| Spring and Summer Special Events |
THURSDAY NATURE PLAY is back!!! – JUNE 17 - AUGUST 19 1-5:00 PM Enjoy and experience nature with your child with FREE canoe rentals-for an adult 16 and older with a child, pond scooping, insect or butterfly netting and/or self guided trail activities every Thursday afternoon from 1:00-5:00 PM -June 17 - August 19. Adult must accompany the child. (first come, first serve) Discover nature with your child! NEW!!! SUMMER SENIOR SPECIALS July 8, 15 & 22 - August 5 & 19 19 This new program for seniors 55 and older will provide patrons with FREE coffee, cookies, a nature program and an opportunity to take a short tour of the trails on 2 access vehicles. PRE-REGISTRATION is REQUIRED for all of the programs and a separate access vehicle sign up. We can accommodate up to 12 people on the access vehicles. Call 437-7519 or email jchnatur@smig.net to reserve your seats for the programs and or trail access vehicle tours. The programs and refreshments will be held in the Ruby Rupner auditorium. The auditorium will be open from 9:00-11:00 am. The morning programs are 30 minutes long. We can seat 150 people in the auditorium. "First come first serve" with registrations. *****Tours on the access vehicles can also be scheduled at other times with advance notice (minimum 4-7 days) contingent on getting a volunteer driver. Call 437-7519 to pre-register for these programs! Thursday, July 8 1:30 PM Ole Oleson’s “Immigrant Tales” - 60 minute program Roger Hellesvig’s reenactment of a Norwegian Immigrant . Ole Oleson presents a fresh look at Norwegian immigration in the 19th century. His hands on approach gives the audience a real feeling of what life was like for these new arrivals, with just a touch of light hearted humor added to keep everyone's interest. No tours or trail access vehicles for the July 8th afternoon program. Auditorium opens at 1:00 PM Thursday, July 15 9:00 AM “ Nature’s Animal Ambassadors” - 30 minute program Come join as we explore the secret traces animals leave behind in the Nature Center. Come and meet some of our animal ambassadors and learn more about the "critters" who live here in our community. Tour # 1. 9:30 am 10:15 am - 45 minute tour Tour # 2. 10:15 am -11:00 am - 45 minute tour Presenter: Julie Champlin- Doors open at 8:30 AM. Thursday, July 22 9:00 AM “ The History of the Jay. C. Hormel Nature Center” 30 minute program "King's Woods" became the J.C. Hormel Nature center in 1971. As we approach our 40th anniversary come learn why this very special place was started , what it could have become and what the future has in store for us.Doors open at 8:30 AM Tour # 1. 9:30 am 10:15 am - 45 minute tour Tour # 2. 10:15 am -11:00 am - 45 minute tour Presenters: JCHNC Staff Thursday, August 5 9:00 AM “Owl Talk” Meet our Barred Owl “Guka” a live education bird. Guka will share with us the secrets and special skills of barred owls and how they survive in the wild. Tour # 1. 9:30 am 10:15 am - 45 minute tour Tour # 2. 10:15 am -11:00 am - 45 minute tour Presenter: Larry Dolphin Doors open at 8:30 AM Thursday, August 19 9:00 AM “Butterflies - Monarchs on the Move” Enjoy a new experience! Learn to tag a Monarch butterfly. These long distance flyers, born in August, migrate like no other butterfly. They travel much farther than all the other tropical butterflies, up to 2000 miles, to a place they have never been. Tour # 1. 9:30 am 10:15 am - 45 minute tour Tour # 2. 10:15 am -11:00 am - 45 minute tour Presenters: Larry Dolphin Doors open at 8:30 AM CANOE RENTALS The Nature Center canoe rental for use on Dobbins Creek to East Side Lake is $10.00 for one half day rental (4 hours). Canoe rental is available Monday through Saturday. There are no canoe rentals on Sundays or City of Austin holidays. (first come, first serve) Rental dates are May 22 to September 25 for 2010. Life jackets, canoe paddles and canoe carrier are provided. Call 437-7519 for more information. |
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