ANSONIA - The Ansonia Nature Center has listed the following events for October:
NATURE EXPLORERS – Wednesdays, Oct. 4, 11, 10 am
Join Wendy for our preschool/toddler program. This 4-week session, which began in September, is for children ages 2–5 years old with an adult. These outdoor classes will be fun exploring and learning through play. We will learn about nature and science through activities such as hiking, exploring, singing, games, reading, and making crafts. Every class is outside!!!! TUITION: $20 to join us for these 2 weeks, space permitting (cash or check payable to Ansonia Nature Center). Please call to register.
BITTERSWEET WREATHS – Sat. Oct. 7, 2 pm
Bring your own clippers and gardening gloves for this workshop led by Ranger Dawn. When you collect these beautiful orange-berried vines, you’re actually helping the park by removing this invasive plant species. FEE: $5. Please call to register.
ROPE MAKING: The Ancient Way – Sat. Oct. 14, 1 pm
A beginner’s chance to learn a skill practiced long ago. Learn which native plants have been used to make rope. Children must be accompanied by an adult who will assist in creating a sample to take home. FEE: $6 per person. Please call to register.
AUTUMN FESTIVAL – Sat. Oct. 21, 11 am–4 pm
Celebrate this wonderful season with the staff and the Friends of the Ansonia Nature Center (FANCI)! Take a ride through our community gardens and fields in our horse-drawn story wagon, where you’ll hear some spooky Halloween tales! Learn about bats, spiders, and owls! Have some fresh apple cider and baked goods. Visit the Nature Shop to buy some creepy and crawly nature-related items. Enjoy nature-related exhibitors and vendors. You can try your hand at pumpkin painting, get your face painted, and make some original crafts. All proceeds will benefit the Nature Center. RAIN or SHINE. No park admission fee. Call us for more information at 203-736-1053.
CREEPY CRAWLIES – Sat. Oct. 28, 12 pm
Hold a real life tarantula, hear a cockroach hiss, and learn all about insects. Arthropods are fascinating creatures! Join us for this special Creature Feature family program. FREE. Please call to register.
SUNDAY GUIDED HIKE: Fall Foliage – Sun. Oct. 29, 1 pm
Join the Nature Center naturalist for a stroll through our woodlands, old fields, and wetlands. Enjoy the beauty and the crisp fall air while learning about New England’s flora and fauna.
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