September 8th, 2010
As filming season comes to a close and we head to the editing bay to prepare season 3, we are reminded how blessed we are to be able to carry out this mission. Sometimes things don't go our way, we struggle to find funding, we spend many sleepless nights thinking of ways we can improve and do more to give back to our society and children, but none the less, we are very grateful to those of you who have believed in us, and helped us, even if only in some small way. Each day, we thank God for you.
On Monday, we had shows at the South Dakota State Fair. Mother nature did not seem to be on our side! Rain, cold and wind, but we made the best of it. We appreciate those in attendance who braved the elements and joined us for a smaller than planned, more intimate gathering on the Freedom Stage. We thank the SD State Fair for having us, and look forward to returning in 2011 (and next time we will leave the rain home!)
In case you haven't heard, we have been nominated for a regional Emmy Award by the Midwest Chapter of the National Academy for Television Arts and Sciences, in the 'Childrens 12 and Under Series' Category. We are extremely excited! (as you can imagine) Even being nominated is a HUGE honor, and we thank Bob and the gang at SDPB for believing in us! We hope to attend the Awards Banquet in Mpls on Sept 25th, and you know the crew at SDPB will be the first we thank if we are given the chance to get up on the stage. After all, it was the fine folks at SDPB who took the first belief in us, and have been supporting us wholeheartedly since day one. We are blessed to know you, and grateful for the opportunities and faith you have given us.
Love, Terri and Todd
Upcoming Events:
NATURE ADVENTURES: LIVE
November 7th and 8th
National Eagle Center
Wabasha, Minnesota
12pm and 2pm Daily
Watch for more details!
July 19th, 2010
Terri and Todd, hosts of Nature Adventures, entertained families at the Relay for Life in Pierre, SD this past weekend. They did 2 shows. They also took time to stop by the Dakota Radio Group stations in Pierre to do a couple of live on-air interviews! Thank you to SD Intrastate Pipeline, Dakotamart, Riter Rogers Law Office, Pier 347, Perkins and Pizza Hut for their support in this event for a great cause!
Here are a couple of photos from the events!
Photos credits: Dakota Radio Group/Pierre Capital Journal
Nature Adventures: LIVE will also be doing shows at the South Dakota State Fair on September 6th, and the Outdoor Campus in Sioux Falls on August 7th at 2pm. You can register for the Outdoor Campus show at www.outdoorcampus.org.
May 2010
Hard to believe another filming season is upon us! We are excited to announce our third season, which will debut November of 2010. We will begin filming season 3 this week! Season three will air in Minnesota, WI, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota!
We will be traveling to Northern Minnesota for the Minnesota Governors Fishing opener on Lake Kabetogama!We will also be filming bears and wolves while in Northern Minnesota, at the Bear Center in Ely, The Vince Shute Wildlife Sanctuary in Orr, and the Wolf Center in Ely. Thank you to the MN Dept of Tourism, Curt Johnson, A Stay Inn-Ely, and the Gateway Lodge in Orr for the accommodations!
This past week we wrapped up our Nature Adventures LIVE shows for this school season. We do have a couple of shows this summer at several fairs as well as the Outdoor Campus in Sioux Falls, and a Cancer Society Event in July. We visited over 40 schools in the past three months! We thank the schools and students as well as the many local newspapers which covered the events!
January 27th, 2010
Hard to believe its almost February! January has been a visit month for our team. We are working on lining up sponsors for season 3, as well as working to find funding for closed captioning services so we can begin airing in other states. We have visited several schools this month and also did a stage show at the Miller Farm and Home Show in Miller, SD. We got this wonderful email from them:
Guess who was the talk of the Miller Farm and Home Show?
Todd & Terri and their snakes! Thanks so much for
coming to Miller and presenting your show and animals. I
have heard many comments on how good the presentation was and how much everyone
enjoyed it!
It really added to our show.
Thank you to Miller, SD for having us!
We also found ourselves back at the Outdoor Campus in Sioux Falls, despite the weather dampening our plans! February will be even busier with many shows scheduled throughout the state, plus one in Sioux City, IA at the Betty Strong Encounter Center!
December 3rd, 2009
What a spectacular fall it has been! The Nature Adventures LIVE team has been busy booking school visits for this winter. We have a couple of dozen schools booked already and requests coming in almost daily! It will be a very busy winter for our team. We also had a chance to present Nature Adventures LIVE to groups in Watertown, SD this week, and a group at the South Dakota Native American Indian Business and Education Expo in Sioux Falls recently. We have had great feedback and have heard very heartwarming stories from attendees on how we touched and changed their lives. This is what Nature Adventures is all about! The rewards of the heart make the hard work we put in to this project so worth it! Special thanks to the business behind the scenes that make this possible! Special thanks to Watertown Walmart, Watertown Pizza Ranch, Lennox Business Buddies, Platte Pizza Ranch, Cenex in Toronto, Fort Randall Casino in Marty, Hitchcock-Tulare Booster Club, and Farmers Merchants State Bank in Plankinton.
