(WNY News Now) – On Saturday, July 12, curious young minds will wade into the wonders of pond life at the Audubon Community Nature Center’s popular Little Explorers program.
Jamestown, N.Y. – Ponds are teeming with life from top to bottom.
Bring your 3 to 8-year-old(s) to Audubon Community Nature Center’s Little Explorers, 10-11:30 a.m., Saturday, July 12 for “Pond Life.”
For many plants and animals, ponds can be the perfect home or just one important stop in their life cycle.
After a short lesson indoors, head outside to explore the ponds at Audubon. Look for evidence of larger animals, and explore some of the organisms that live and feed in ponds. Learn about the plants and turtles on the shore, the fish and tadpoles swimming through the water, the insects in the mud below, and more.
Using tools such as nets and containers gives a closer look at what is living below the surface of a pond. Learn how to use a net to collect and look closely at macroinvertebrates: snails, worms or maybe even a tadpole.
A snack is provided after the hike and a craft is offered if there is time.
Little Explorers takes place regardless of the weather, so dress accordingly.
The fee is $12 for adults, $9 for children ages 3–8 and Nature Center members.
Enrollment is limited to 15 children, 30 participants total.
To make your paid reservations required by Thursday, July 10, call (716) 569-2345 during business hours or go online to AudubonCNC.org/events.
Audubon Community Nature Center is located at 1600 Riverside Road, one-quarter mile east of Route 62 between Jamestown, N.Y., and Warren, Pa. You can visit the nearly 600-acre nature preserve, check in on the live birds of prey, enjoy the native tree arboretum, gardens and picnic area, and hike over five miles of trails dawn until dusk daily for free.
The three-story Nature Center building houses interactive displays, a collection of live animals including the Hellbender exhibit, and the Blue Heron Gift Shop. Visitors are welcome Mondays through Saturdays, 10 a.m.–4:30 p.m., and Sundays, 1–4:30 p.m. Nature Center members and SNAP/EBT cardholders have free building admission daily. Building admission is also free every Sunday for non-Nature Center members.
To learn more about Audubon and its many programs, call (716) 569-2345, find Audubon Community Nature Center on Facebook or Instagram, or visit AudubonCNC.org. Check out AudubonCNC.org/about for a quick fly-by visit.
Audubon Community Nature Center builds and nurtures connections between people and nature by providing positive outdoor experiences, opportunities to learn about and understand the natural world, and knowledge to act in environmentally responsible ways.
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