WILDCRAFTING Explore the medicinal properties of native plants and create salve or oil made from natural sources. Reservations required. $ 5. Ages: 8 +. Saturdays, 9:30 – 11:30 AM Salves, July 7 # 3LNC1855-01 Infused Oils, August 4 # 3LNC1855-02 DIRT, ROCKS, BUGS, AND MORE Search for creatures in the dirt and learn about insects. Meet an animal that eats insects and lives underground. Free. Ages: All. July 8— Sunday # 3LNC0060-01- 3 – 4:30 PM FAIRY AND GNOME HUNT Seek out elusive fairies and gnomes. Learn fairy and gnome facts and paint your face to blend in. Free. Ages: All. July 14— Saturday # 3LNC0075-01- 9:30 – 11 AM BEE BUZZ Explore bee society and the differences between social versus solitary honeybees and native versus exotic. Discuss how honeybees are unique. Taste honey and watch( from an enclosed screen tent) a beekeeper open a honeybee hive. Try a bee scavenger hunt on your own. Reservations recommended. $ 5. Ages: All. July 22— Sunday # 3LNC1155-01- 12:30 – 2:30 PM FROGS, TOADS AND TADPOLES Meet and learn about amphibians. Imitate frog calls and search for tadpoles. Drop in anytime. Free. Ages: All. July 29— Sunday # 3LNC0055-01- 3 – 4 PM TREASURE HUNT Use a map to find clues outside the nature center that lead to a tasty treasure. $ 5. Ages: All. August 11— Saturday # 3LNC1760-01- 9:30 – 11 AM
BIKES AND BREWS Go on a naturalist-guided bike ride to and from Excelsior with a stop at Excelsior Brewing for a tour. Participants must bring their own bike and helmet and be able to ride 18 miles roundtrip on mostly flat terrain. Beer and other purchases at the brewery not included. Reservations required. $ 10. Ages: 21 +. August 12— Sunday # 3LNC5150-01- 1 – 4 PM MONARCH TAGGING Catch and tag monarchs preparing for their 2,000-mile journey to Mexico. See them in different life stages and learn about tagging research. Search for caterpillars and possibly other insects. Reservations recommended. $ 5. Ages: 5 +. August 25— Saturday # 3LNC1150-01- 3 – 4:30 PM WALK WHEN THE MOON IS FULL: MOTH MOON Learn about nighttime insects. Investigate different moths at a bait station. Search for other insects and animals on a hike. $ 5. Ages: 6 +. August 26— Sunday # 3LNC0200-01- 8 – 9:30 PM
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