***Due to high winds forecasted for Sat, Jan 29, this event has been canceled.*** Build your fire skills, whittle, or just enjoy sitting around a fire and chatting. Join Naturalist Clare at our fire pit to practice fire skills such as using a friction fire kit, flint and steel or ferro rod. Try splitting wood... Read more »
Build your fire skills, whittle, or just enjoy sitting around a fire and chatting. Join Naturalist Clare at our fire pit to practice fire skills such as using a friction fire kit, flint and steel or ferro rod. Try splitting wood with a baton or bring a knife to practice your wood carving. Drop in... Read more »
For thousands of years, until the invention of the match, people started fires with variations of flint and steel. To use this technique participants will first make their own char cloth making kit to take home. Practice first the skill of creating sparks and then the seemingly magical art of creating flame. Age 18+ This... Read more »
On this special day we can see the sun set due west and then the full moon rise. Learn why the seasons change then go on a family friendly hike in the twilight as we wait for the moon to rise (bring a flashlight in case of clouds). Listen for animals who are used to... Read more »
Build your fire skills, whittle, or just enjoy sitting around a fire and chatting. Join Naturalist Clare at our fire pit to practice fire skills such as using a friction fire kit, flint and steel or ferro rod. Try splitting wood with a baton or bring a knife to practice your wood carving. Drop in... Read more »
Build your fire skills, whittle, or just enjoy sitting around a fire and chatting. Join Naturalist Clare at our fire pit to practice fire skills such as using a friction fire kit, flint and steel or ferro rod. Try splitting wood with a baton or bring a knife to practice your wood carving. Drop in... Read more »
Dress for the weather and have fun as a family as we explore the winter world using all our senses. Look for animal homes, find out who is the best at seeing animals hidden along the trail and, if we are lucky, read track stories in the snow. Finish by warming up with a story... Read more »
Ignore the mall and take a chance to stretch your legs after all that food. Hike with Naturalist Clare on a scavenger hunt for hidden animals. Then gather round a campfire to toast some s’mores, enjoy some hot chocolate, and listen to a traditional Thanksgiving story. Dress for the weather with good shoes. You're invited... Read more »
Head down to Irvine’s campsite for a campfire and be serenaded by thousands of frogs! First, we’ll learn some of the different frog calls while enjoying s’mores at the campfire. Then go on a short hike to a listening spot close to the wetlands. Find out how many frogs you can tell apart by sound.... Read more »
