Help clean up Ansonia Nature Center Saturday

ANSONIA - Spring cleanup and planting day will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Ansonia Nature and Recreation Center, 10 Deerfield Road.

The center will supply the gloves, plants, and pizza.

Attention: Scouts, youth groups, and student interns - this is a great community service opportunity!
Help beautify the park and get ready for spring.
If possible bring your own garden tools.

Advance registration requested. Call 203-736-1053.


Learn about amphibians
Also on Saturday the nature center will host an Amphibian Spring Sing from 1-2:30 p.m.

Did you ever wonder what makes those beautiful sounds in our woodlands at dusk?

Participate in this free program suitable for the whole family and discover some of Connecticut's fascinating and mysterious amphibians.

Be prepared to get your feet wet as we explore the nature center's vernal pools and get a firsthand look at these slimy critters.


This information is taken from the nature center's spring calendar.

Ansonia Nature Center program to focus on amphibians

ANSONIA - Awesome amphibians are the subject of the next Nature's Child session at 10:30 a.m. April 4 at the Ansonia Nature and Recreation Center, 10 Deerfield Road.

Come learn about these ancient and fascinating creatures secretly inhabiting our woods and wetlands.
Take a hike to discover the nature center's slippery critters and make a take-home craft.

Tuition is $6 per family ($4 for Ansonia residents or current, family-level Friends of the Ansonia Nature Center, Inc. members.

Advance registration is required; call 203-736-1053.



This post is taken from the nature center's spring calendar.

Hike at Ansonia nature center to focus on amphibians

ANSONIA - A guided hike focusing on the amphibians and vernal pools at the Ansonia Nature and Recreation Center will be held at 1 p.m. April 21.

 

This program will be of special interest to Scouts, school interns and youth groups. 

Participants will learn about amphibians and the vernal pools they inhabit.

Vernal pools, which are temporary ponds scattered throughout the woodland of the nature center, are one of the smallest yet most interesting and ecologically important types of wetlands.

They play an important role in the lives of amphibians, including wood frogs and spotted salamanders.

Call 203-736-1053 to register for this free program.

Amphibians, kites in nature center spotlight

ANSONIA - Join staff at the Ansonia Nature and Recreation Center at 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. March 16 to search for amphibians, those ancient and fascinating creatures secretly inhabiting woods and wetlands.
Learn about vernal pools, one of the smallest and yet most interesting and ecologically important types of wetlands, and why they play an important role in the lives of wood frogs and spotted salamanders.

Help staff conduct an amphibian inventory by flipping over rocks and logs in search of the resident fauna in the park.
The nature center is at 10 Deerfield Road.
Call 203-736-1053 to register for this free program.


Kite workshop

Rangers Wendy and Martin will team up again at 2 p.m. March 17 to instruct families in the art of designing and constructing a kite.
Decorate it for St. Patrick's Day, or personalize it some other way.

Then if the day brings dry and windy weather, participants will be able to launch their kites after the class.

Materials fee is $5 per kite. Call to register.