE HANDS ON EXPERIENCES, CRAFTS AND A HIKES ON THE EDEN MILL TRAILS. SNAKES, STREAM STUDIES, ROCKS, PLANTS, SEEDS, STARS, AND NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY ARE SOME OF THE PROGRAM TOPICS WE HAVE OFFERED IN THE PAST. DURING 2022, THE CENTER OFFERED 49 PROGRAMS FOR 1,566 PARTICIPANTS. NATURE CENTER VISITATION AND GRIST MILL TOURS: EDEN MILL NATURE CENTER IS LOCATED INSIDE THE HISTORIC EDEN MILL GRIST MILL BUILDINGS. THE CENTER HOUSES A DISPLAY OF ANIMALS OF THE PIEDMONT REGION A WELL HAS LIVE REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS. THE CENTER IS SET UP FOR FAMILIES TO WANDER THROUGH AND ENJOY WHILE LEARNING ABOUT THE LIVES AND HABITATS OF THE LOCAL CRITTERS. THE HISTORIC MILL CONTAINS ALL OF THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT USED TO GRIND AND PACKAGE THE GRAIN AS WELL AS THE GENERATOR FOR EARLIER HYDROELECTRIC ENDEAVORS OF THE MILL. DURING 2022, 3,911 PEOPLE VISITED THE NATURE CENTER AND GRIST MILL WITHOUT A GUIDED TOUR. CANOE TRIPS: MAY THROUGH SEPTEMBER EDEN MILL OFFERS CANOE TRIPS TO HELP ACQUAINT PADDLERS WITH THE NATURAL SURROUNDINGS ON DEER CREEK. EXPLORATION THE THE ENVIRONMENT, BOTH LAND AND THE WATER IS ENHANCED BY THE USE OF CANOES. DURING THESE RELAXED EXCURSIONS, ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND INTERPRETATION IS PROVIDED BY THE NATURALIST WHO ACCOMPANIES THE GROUP..IN 2022, 19 CANOE TRIPS WERE TAKEN BY 142 PARTICIPANTS