Nature Adventures has not been seen for a couple weeks due to the SDPB Pledge Drive but will return on Sunday, Dec 15th.
November 5th, 2009
Season 2 has kicked off without a hitch! It looks amazing broadcast in 1080 hi-def! We know alot of viewers missed it due to the Vikings/Packers game, but we hope you will tune in next week! Despite that, we have had some great feedback and hope you will find season 2 both entertaining and informative.
We are lining up school visits for this winter. We are pleased with the support these visits are getting from businesses and schools throughout the state! Our goal is to reach as many children as possible, not just to educate and learn to appreciate, but get them excited to get out and explore this beautiful world we live in!
Halloween 2009 proved fun and exciting, as we were invited to judge the costume contest at the VFW in Brandon, SD. We love to get out and meet people and strive to maintain an active role in helping out and being active in the communities we live and air in.
This Friday, November 6th, we will be talking LIVE to Rick and Ruth on Viewpoint University on KSOO Radio. Please tune in and listen...we go on the air at 5:30pm. Thank you to Rick and Ruth for having us!
Mark your calendars for January 23rd. We will be conducting a Nature Adventures LIVE presentation at the Outdoor Campus in Sioux Falls. This is a great opportunity for the general public to be able to come out and meet us, see what we are all about, and have some fun and learn all at the same time! We do hope you will join us. Please see the Outdoor Campus website at www.outdoorcampus.org for more info on their classes and how to register. This class is free and open to all ages, however we do urge you to register early as the classes do fill up quickly!
That's all for now! Thanks for reading!
Mandy Audiss, PAWS Director, Chamberlain SD
"Thank you! The kids really had fun. I have been telling my
friends/relatives you were here. Everyone thought it was so cool you guys came
here."
Ron Jacobson, Supt., Elem Principal,
"A special thanks for coming to
Mark Sampson, Principal, Iroquois SD
"Your
presentation was greatly appreciated and if you need a recommendation of any
type let me know. I think that a lot of our students got over a few fears and
gained a healthy respect for your animals."
Derek Klawitter,
The Outdoor Campus Community and Group Program Coordinator
"The Nature
Adventures Live program was absolutely great. Not only did It allow people to
come face to face, and have a hands on experience with a wide variety of South
Dakota Critters, they also shared everything you ever wanted to know about them
as well. We are already looking forward to the upcoming program this
summer."
Dan
Dalchow ~ Principal,
"The Nature Adventures Live presentation had our student's attention for
the entire 45 minutes they performed. A sign of a good presentation is when you
can have the attention of 325 students for that length of time and then have
them talking about it aftwards. Their show had lots of interesting information
and it was very entertaining."
Heath Larson,
Principal,
"Nature Adventures was an excellent assembly for our students!
Informative presentation and captivating reptiles for the kids to
enjoy!"
Dr. Chris Noid,
Howard, SD School Principal
"I would like to say the program was very good and keep the students attention the whole time and they learned things they didn’t know."
Dan
Leikvold, Lead-Deadwood School
“The
presentation was educational, yet light, humorous, and exciting! Todd and Teri
present in such a way that although learning is taking place, the kids probably
forgot they were at school. We’d have them back for sure!”
Danny Janklow, Horace Mann Elementary, Rapid City
“I would like to
share my thoughts to your program: After being contacted by Nature Adventures,
learning about the program and the presentation opportunity, our students at
Horace Mann Elementary took some time to watch episodes of your broadcast as
well as learn more about your program and the South Dakota wildlife living
alongside many of our students.
Brad Olinger-Principal, Flandreau Public
“The students
thoroughly enjoyed the Nature Adventure program. Many misconceptions about
reptiles were corrected by Todd and Terri's presentation to the
students.”
Tracey Olson, Superintendent / Elementary
“The kids absolutely loved it! Terri and Todd’s presentation was so
entertaining and educational that the kids are still talking about how AWESOME
it was!”
Wesley Grantham, Wesley’s Rangers, Watertown
SD
“thanks we had a
great time with you guys”
"What fun to be up close and personal with critters we rarely get to
see!"
Kym M Johnston, Principal Chancellor and Lennox School District
"What a great assembly to promote the creatures of South Dakota! The kids were focused on the presentation and loved every minute of it! Thanks for coming to Lennox!"
Danny Janklow, Horace Mann Elementary, Rapid City, SD I can’t tell you
how excited I am to know this opportunity is coming for my kids. They are going
to love it. Many teachers have shown the students what to expect via your
website and my daughter and I love watching your show on PBS. Abby is 5 and she
thinks you have a “cool” job! I would have to agree, I love seeing people who
enjoy their jobs and love what they do. It’s obvious you do both! I look forward to meeting your team and look forward to an exciting presentation. We
are all very excited about this opportunity! Thank you again and please let
whomever made this possible that we at Horace Mann sincerely appreciate the
connection of the generosity to the learning needs and exposure for our
students!
