(WNY News Now) – Audubon Little Explorers event on August 9 blends hands-on learning with outdoor adventure.
Jamestown, N.Y. – Nature contains a rich variety of shapes, patterns, colors, and textures.
You and your favorite 3 to 8-year-old(s) are invited to join Audubon Community Nature Center Little Explorers Saturday, August 9, 10-11:30 a.m. to study “Nature in Color, Pattern, and Texture.”
This is your opportunity to discover the reasons behind some of these vibrant colors of summer, keep an eye out for camouflaging animals, identify the many different shapes and patterns hiding in fields and forests, and decide why plants and animals have certain textures.
After a short indoor lesson, head outside to spot some of the colors and patterns found in nature. Learn more about the ways plants and animals use these colors and patterns to survive, find mates, or attract pollinators. Take a look at the spirals on the bottom of a pinecone, search for spider webs, and find shapes and colors in the trees and flowers.
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, August 7, 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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