2024-Summer-Guide

NATURE PROGRAMS

RASCALRACCOON’S TRAVELING ZOO

HAPPYHARVESTTIME Bring the whole family and join us in the garden to help harvest some delicious fruits and veggies! Each month, different foods will ripen, and be ready to eat! We’ll take- part in some gardening activities, play fun games and learn how you can grow some of these same foods at home! Children must be accompanied by a registered adult. Please register everyone attending. Age: 2+ Min/Max: 5/20 Fee: $15 William F Sherman Jr Interpretive Center - Lyman Woods Class # Date Day Time Topic 3500P02-01 6/16 SU 10:00-11:00am Late Spring Crops 3500P02-02 7/20 SA 11:00am- 12:00pm Mid-summer Crops 3500P02-03 8/24 SA 10:00-11:00am Late Summer Crops Celebrate the summer solstice—the longest day of the year—with us at Lyman Woods! Explore fascinating cultural traditions about the summer solstice through games, experiments and other activities. Finish off the evening with hot dogs and s’mores around the campfire. Children must be accompanied by a registered adult. Please register everyone attending. Age: 2+ Min/Max: 6/30 Fee: $18 William F Sherman Jr Interpretive Center - Lyman Woods Class # Date Day Time 3500P17-01 6/20 TH 5:30-7:30pm CAMPFIRE COOKING Looking for a fun way to dine out with your family? Join us each month for our campfire cooking class! Each class will focus on a different dish. We’ll walk you through the ingredients and materials needed for your fire, prep and cooking! This class is open to all ages, but each person needs to sign up so we have enough yummy materials! Children must be accompanied by a registered adult. Please register everyone 5 and older attending. Age: 5+ Min/Max: 6/20 Fee: $18 William F Sherman Jr Interpretive Center - Lyman Woods Class # Date Day Time Menu 3500P07-01 6/29 SA 5:30-7:00pm Hobo Hamburgers 3500P07-02 7/14 SU 1:00-2:30pm Campfire Desserts 3500P07-03 8/25 SU 10:00-11:30am French Breakfast Bake SUMMER SOLSTICE CELEBRATION

Let us bring the wildlife to you! Join us in your neighborhood park to enjoy fun stories, interactive games, and meet a featured animal from our nature center! Rascal Raccoon, our cheerful Lyman Woods friend, will lead the story-time and activities while you eat a seasonal treat and learn about local wildlife at the same time! Park location and times change program to program, so please look carefully at locations and times listed below. Please register everyone attending. Children must be accompanied by a registered adult. Age: All Min/Max: 8/40 Fee: $6 Class # Date Day Time Location 3500P27-01 6/14 F 4:30-5:00pm Ebersold Park 3500P27-02 7/19 F 4:30-5:00pm Randall Park 3500P27-03 8/9 F 4:30-5:00pm Whitlock Park NATUREATNIGHTHIKES Discover a new world of mysteries during a hike in the nighttime forest! We’ll explore seasonal changes, nocturnal critters, fascinating phenomena, and learn about a special featured creature while we trek through the woods. To top off the evening, we’ll settle around the campfire for some delicious s’mores! Children must be accompanied by a registered adult. Please register everyone attending. Age: All Min/Max: 8/25 Fee: $14 William F Sherman Jr Interpretive Center - Lyman Woods Class # Date Day Time Topic 3500P04-01 6/15 SA 7:30-9:00pm Rascally Raccoons 3500P04-02 7/20 SA 7:30-9:00pm Flickering Fireflies 3500P04-03 8/17 SA 7:30-9:00pm Elusive Night Birds

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