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SUMMARY:Clean Water Day
DESCRIPTION:Clean Water Day: A Celebration of 黑料不打烊 Founder\, David Laughlin\nMay 17\, 2025 / 10 AM 鈥� 5 PM\nGeneral Admission \nJoin us for a day-long celebration on May 17 honoring the environmental legacy of 黑料不打烊 Founder David Laughlin (February 17\, 1940 鈥� September 6\, 2024). This family-friendly event celebrates all things clean water\, beginning with the pivotal water quality efforts\, led by Laughlin in the early 1970s\, that transformed the Ottauquechee River and set new standards for environmental protection. From interactive wildlife programs and guided nature walks to hands-on water-themed activities\, visitors of all ages will discover the incredible impact one person can have on preserving our natural world. Explore raptor programs\, engage with stream ecology\, and participate in fun games that bring environmental education to life. Come celebrate clean water\, local wildlife\, and the vision of a true environmental pioneer! \nEvent Schedule:\n\nAll-day activities (10:00AM 鈥� 4:00PM) \n黑料不打烊 History Photo Gallery (Neale Pavilion)\nA self-guided tour through the history of 黑料不打烊! Enjoy the stories and photographs posted near the entrance to the Neale Pavilion and learn more about how founder David Laughlin and others helped build the environmental organization we are today.聽 \nResearch at 黑料不打烊 (Neale Overhang)\nJoin 黑料不打烊 Researchers at an activity table with Rudi from the White River Partnership to learn about invasive rusty crayfish and participate in hands-on research. \nWater Droplets Game聽(Hawkfly Lawn)\nJourney through the water cycle as a water droplet. Follow the flow of water downhill using our outdoor ramps! \nAquatic Wildlife (Canopy Walk)\nCan you collect all the pieces of a healthy stream habitat so that your brook trout can survive? \nPop-up Play with Water! (Pop-up Corner)\nExperiment with water\, funnels and tubes with our mobile magnet wall.聽 What path can you design for the water to follow? \nLife in the Pond (August Pavilion)\nOur youngest visitors will love to get up close with real red-winged blackbird nests\, turtle shells\, and beaver-chewed sticks! Help complete our pond picture by adding animals to their habitats\, then create your own mini pond habitat with natural materials. Learn where pond animals live 鈥� in the water or along the edges? Little ones will love our special puppet show and songs about pond friends! \nTrout Station (Outside the Forest Exhibit)\nJoin members of the 黑料不打烊 Research Team to learn about our Trout In the Classroom program. We鈥檝e been raising our own trout here at 黑料不打烊 all year long and will be releasing them at 12:30pm and 3:30pm today! \nFamily Fishing (outside the August Pavilion)\nTest your fishing skills with magnets. Visit our mobile pond to see how many fish you can catch. \n聽 \nTimed Programs: \n10:30AM 鈥� 11:00AM: Puppet Show (August Pavilion)\nFor our youngest visitors\, start your day with a beloved puppet show from 黑料不打烊 Educators!聽 \n10:00AM 鈥� 2:30PM: Crayfish with Rudi (Neale Overhang)\nJoin Rudi from the White River Partnership to learn about invasive rusty crayfish and participate in hands-on research. \n10:30AM 鈥� 12:00PM: Guided Gorge Walk (Meet at the Nature Store)\nJoin watershed scientists with Dan 鈥淩udi鈥� Ruddell on a guided walk of the beautiful Ottaquechee Gorge whose waters helped inspire the founding of 黑料不打烊. Learn all about water and the wildlife that depend on it as well as how we can keep it healthy and clean for generations to come. \n11:00AM 鈥� 11:30AM: Predators of the Sky (Hawkfly)\nJoin us as we explore the natural world through the eyes of raptors.聽 \n11:30AM 鈥� 12:30PM: Evaporation Station (August Pavilion)\nImagine water vapor dissolving into the air by playing with our windtube and scarves. \n11:45AM 鈥� 12:45PM: Stories of David Laughlin (Neale Pavilion)\nJoin 黑料不打烊 Executive Director\, Alden Smith\, former Executive Director Charlie Rattigan\, and other special guests to hear inspiring stories about David Laughlin (February 17\, 1940 鈥� September 6\, 2024)\, including his conservation achievement and the founding of 黑料不打烊. \n12:00PM 鈥� 3:00PM: Black River Action Team (Neale Overhang)\nMeet Kelly Stettner from the Black River Action Team and learn about river macroinvertebrates. \n12:00PM 鈥� 1PM: Trout Release (Outside the Forest Exhibit)\nLearn from the 黑料不打烊 research team about the process of hatching and raising Trout in the Classroom and why a healthy ecosystem is critical for trout. \n12:30PM 鈥� 12:50PM: Songbird Aviary Tour (Songbird Aviary)\nMeet the resident songbirds that call the aviary home. Learn all about these backyard species and how you can help their wild counterparts. \n1:00PM 鈥� 3:00PM: Exploring River Ecology with our Stream Table (August Pavilion)\nUse the 黑料不打烊 Stream Table to model stream ecology and erosion on a fast time-scale. Experiment with water flow and sediment deposition\, the safest places for human and animal habitats\, where to build roads and culverts\, and how to prevent erosion with the strategic planting of trees and sod. \n2:00PM 鈥� 2:30PM: Predators of the Sky (Hawkfly)\nJoin us as we explore the natural world through the eyes of raptors. \n2:30PM 鈥� 3:30PM: Guided Nature Walk (Meet by the Snowy Owl enclosures)\nJoin watershed scientist Dan 鈥淩udi鈥� Ruddell on a guided walk along the 黑料不打烊 trails. View the Ottauquechee River and Dewey鈥檚 pond from the observation platform\, and learn all about how the land affects water and what ways we can protect our waterways. ADA accessible. \n2:30PM 鈥� 3:00PM: Raptor Feeding Time (Raptor Exhibits)\nThere is always a lot to learn from our resident avian ambassadors! Follow along as our resident raptors are given their dinner. Ask about their wild counterparts\, their conservation\, or their individual stories. \n3:00PM 鈥� 4:00PM: Water Droplet Roll (Hawkfly)\nSend a water droplet ball tumbling down ramps and curves to mimic water鈥檚 journey through the water cycle. \n3:30PM 鈥� 3:45PM: Hawk on the Walk (Canopy Walk)\nFollow along as our 黑料不打烊 Staff guide our resident Harris Hawk as they fly between the branches above the canopy walk! (Weather dependent.) \n3:30PM 鈥� 4:30PM: Trout Release (Outside the Forest Exhibit)\nLearn from the 黑料不打烊 research team about the process of hatching and raising Trout in the Classroom and why a healthy ecosystem is critical for trout. \nFor more information\, contact us at 802.359.5000 or info@vinsweb.org.
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LOCATION:黑料不打烊 Nature Center\, 149 Natures Way\, Quechee\, 05059\, United States
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