10th Annual Nature Day
Saturday April 19th
9AM-3PM
Native Plant Sale Starts at 8AM
Benefiting and Hosted by
The Clinton Community Nature Center
With the Jackson Audubon Society
www.clintonnaturecenter.org for
details
A celebration of Trails, Trees, and Wildlife in the
Urban Forest!
On the Trails:
9AM Bird
Walk with Matt
Smith & Judy Shearer of the Jackson Audubon Society
10AM
Urban Forestry Tour
with Dr. Steve Dickie of the Central MS Research and Extension Center
Identify
and learn about the trees in our urban forest and their importance
10:30AM
Monarch Rescue & Adoption- Dr. Bill Stark, MC Professor & CCNC Board Member
It’s time for the Monarchs to migrate through Clinton again! Learn all about these fascinating creatures. Members will be able to adopt monarch eggs to take home and raise (while supplies last).
11:30
Bird Walk with Matt
Smith & Judy Shearer of the Jackson Audubon Society
At the Amphitheater:
10AM
Backyard Habitats
with Adam Ronhke, JAS President
What is a habitat? Learn about habitats and how to create backyard habitats to attract wildlife to your own yard!
12:30 PM Raptor Rescue with Pat
Lowrance, Jackson Raptor Rehabilitator
Join Ms.
Pat and her own live birds of prey to learn all about these magnificent
creatures!
1:15 PM
Nature Songs and Storytelling with John Stark
Sing
some songs and hear some silly stories while learning about animals!
2PM What
is a Reptile? with
Meredith Montgomery, Nature Center Director
Learn what a reptile is and meet some live critters up close and personal!
In the Classroom:
9:15AM
Urban Mammals with
Angel Rohnke- Museum of Natural Science Education Director
What makes a mammal a mammal? Learn all about the mammals found in our urban setting.
11AM Urban
Bird Program with
Terri Jacobson & Noreen Kenny of Jackson Audubon Society
Learn
all about the birds we have here in the Jackson area and how to identify them.
12PM Global Warming with Luke and Charlotte Lundemo
What is global warming? Find out all the facts of
global warming and how you can make a difference.
Native
Plant Sale 8AM-3PM
Don’t
forget to stop by the plant sale for all your native plants. Volunteers will be
available to answer questions about the plants on hand at the Whitfield Price
Nursery.
Stop by the Kid’s Tent for all kinds of fun hands-on nature activities! From crafts to microscopes, there will be something for everyone. The Audubon Society will also be providing materials for kids to make birdhouses or feeders to take home for their own backyards. And don’t miss face painting on the porch!
Hungry?
11AM-2PM
Hamburgers and drinks will be for sale thanks to the Lion’s Club of Clinton.
And pick something sweet up at the Bake Sale provided by the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter Day Saints.
Keep an eye
out for our special guest, Sammy Soil from the Natural Resources
Conservation Service. He can tell you all about soil and why it is so
important! Pluggy from Clinton Fire Department and Smokey the Bear are
expected to make an appearance as well!
Don’t
forget to renew your Nature Center membership and join the Jackson Audubon
Society if you’re not a member already. Visitors joining or renewing their
Nature Center memberships today will receive a free nature print! Register for
our drawings at the membership tent. Drawing giveaways include a gift
certificate towards a birthday party at the Nature Center!
New Nature
Center t-shirts have just arrived! Show your support for the center and our
planet with these “Think Global, Act Local” shirts (in kids and adult sizes).
Our gift shop is a great destination for all your gift giving needs, especially
educational toys for kids! Members get a 10% discount on all purchases.