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Birding Hike on Sinking Stream Trail

Spring is a great time to go birding! Join a park interpreter for a casual bird hike. No matter what your level of experience, we welcome anyone interested in discovering how to identify birds. This i... Spring is a great time to go birding! Join a park interpreter for a casual bird hike. No matter what your level of experience, we welcome anyone interested in discovering how to identify birds. This i...
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Camouflage: Blending in to Stay Alive

Camouflage is an important survival strategy in the animal kingdom. Whether animals are hunting for their meal or trying to avoid being eaten, blending into their environment is important! Join a park... Camouflage is an important survival strategy in the animal kingdom. Whether animals are hunting for their meal or trying to avoid being eaten, blending into their environment is important! Join a park...
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Calling all Pest Control - Brown Bats

Do you like mosquitoes? Of course you don’t! Join a park interpreter to learn about one of natures pest controllers, the brown bat.  Do you like mosquitoes? Of course you don’t! Join a park interpreter to learn about one of natures pest controllers, the brown bat. 
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Butterflies vs. Moths

Butterfly or moth? What's the difference? Join a park interpreter at the nature cabin to find out! Participants will have the opportunity to craft their very own butterfly or moth. Butterfly or moth? What's the difference? Join a park interpreter at the nature cabin to find out! Participants will have the opportunity to craft their very own butterfly or moth.
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Hands-On Copper Flame Painting

Each student will learn the basic techniques and procedures for creating shapes, patterns and colors on copper with a torch. You’ll also learn the best ways to get, seal and keep the best colors. Stud... Each student will learn the basic techniques and procedures for creating shapes, patterns and colors on copper with a torch. You’ll also learn the best ways to get, seal and keep the best colors. Stud...
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The Gardener & The Cook: Spring Backyard Foraging & Planting Annual Herbs Class

This springtime class is about identifying and harvesting the useful weeds and planting annual herbs. Determined gardener, Tina Marie, often feeds the compost pile instead of making use of the abundan... This springtime class is about identifying and harvesting the useful weeds and planting annual herbs. Determined gardener, Tina Marie, often feeds the compost pile instead of making use of the abundan...
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Letterpress Printing - Then & Now

This one day class will include basic terminology and hand setting type and plate preparation for printing and finishing of a personalized note sheet and notecard. Participants have the option to brin... This one day class will include basic terminology and hand setting type and plate preparation for printing and finishing of a personalized note sheet and notecard. Participants have the option to brin...
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Using Essential Oils Safely & Effectively

If you have been using herbs and want to create formulas on your own—not necessarily follow recipes—this class is for you. Over the years Instructor Susan Belsinger has used a plethora of essential oi... If you have been using herbs and want to create formulas on your own—not necessarily follow recipes—this class is for you. Over the years Instructor Susan Belsinger has used a plethora of essential oi...
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Herbal First Aid Kit, Travel Essentials & Most-Used Remedies

Besides the regular necessities like bandages and tweezers, this class will show you how to make a first aid kit for the home featuring many herbal remedies from simple teas and tinctures to liniments... Besides the regular necessities like bandages and tweezers, this class will show you how to make a first aid kit for the home featuring many herbal remedies from simple teas and tinctures to liniments...
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Growing Plants in Pots and other Containers Workshop

In this class, you will select an herb or perennial from the Heritage Herb Garden sales arbor, transplant it into a 6” clay pot, learn about growing medium and organic fertilizers, learn how to contro... In this class, you will select an herb or perennial from the Heritage Herb Garden sales arbor, transplant it into a 6” clay pot, learn about growing medium and organic fertilizers, learn how to contro...