Make a love for reading seem like second nature! Give your child a jump start in literacy as they sit down to listen to a short story with a park naturalist. A guided walk around the center to learn cool facts about our live animals is included.
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Make a love for reading seem like second nature! Give your child a jump start in literacy as they sit down to listen to a short story with a park naturalist. A guided walk around the center to learn cool facts about our live animals is included.
$6
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Join a naturalist for a night hike to see the spectacular courtship display of the Timberdoodle, or American Woodcock. This mysterious bird reliably performs a spiraling flight display shortly after sunset.
$4 – $6
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Step into the buzzing world of incredible insects and discover how these tiny creatures impact our environment! Explore their life cycles, body parts, communication, adaptations, and their remarkable engineering skills.
$5 – $7
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Give your little one a head start on growing into a knowledgeable adult aware of the importance of the environment. Join us for an exciting time of exploring nature through hands-on activities, stories, songs, crafts, and more.
$4 – $6
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Join us for a variety of projects and activities utilizing materials from the natural world. We will embark on a new creative endeavor to make anything from color-changing lemonade to baskets woven out of invasive species.
$4 – $6
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Let our expert naturalists take you around the region to discover natural history and enjoy new adventures.
$10 – $13
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Join a naturalist and explore the world of the Bald Eagle in winter with binoculars and spotting scopes from a tower above Jug Bay. Then, head out on a hike in search of roosting bald eagles.
$6
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Enjoy a naturalist-led, woodland nature hike. A naturalist will guide you through our winter woodlands on a search for skunk cabbage!
$4 – $6
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Go green with your creativity! Nature provides an abundance of materials and inspiration for making art. Participants will enjoy hands-on nature craft activities.
$4 – $6
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Go green with your creativity! Nature provides an abundance of materials and inspiration for making art. Our artistic naturalists will assist you in transforming your ideas and creativity into an art piece.
$4 – $6
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Join a naturalist for a night hike to see the spectacular courtship display of the Timberdoodle, or American Woodcock. This mysterious bird reliably performs a spiraling flight display shortly after sunset.
$4 – $6
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What’s up with the weather? Investigate the importance of weather to the survival of life, the water cycle, concepts in meteorology, the difference between weather and climate, and more.
$5 – $7
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Give your little one a head start on growing into a knowledgeable adult aware of the importance of the environment. Join us for an exciting time of exploring nature through hands-on activities, stories, songs, crafts, and more.
$4 – $6
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You don't need to be Dr. Dolittle to speak to the animals! Meet the nature center's live animals, including reptiles, amphibians, and birds of prey.
$4 – $6
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Learn from a naturalist about ospreys and the research and conservation efforts happening around the state to help preserve this remarkable species.
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