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Nature's Palette: Creating Art with the Outdoors

Discover how nature can be your art studio! In this creative, hands-on program, participants will collect natural materials, like leaves, pinecones, and sticks to make unique artwork. Along the way, w... Discover how nature can be your art studio! In this creative, hands-on program, participants will collect natural materials, like leaves, pinecones, and sticks to make unique artwork. Along the way, w...
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Incredible Insects: A Closer Look at Bug Biodiversity

From buzzing bees to fluttering moths, insects are all around us—and each one has a story to tell! In this interactive program, students will explore insect anatomy, learn how scientists group insects... From buzzing bees to fluttering moths, insects are all around us—and each one has a story to tell! In this interactive program, students will explore insect anatomy, learn how scientists group insects...
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Where the Water Goes

Every drop of water has a journey—and so does every action we take on land. In this interactive program, participants will explore what a watershed is, how Lake Frierson fits into a larger water syste... Every drop of water has a journey—and so does every action we take on land. In this interactive program, participants will explore what a watershed is, how Lake Frierson fits into a larger water syste...
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Geocaching 101

Interested in geocaching, but don't know where to start? Join a park interpreter to learn the basics and start your cache hunt! Interested in geocaching, but don't know where to start? Join a park interpreter to learn the basics and start your cache hunt!
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Nature Poetry

Ready for a creative journey into nature? Join a park interpreter for a leisurely hike along the Slunger Creek Nature Trail, using your senses to fuel your very own poetry writing! This hike will take... Ready for a creative journey into nature? Join a park interpreter for a leisurely hike along the Slunger Creek Nature Trail, using your senses to fuel your very own poetry writing! This hike will take...
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Match that Mammal

Join a park interpreter at the trailhead to test your knowledge of mammals! We will be using a combination of animal tracks and furs to identify some of the animals found here at the park.  Join a park interpreter at the trailhead to test your knowledge of mammals! We will be using a combination of animal tracks and furs to identify some of the animals found here at the park. 
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Snake Spirals

Join a park interpreter at the nature cabin for a creative introduction to identifying venomous and non-venomous snakes! Participants will have the opportunity to craft their very own snake spiral. Join a park interpreter at the nature cabin for a creative introduction to identifying venomous and non-venomous snakes! Participants will have the opportunity to craft their very own snake spiral.
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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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Wildflower Bingo

Lake Catherine State Park is home to many wildflowers. Meet a park interpreter outside the nature cabin to play this fun game and learn about the beautiful flowers that grow here.  Lake Catherine State Park is home to many wildflowers. Meet a park interpreter outside the nature cabin to play this fun game and learn about the beautiful flowers that grow here. 
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Feel the Furs

Have you ever wondered what a deer feels like? What about a bear? Explore the world of animal furs with a park interpreter at the trailhead. Have you ever wondered what a deer feels like? What about a bear? Explore the world of animal furs with a park interpreter at the trailhead.