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Saturday, June 27
Meet our Birds of Prey...up Close!
10:00 – 11:15 a.m.
Fontenelle Forest Nature Center
All ages welcome
Admission: Free for members/
Regular admission for non-members



Wednesday, July 1
Wild Wednesdays: Terrific Turtles
9:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Neale Woods Nature Center
Admission: $3 per FNA member child/ $4 per non-member child
Accompanying adult is free
For ages 5 and younger
Registration not required, but preferred.
Please contact Sara Krug at 468-4124 or skrug@fontenelleforest.org.

This exciting parent-child class offers discovery centers to engage your children in nature through various learning styles. An educator-led outdoor portion is offered during each program. Snacks are provided.

Upcoming Topic:
July 15 - Backyard Birds



Sunday, July 12
Summer Free Day
  10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Fontenelle Forest Nature Center
FREE admission for all!

Help us prepare for our prehistoric visitors with guided hikes, critter encounters, birds of prey, dino activities, face painting & a special dino dig in Acorn Acres. When you purchase or renew a membership, you may enter a drawing for a guided Dino Safari for up to 20 people or a Canoeing Adventure on the Great Marsh.

Sponsored by Dr. C.C. and Mabel L. Criss Memorial Foundation and Kiewit Companies Foundation

Friday, July 17
Saturday session is full - call now to RSVP for Friday!
Fireflies Around a Campfire
7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Camp Brewster
FNA members only – Free admission!
For families with children ages 3 - 12
This program is limited to 10 families.
To RSVP, please contact Kate Murphy at 731-3140, ext. 243
or kmurphy@fontenelleforest.org.

Fireflies are lighting up the evening skies. Join us around the campfire to roast hotdogs, listen to firefly stories and enjoy s’mores. After learning about the firefly’s lifestyle, we’ll net a few for a close-up look at these luminescent beetles.