Thursday, April 27 @ 5-6 pm. Meet @ South Park

Dr. Julie Rieder of Science Kids, an ecologist who adores teaching about all things Aves, will share stories about the fascinating lives of herons while we observe these majestic yet lumbering feathered friends prep their rookery to rear their next generation here in Wyoming. Dress for weather, bring binoculars if you have them. We will have some, too.

Thursday, June 29 @ 8:30-10 pm. Meet @ South Park

Mason Lee of the University of Wyoming Biodiversity Institute will help us learn about these essential, yet often misunderstood, animals in our night skies. As the sun sets over South Park, these flying mammals will take to the sky in search of insects. We’ll use special equipment that translates bat calls into noises and images we can hear and see as the bats forage above our heads in search of a good meal. Join us as we stay up a little late to experience a world we can only visit with our friends from the Biodiversity Institute on this special bat walk in the park.

Wednesday, July 19 @ 6-7 pm. Meet @ South Park

Dr. Julie Rieder of Science Kids, an ecologist who adores teaching about all things Aves, will share stories about the fascinating lives of herons while we see how the heron chicks are thriving in their treetop nursery in the sky! Dress for weather, bring binoculars if you have them. We will have some, too.

Thursday, August 10 @ 6-7 pm. Meet @ Kendrick Park’s Monument Shelter

It may be the dog days of summer, but you can beat the heat with Unplug! Come explore what lurks in, on and around the water of Big Goose Creek. You’ll turn over rocks and sweep nets through the water to find small insects, worms, crustaceans and more. You’ll seine the stream for the fish you won’t see at the end of your line. And you’ll do what the experts do as you collect water quality samples. Join us, and learn how to keep our waterways healthy, so there’s clean water for everybody including our mud, bugs and fish!