Conservation

Our school vacation programs offer a wide variety of indoor and outdoor activities while we keep minds active and hands busy during break! This Vacation Week Flyby will focus on common backyard North Shore birds that stick around in spite of Winter's cold.

Free-flow learning at Joppa Flats is fun for the whole family. There's simple science fun with coloring pages and toys for ages 2 to 6; science experiments and group challenges for ages 7 and up; and outdoor exploration, seasonal live animals, and scheduled family presentations for everyone. Fly by for an hour or stay all day for family time that suits your schedule. There's something different to see and do with every visit!  This month we'll focus on nature in holiday decorations.

Free-flow learning at Joppa Flats is fun for the whole family. There's simple science fun with coloring pages and toys for ages 2 to 6; science experiments and group challenges for ages 7 and up; and outdoor exploration, seasonal live animals, and scheduled family presentations for everyone. Fly by for an hour or stay all day for family time that suits your schedule. There's something different to see and do with every visit!  This month we'll focus on nocturnal creatures.

This week we hike through a coastal forest habitat! We'll will focus on the importance of a sense of place as we explore the ecology, sights, and sounds of our natural landscape. Wildlife, local and migrating birds, collecting techniques, and environmental awareness will be presented in a fun, energetic format that adults and children alike will enjoy.

Join Parker River National Wildlife Refuge this week as we explore the barrier region of the wrack line!  In every kind of weather, our favorite thing is to head outdoors to our spectacular coastal habitats! Each nature exploration will focus on the importance of a sense of place as we explore the ecology, sights, and sounds of our natural landscape. Wildlife, local and migrating birds, collecting techniques, and environmental awareness will be presented in a fun, energetic format that adults and children alike will enjoy.

• The fee covers one adult and one child.
• Not recommended for children under 3.

• Participants should wear warm layers (it can be cool and breezy on the shore).

• Rain or Shine

• Wear Waterproof Footwear

Location

Meet at parking lot #1 on the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge. Rain or shine. Please dress for the weather and wear waterproof footwear.

It's migration time for birds on the North Shore! Come to the Joppa Flats Education Center to learn about bird survival skills in the wild, migration patterns, the causes of migration and developing better birding skills! 

All kinds of bugs live in our backyards. At this family fly-by kids will learn about bugs' lives, their births, their diets and their survival skills.  Join us at Joppa Flats Education Center for a magnified look into their bug sized world!

8/18/11 CANCELLED. Migratory shorebirds spend a lot of Spring and Summer nesting on the North Shore. Find out where they go the rest of the year at this Family Flyby at Joppa Flats Education Center.

Free-flow learning at Joppa Flats is fun for the whole family. There's simple science fun with coloring pages and toys for ages 2 to 6; science experiments and group challenges for ages 7 and up; and outdoor exploration, seasonal live animals, and scheduled family presentations for everyone. Fly by for an hour or stay all day for family time that suits your schedule. There's something different to see and do with every visit!  This Week we'll be focusing on the similiarities between sharks, rays and skates.

Family Fly-bys are free-flow learning activities and fun experimentation for the whole family. This week we'll be focusing on geology sciences with family presentations at 11am and 1pm.