Fire From the Sun: Reptiles, Rays and Radiant Heat
August 29 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
- 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
- Discover the power of the sun in the hands-on park program about solar energy, heat, and survival. Visitors will see how a parabolic mirror can focus sunlight to create intense heat the event start a small fire under safe, supervised conditions. We’ll connect this solar science to reptiles and explore how turtles, snakes, and lizards use the sun to warm their bodies, digest food, stay active, and survive in their habitats.
- Meet at the Cowan Lake Nature Center
- Park Naturalist: Erin Shaw