Events

1:00 pm – 1:45 pm Think you can find the fastest isopod? Learn about Rolly-Pollys and search for your winning champion! Meet at the Cowan Lake Nature Center. Park Naturalist: Kaia Heitkamp

9:30 am – 12:00 pm Meet the naturalist, volunteers and partner organizations as we continue efforts to restore the area around the Nature Center to native habitat Learn how to identify native and invasive species, and how they affect wildlife Discover ways to remove invasive species through discussion and observation Participation is welcomed if you’d …

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1:00 pm to 2:00 pm Join us to learn about composting basics, local native and invasive species, and how to become a better land steward. The pace and activities adapt to the group and conditions making each experience unique. Optional: Stay afterward to join our volunteer crew for hands-on land management projects such as native …

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2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Join us at the Caesar Creek Nature Center Pond as we hunt for dragonflies. Bring your own bug net for catch and release. Learn why these insects are so important. Discover ways you can help protect them and their world of water. Park Naturalist: Erin Shaw

3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Join us for this Naturalist-led program to dive into the world of bugs. Meet at the Cowan Lake Nature Center. Park Naturalist: Kaia Heitkamp

1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Equipment and instruction provided. Free. Must be on-site before 1pm to register and participate. Fun for the whole family. Meet at the Caesar Creek Nature Center Free and open to the public Park Naturalist: Erin Shaw

3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Meet the Naturalist for a guided tour of the Nature Center, and a chance to meet some of our wildlife ambassadors up close. Learn about plants and wildlife you may see in the park. Meet at the Cowan Lake Nature Center. Park Naturalist: Kaia Heitkamp

5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Join us for a ~1-mile guided hike on Dogwood trail. Explore Cowan Lake’s woodlands and learn to identify wildflowers and other understory plants. Meet at the Cowan Lake Nature Center. Park Naturalist: Kaia Heitkamp

7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Join us in exploring the world of birds at dusk. Learn to identify local species, observe their behavior, and listen to calls on a guided walk. Meet at the Cowan Lake Nature Center. Park Naturalist: Kaia Heitkamp

7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Discover the colorful science behind one of nature’s most dazzling and familiar mysteries. In this hands-on program, we’ll explore how sunlight, water droplets, prisms and angles work together to create rainbows. Participants will learn about the visible light spectrum and how rainbows help us understand light, weather, water and physics …

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