August 13th-17th: Wilderness Survival -Get ready for a week of rugged wilderness adventure! To learn how to survive in the outdoors, we will build shelters, cook over the campfire, learn to collect and clean drinking water, identify wild edible plants, and so much more! Is your child as excited as we are to be outside this summer? Bring […]
Fascinated with reptiles and amphibians? So are we! Join us for a herpetology presentation and then we’ll head to our streams and forests to search out the slimy salamanders, slithery snakes, and jumpy frogs! Please be dressed for the weather and for an outdoor walk across uneven terrain. Bring a field guide, binoculars, and camera […]
August 27th-31st: Ex-STREAM Explorers! – Crayfish, salamanders, and minnows…OH MY! These are just a few of the critters that call our ponds, streams and marshes home. Let’s get wet and dirty this week as we explore these aquatic ecosystems and learn who lives there and why they are important. Does your child want to spend every […]
Join Bob McGarry for an evening of birding for Nighthawks at Fort Washington State park. Common Nighthawks are most active at dawn and dusk, not night, while they forage for aerial insects.Recent studies suggest a substantial decline in numbers of this species, perhaps owing to increased predation, indiscriminate use of pesticides leading to lowered insect […]