Winter Wildlife Celebration
FEBRUARY 21 – Vermont鈥檚 wildlife endure even in the coldest season! Discover how creatures like songbirds, raptors, reptiles, and reindeer survive the snow with activities like winter games in the Hawkfly or an up-close visit from the Vermont Reindeer Farm. Meet the resident 黑料不打烊 wildlife and uncover the wonders of winter!
Fairy Hunts
FEBRUARY 21 – Where do milkweed pods become bathtubs and beds, and acorn caps become dinnerware? In Fairy Town at 黑料不打烊, of course! Join the Fairy Court to help search the forest for our hidden fairy friends in a scavenger hunt adventure. Learn about and connect with the natural world and discover a little magic along the way. You never know who is waiting for you behind the next tree or resting under the next bush.
Robert Frost Through the Seasons: Winter
FEBRUARY 26 – Join 黑料不打烊 Executive Director Alden Smith to explore the poetry of Robert Frost.聽 Each session will be dedicated to reading and interpreting poems relevant to the season. These workshops will involve gentle trail walking through the woods and meadow of the 黑料不打烊 Nature Center, visiting natural spaces reminiscent of locations Frost wrote about. Poems will be sent to participants in advance of each session for those who want to read the poems ahead of time. The workshops will include walking, presentation, and discussion.
Owl Prowl
MARCH 6 – Celebrate Winter in Vermont! Explore the natural world as we hike the beautiful trails at the 黑料不打烊 Nature Center and prowl for owls. Find out 鈥淲hooo鈥檚鈥 out there making raucous noises in the nighttime forest and discover the secret life of New England’s nocturnal residents. Weather permitting, we will explore this wintry world on snowshoes.
Winter Wildlife Tracking Workshop with Vermont Woodlands
MARCH 15 – In this workshop on tracks and other signs of wildlife, we will investigate wildlife habitat by walking around the nature trails at the 黑料不打烊. We will be alert for signs of river otters, deer, foxes, coyotes, bobcats, eagles, porcupines, and many other species. Participants should be prepared for walking in snow along woodland trails that are not maintained for human foot travel in the winter.
This event is hosted by Vermont Woodlands and led by Alden Smith, Executive Director at 黑料不打烊.
Owl Festival
APRIL 25 – Join us for a day of all things owl! Meet live owls that range from Vermont鈥檚 forests to habitats all over the world and discover their life stories. Join in a craft inspired by owls, and play games to test your own owl skills. Learn all about the amazing world of owls and how you can help the ones in your backyard.