Children under 12 must have a parent in attendance. **No charge for the parent if attending with child under 12. Instructor—John Jackson
Ages 3 years—Adults**
Days Saturdays
Place Santo Community Center
Cost $7 Resident | $13 Non-Resident
Per Presentation
Limits Min—1 | Max—40
BATS
It’s all about these flying mammals and their important role in the ecosystem.
The program features a preserved bat specimen as well as a bat
skeleton and bat echolocation sounds. The audience receives instructions on building a bat-house and bat coloring pages at the finish. Creepy and educational.
P1 #14289 June 2 | 1:00—2:00pm
OWL PELLET STUDY
Participants get "hands-on" with real owl pellets! We'll discuss owls in the environment and the part they play in the food-web cycle. Includes hands on time with a taxidermy barn owl.
P2 #14293 June 23 | 1:00—2:00pm
PORTABLE BUG ZOO
Special attention is paid to the world of insects, bugs in the environment, what bugs eat, insect defenses, and camouflage. Kids get to touch and explore live insects including 3 species of stick insects, a tarantula, 2 species of cockroaches, 2 Hercules beetles, a Vinegaroon and Blue-Berry Beetles.
Other live but non-touchable insects include black widow spiders, bark
scorpions, orb weaver spiders, beetles, praying mantis, and Superworms.
P3 #14287 July 7 | 3:00—4:00pm
REPTILES & AMPHIBIANS
This program showcases LIVE animals including a turtle, lizard and frog and a few models. We discuss the differences and the important role they all play in the environment. Also includes handouts for identification of local species.
P4 #14299 August 4 | 1:00—2:00pm
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