Explore Winter Wetlands
Explore Winter Wetlands
Nature Center Invites Children to Hike The Preserve and Learn About the Winter Terrain
At Audubon Community Nature Center’s Little Explorers on Saturday morning, January 11, you and your 3 to 8-year-old(s) can learn how plants and animals survive the cold winter months. Photo / ACNC
Jamestown – Wetland animals have many structures and behaviors to help them survive the cold winter months. On Saturday, January 11, 10–11:30 a.m., you and your 3 to 8-year-old(s) can join other Audubon Community Nature Center Little Explorers and their adults to learn about these creatures.
Some animals go dormant or hibernate and some migrate, leaving for warmer climates. Others have thick fur or find other ways to keep warm while remaining active throughout the winter. Plants are also finding ways to survive or protect their seeds through frozen water and cold temperatures.
Join Little Explorers to learn more about what the animals and plants in this area do to survive the cold temperatures and reduced food availability. After a short lesson, head outside to explore the wetlands, look for evidence of animals, and see what the living things found in or near the ponds are doing in the winter.
A snack is provided after the hike and a craft is offered if there is time. Little Explorers takes place rain or shine, so dress for the weather. 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, January 9, call (716) 569-2345 during business hours or go to AudubonCNC.org and click through Programs and 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, and hike, snowshoe or cross country ski 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 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.