Conservation Area Summer Events are Underway!听
Community Education staff have hosted three events at Fanshawe Conservation Area (CA) so far this summer! The season was kicked off with a Bug Safari event where participants got to explore the meadow for all kinds of cool critters! Following the theme of bugs, on July 4th an evening Firefly Walk was held that had participants in awe while they walked down the twinkling trail. As well, on July 11th staff led a highly anticipated Owl Prowl event, where participants learned all about local owls and practiced different calls. In total, there were over 160 people in attendance at these events! Upcoming events include Family Nature Play, Pond Exploration, and another Bug Safari event, don鈥檛 miss out!听
Owl Prowl at Fanshawe CA
Meanwhile, Wildwood Education staff have been busy hosting programs at Pittock and Wildwood. Wildwood CA hosted its first event of the season, welcoming 26 people for a Stream Safari in our Dr. Murray Forest. Children and adults got to explore the aquatic life of the stream and discover the names of the invertebrates that live in it!听听
Pittock CA hosted the first firefly walk of the year for over 40 campers and visitors to the park and hosted a well-attended stream safari on July 18. Back at Wildwood there was a very successful owl prowl bringing in 42 visitors to the park with over half of them coming just for the event. We also hosted a collaborative event with St. Mary鈥檚 Public Library. We had 13 participants down to the flats where we explored the aquatic life that calls the shore of the Thames River home. July will wrap up with another firefly walk and a new program that we are excited about called forest bathing for adults. Lots of fun to be had!听
There are plenty more Summer Events at our Conservation Areas being planned. View them here:听
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