2024-Fall-Guide

NATURE PROGRAMS

FISHING CLUB Do you love everything about fishing? Are you looking for a way to learn more about fish and their watery world? You’re in luck! We’re the Fishing Club where you’ll get to explore all about fish and meet others with a similar passion! We’ll learn about different types of fishing, water safety, cleaning and eating fish and more! Each session is a different topic but will always include fishing. Bring your own fishing rod and equipment or borrow one of ours. We’ll have plenty of extra rods, lures and bait for everyone. In good weather we’ll be at Patriots Park/Barth Pond, but indoors at Lyman Woods in case of inclement weather to work on our more technical skills! This is a Topic 4500P31-01 9/12 TH 4:00-5:30pm Fish Habitats & Fishing 4500P31-02 9/26 TH 4:00-5:30pm Spear Fishing & Fly Fishing 4500P31-03 10/10 TH 4:00-5:30pm Water Craft & Fishing 4500P31-04 10/24 TH 4:00-5:30pm Cleaning, Eating Fish & Fishing 4500P31-05 11/7 TH 4:00-5:30pm Conservation, Invasives & Fishing WILD NIGHT OUT Spend your Saturday night cooking dinner around the campfire, hitting the trails and searching for nocturnal animals! End the evening with an indoor project. Hey parents, want a night alone? This is the perfect program to treat yourselves to a date night, run errands or just have some down time! Age: 5-12 Min/Max: 6/18 Fee: $35 William F Sherman Jr Interpretive Center - Lyman Woods Class # Date Day Time 4500P03-01 9/14 SA 5:00-8:00pm 4500P03-02 10/12 SA 5:00-8:00pm 4500P03-03 11/9 SA 5:00-8:00pm drop-off, youth/teen-only program. Age: 9-13 Min/Max: 4/10 Fee: $18 Location: Patriots Park-Barth Pond Class # Date Day Time

TWILIGHT TREKKERS Hang out with your friends at Lyman Woods after hours! We’ll have a fun campfire dinner with s’mores, explore the nighttime woods, do some scavenger hunts, play nature inspired games, do geocaching and focus each night on a special featured environmental topic or activity. This is a drop-off, youth/teen-only program. Age: 11-14 Min/Max: 5/16 Fee: $35 William F Sherman Jr Interpretive Center - Lyman Woods Class # Date Day Time Topic 4500P33-01 9/20 F 6:00-9:00pm Nature Photography 4500P33-02 10/4 F 6:00-9:00pm Animal Tracks & Bird Calls 4500P33-03 11/8 F 6:00-9:00pm Nature Teambuilding FRIDAY NIGHT OUT Ready to have fun after a long week at school? Come join us for our younger version of Wild Night Out! We’ll play games, build a campfire, make crafts, and have some delicious hot dogs and s’mores! This three-hour long, drop-off program is great for some parent down time, whether for a date night, running errands or time at home alone! Age: 4-9 Min/Max: 6/20 Fee: $35 William F Sherman Jr Interpretive Center - Lyman Woods Class # Date Day Time 4500P32-01 9/27 F 4:30-7:30pm 4500P32-02 10/25 F 4:30-7:30pm 4500P32-03 11/22 F 4:30-7:30pm MONSTER MASH NEW! Wear your Halloween costume and join us for a spooky night in the woods! We’ll search the forest for classic monsters, ghouls and goblins, then bring some of them back for a quick dance party at the nature center. We’ll play games, make a craft, and end the night with a campfire and some yummy s’mores. This is a drop-off, youth-only program. Age: 5-12 Min/Max: 6/20 Fee: $16 William F Sherman Jr Interpretive Center - Lyman Woods Class # Date Day Time 4500P26-01 10/18 F 6:30-8:00pm

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