this weeks guests Katie McGlashen from Michigan DNR "Nature Awaits" program and Kirbay Preuss from Preuss Pets

How do you get fourth grade students, many of whom have spent their lives in urban and suburban settings, to feel welcome in a natural setting like a state metro park? Listen Saturday at 9AM when Rick Preuss from Preuss Pets, Doctor Will Schultz, DVM (retired) and Lee Cohen learn about the Michigan DNR implementing a program through which, every fourth grade classroom in the state of Michigan can choose to visit a state park for a day, free of charge with even the cost of transportation reimbursed. Learn all about the details from Katie McGlashen, program coordinator for the Michigan DNR "Nature Awaits" program. You'll learn how the program was started elsewhere but brought to Michigan after Lieutenant Governor Gilchrist confirmed how he hadn't felt "welcome" at state parks and how could kids from urban and suburban backgrounds get introduced to one of Michigan's remarkable state parks. You'll also hear about Katie's intro to doing this type of work and why DNR is working diligently to give young people in Michigan desire and knowledge to spend time in nature. Then Kirbay Preuss from Preuss Pets joins in to share about the education programs for kids that are offered. Whether it is a private birthday party for up to 25 people or a free infant tea session with animals, Preuss is on the same page of bringing kids and animals (nature) together and teaching them to care for it. An interesting show where you can learn about how teachers can create a special day for fourth graders on this weekend's edition of the Mid Michigan Pet Expert Talk Show on 1320 AM WILS on the radio.