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Nature Saunter

Appreciate the outdoors at a leisurely pace with a stroll to look for woodpeckers and other fall wildlife along portions of Downy Loop Trail. …

WH/Downy Loop Trail
a group of black bodied, white beaked american coots float in blue water

Waterfowl in the Fall

Join a naturalist for a walk at Summit Lake to search for waterfowl as they undergo their fall migration. Binoculars available to borrow on…

SLNC
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Eye Spy & Campfire

Pick up a scavenger hunt list and hit the 1.4-mile Old Mill Trail in search of animals, plants, fungi and more. Afterward, stop by the campfire…

FR/Brushwood Area
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Native Seed Collection

Join a naturalist and learn how to identify seedheads, then try your hand at collecting and processing native seeds to take home. Please bring…
Several logs are piled onto a campfire.

Campfire Chemistry

Create a campfire with glowing greens, baffling blues and pristine purples. It’s not magic, it’s chemistry! Experience a unique fire and learn…

SC/Lake House Area
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Nature Drawing for Adults

Join our interpretive artist for an entertaining lesson in nature drawing. Bring a sketchbook, pencil and a sense of humor. Beginners are…

LP/Nature Center
Red-headed woodpecker clinging to the side of a tree trunk

Kinderealm: Woodpeckers

Children ages 3 to 6 and their adult companion will learn about the incredible lives of woodpeckers through a story, craft and outdoor activity. …

FASN/Nature Realm
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Nature Collage

Let’s make a beautiful nature-inspired collage using recycled paper! Join our interpretive artist for this easy, fun lesson. All materials…

FASN/Visitors Center
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Homeschoolers: Birds

Homeschoolers ages 7 to 12: Dress for the weather and join a naturalist to explore the many forms and methods birds have developed to overcome…

F/Coventry Oaks Lodge
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Virtual: Nature Collage

Let’s make a beautiful nature-inspired collage using recycled paper! Join our interpretive artist online for this easy, fun lesson. A list…

Virtual
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Homegrown Habitat: Native Seed Starting

Calling all people with yards or green spaces big and small: Join us for this monthly series and learn how to re-wild your home landscape….

FASN/Nature Realm
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Morning Meadow Walk

Take a walk along the 2-mile Meadow Trail as we discuss and observe the meadow on a fine fall morning.

MF/Tallmadge Meadows Area