NATURE PROGRAMS & HIKES - THANKSGIVING WEEK NOVEMBER 24 - 28, 2014 (Nature Center and Nature Center Gift Shop will be closed Thanksgiving Day. The park will remain open.) MONDAY, 11/24 10:00 am CREEKFIELD NATURE HIKE - 1/2 mile, paved trail, approximately 1 hour 2:00 pm TURKEY TIME! (IP)– Learn about the natural history of the season’s most popular meal. 5:00 pm NATURE HIKE - Meet at the 40-Acre Lake rest rooms for a 1-mile guided hike through forest, prairie and wetland. TUESDAY, 11/25 8:30 am BIRD WATCHING FOR BEGINNERS – Learn the basics of bird watching, including how to use binoculars, then take a half-mile walk to watch birds. 10:00 am CREEKFIELD NATURE HIKE - 1/2 mile, paved trail, approximately 1 hour 1:30 pm ANIMAL TALES (IP) – All About Owls – Listen to the book followed by show, tell and touch. 3:30 pm CREATURES OF THE NIGHT SLIDE SHOW (IP) – Don’t be afraid of the park after dark. Learn to identify common nocturnal noises. WEDNESDAY, 11/26 9:00 - 9:30 am WILDLIFE VIEWING – Meet at the Elm Lake viewing platform in the Elm Lake picnic area to view through a high powered scope. Bring binoculars if you have them. 10:00 am CREEKFIELD NATURE HIKE -1/2 mile, paved trail, approximately 1.5 hours 11:30 am “A” IS FOR ALLIGATOR (IP) – Bring your child for a fun ABC game. Make a toothy alligator craft. 3:30 pm OWLS, FROM HEAD TO TALON (IP) – Learn about their adaptations that allow them to hunt successfully after dark. Identify native species. NATURE CENTER CLOSED THANKSGIVING DAY – PARK REMAINS OPEN FRIDAY, 11/28 8:30 am GUIDED BIRD WATCHING HIKE – Meet at the 40-Acre Lake rest rooms. Bring binoculars. 10:00 am CREEKFIELD NATURE HIKE -1/2 mile, paved trail, approximately 1.5 hours 11:30 am STORY TIME (IP) – Listen to a book about turkeys then make a turkey craft. 1:30 pm THE SPECTACULAR WORLD OF SPIDERS (IP) – Don’t be like Little Miss Muffett. Learn the facts about these amazing arachnids. 3:30 pm GOTTA HAVE GATORS! (IP) – Learn how they play more than one key role in the health and survival of their native wetlands. WWW.BRAZOSBEND.ORG All programs are free and will begin at the Nature Center unless otherwise noted. (IP) denotes indoor program with limited capacity of 50 PEOPLE. Programs start ON TIME. Late arrivals may not be permitted. All programs are posted one week in advance and are subject to change without notice. NATURE CENTER HOURS Saturday and Sunday, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Monday – Friday, 11:00 am – 3:00 pm – SOME DAYS WILL HAVE EXTENDED HOURS Open 9 – 5 major holidays except Thanksgiving Day & Christmas Day
Posted on: Sun, 16 Nov 2014 18:11:08 +0000
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