A Home for a Gnome |
| Date |
Sunday, Sept. 25 |
| Time |
2 - 4pm |
| Location |
Corning Classroom |
| Instructor |
Sharon Graper |
| Ages |
7 to 12 |
| Cost |
$10 child members, $15 child nonmembers |
| Description |
Gnomes need a home just like everyone else. There are creek gnomes, forest gnomes, meadow gnomes and pond gnomes. Join us as we hike through these various habitats to learn more about them. We will then take our own unfinished miniature gnome and decorate it so that it will feel at home in the habitat of our choosing. The gnome is then yours to keep to place in a habitat near your own home. |
| Class Code |
FAM441 |
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Wild Edibles of Fall |
| Date |
Sunday, Sept. 18 |
| Time |
1 - 3:30pm |
| Location |
Shelter House |
| Instructor |
Michelle Haag |
| Ages |
Families of all ages |
| Cost |
$5 person members, $8 person nonmembers |
| Description |
The fall season offers many delicious wild taste treats from forests, fields and ponds. You will not only learn to recognize useful plants and methods of preparation, but you will have the opportunity to taste a variety of nature's bounty. Plant lists and recipes will be provided. |
| Class Code |
FAM442 |
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Make a Fall Leaf Press |
| Date |
Saturday, Oct. 15 |
| Time |
10am-noon |
| Location |
Corning Classroom |
| Instructor |
Annie Raup |
| Cost |
$5 child members, $8 child nonmembers |
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| Description |
Fall is the perfect season to collect colorful leaves. Join us as we venture outside to collect leaves and learn which trees they came from. We will then make a leaf press to preserve your leaves. |
| NOTES |
Ages 4-7 with adult |
| Class Code |
FAM208 |
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Autumn Leaves and S'mores: A Fall Picnic |
| Date |
Sunday, Oct. 16 |
| Time |
5 - 7pm |
| Location |
Shelter House |
| Instructor |
Education Staff |
| Ages |
Families of all ages |
| Cost |
$5 person members, $8 person nonmembers |
| Description |
There is no better way to spend a fall evening than listening to the crunch of leaves underfoot as you walk through the woods, collecting colorful examples and perhaps catching a glimpse of the few remaining frogs in the pond. Join us for a fall picnic. We will provide the s'mores, the leaf trail and the craft activities. The activities will be ongoing so you can collect, hike, eat and make things in whatever order you want. All you need to bring is your curiosity and picnic dinner. |
| Class Code |
FAM560 |
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Setting In: Here Comes Winter |
| Date |
Sunday, Oct. 23 |
| Time |
2 - 3:30pm |
| Location |
Corning Classroom |
| Instructor |
Michelle Haag |
| Cost |
$5 child members, $8 child nonmembers |
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| Description |
Winter is just around the bend and plants and animals have amazing ways of "setting in" or getting ready for the cold to come. Less water, snow and short days are just a few of the situations they have to deal with and they can't go buy a coat or go in the house and shut the door. Or can they? Come find out. |
| NOTES |
Ages 4-7 with adult |
| Class Code |
FAM440 |
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Fall Family Hike to Little Mountain |
| Date |
Sunday, Nov. 6 |
| Time |
1-4pm |
| Location |
Meet at Corning Visitor Center - Carpool to Little Mountain trail head |
| Instructor |
Education Staff |
| Cost |
$5/person members, $8/ person nonmembers |
| Description |
Do you like gigantic boulders with crevices, cracks and pools of water? Little Mountain is the perfect place to explore if you don’t mind getting wet and dirty. Join us as we locate sites of the old hotels, find names carved into rocks more than 100 years ago and search for the old spring house. Bring a sense of adventure and boots. Each family member must be able to walk up steep hills and and hike for two miles. Please dress for the weather and wear appropriate foot gear for some wet walking. Children age 8 and above. |
| Class Code |
FAM191 |
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