Here is the full schedule of events for December at the Deep Creek Lake Discovery Center:
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6 8:00 A.M. LET’S GO BIRDING THIS MAY BE EARLY, BUT IT IS THE BEST TIME TO HEAR AND SPOT SONGBIRDS. JOIN NATURALIST AARON, ONE OF GARRETT COUNTY’S MOST AVID BIRDERS, ON A WALK AROUND THE PARK. EXPERIENCED AND BEGINNER BIRDERS ARE WELCOMED! PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN BINOCULARS. MEET AT THE DISCOVERY CENTER.
1:00 P.M. NOVELTY NOSE ATTENTION, KIDS OF ALL AGES! COME TO THE DISCOVERY CENTER AND EXPLORE THE LIFE OF A BLACK BEAR. ACTIVITIES AND INTERESTING FACTS WILL BE PRESENTED BY OUR PARK NATURALIST. GET THE CHANCE TO TOUCH REAL BEAR FUR AND SEE AN ACTUAL SKULL!
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 7 11:00 P.M. HIKE TO THE BRANT MINE THIS PROGRAM IS A GUIDED HIKE WITH THE NATURALIST TO THE HISTORIC BRANT MINE. YOU WILL SEE THE REMNANTS OF A COAL MINE THAT WAS OPERATED IN THE 1920’S. PLUS, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU WILL SEE ON THE WAY!
2:00 P.M. OWL VS. HAWK DISCOVER THE SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCE BETWEEN OUR BIRDS OF PREY AS THEY ARE PERCHED OUTSIDE THEIR MEW’S FOR CLEAR VIEWING AND PHOTOGRAPHY. THE PARK NATURALIST WILL ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS AND RELAY HOW THE BIRDS CAME TO BE AT THE DISCOVERY CENTER. 1 HOUR.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13 8:00 A.M. LET’S GO BIRDING THIS MAY BE EARLY, BUT IT IS THE BEST TIME TO HEAR AND SPOT SONGBIRDS. JOIN NATURALIST AARON, ONE OF GARRETT COUNTY’S MOST AVID BIRDERS, ON A WALK AROUND THE PARK. EXPERIENCED AND BEGINNER BIRDERS ARE WELCOMED! PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN BINOCULARS. MEET AT THE DISCOVERY CENTER.
1:00 P.M. SMOOTH N’ SCALES KIDS OF ALL AGES! SLITHER YOUR WAY OVER TO THE DISCOVERY CENTER FOR AN AFTERNOON OF REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS! LEARN ABOUT THE SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE TWO. ALSO, GET THE CHANCE TO BE UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL BY HELPING THE NATURALIST FEED!
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 14 11:00 A.M. WINTER WOODS. OPEN YOUR EYES TO THE CHANGING SEASONS BY ENJOYING A RELAXING HIKE. WHAT DO PLANTS AND ANIMALS DO TO SURVIVE IN COLD WEATHER? LEARN ABOUT HOW NATURE PREPARES FOR WINTER! REMEMBER TO DRESS APPROPRIATE!
2:00 P.M. OWL VS. HAWK DISCOVER THE SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCE BETWEEN OUR BIRDS OF PREY AS THEY ARE PERCHED OUTSIDE THEIR MEW’S FOR CLEAR VIEWING AND PHOTOGRAPHY. THE PARK NATURALIST WILL ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS AND RELAY HOW THE BIRDS CAME TO BE AT THE DISCOVERY CENTER. 1 HOUR.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20 8:00 A.M. LET’S GO BIRDING THIS MAY BE EARLY, BUT IT IS THE BEST TIME TO HEAR AND SPOT SONGBIRDS. JOIN NATURALIST AARON, ONE OF GARRETT COUNTY’S MOST AVID BIRDERS, ON A WALK AROUND THE PARK. EXPERIENCED AND BEGINNER BIRDERS ARE WELCOMED! PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN BINOCULARS. MEET AT THE DISCOVERY CENTER.
1:00 P.M. STORY N’ CRAFT JOIN OUR PARK NATURALIST FOR A SEASONAL STORY AND CRAFT. THE PROGRAM IS $2.00 PER CHILD. APPROPRIATE FOR AGES 2-5
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 21 11:00 P.M. HIKE TO THE BRANT MINE THIS PROGRAM IS A GUIDED HIKE WITH THE PARK NATURALIST TO THE HISTORIC BRANT MINE. YOU WILL SEE THE REMNANTS OF A COAL MINE THAT WAS OPERATED IN THE 1920’S. PLUS, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU WILL SEE ON THE WAY!
2:00 P.M. OWL VS. HAWK DISCOVER THE SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCE BETWEEN OUR BIRDS OF PREY AS THEY ARE PERCHED OUTSIDE THEIR MEW’S FOR CLEAR VIEWING AND PHOTOGRAPHY. THE PARK NATURALIST WILL ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS AND RELAY HOW THE BIRDS CAME TO BE AT THE DISCOVERY CENTER. 1 HOUR.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26 CRITTER ENCOUNTERS EVERY HOUR ON THE HOUR, YOU WILL GET THE CHANCE TO MEET A DIFFERENT CRITTER. JOIN OUR NATURALIST TO DISOVER NEW FACTS AND WATCH FEEDINGS! ALL AGES ARE WELCOMED!
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 27 8:00 A.M. LET’S GO BIRDING THIS MAY BE EARLY, BUT IT IS THE BEST TIME TO HEAR AND SPOT SONGBIRDS. JOIN NATURALIST AARON, ONE OF GARRETT COUNTY’S MOST AVID BIRDERS, ON A WALK AROUND THE PARK. EXPERIENCED AND BEGINNER BIRDERS ARE WELCOMED! PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN BINOCULARS. MEET AT THE DISCOVERY CENTER.
1:00 P.M. A TURKEY’S TALE COME TO THE DISCOVERY CENTER FOR A GOBBLING GOOD TIME! LEARN ABOUT THE LIFE OF THE WILD TURKEY. KIDS OF ALL AGES CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE VARIOUS ACTIVITIES!
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 28 11:00 A.M. WINTER WOODS. OPEN YOUR EYES TO THE CHANGING SEASONS BY ENJOYING A RELAXING HIKE. WHAT DO PLANTS AND ANIMALS DO TO SURVIVE IN COLD WEATHER? LEARN ABOUT HOW NATURE PREPARES FOR WINTER! REMEMBER TO DRESS APPROPRIATELY.
2:00 P.M. OWL VS. HAWK DISCOVER THE SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCE BETWEEN OUR BIRDS OF PREY AS THEY ARE PERCHED OUTSIDE THEIR MEW’S FOR CLEAR VIEWING AND PHOTOGRAPHY. THE PARK NATURALIST WILL ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS AND RELAY HOW THE BIRDS CAME TO BE AT THE DISCOVERY CENTER. 1 HOUR.
EVERY SATURDAY THERE WILL BE A TANK TOUR AT 11:00 A.M. -DON’T PASS UP THE OPPORTUNITY TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE RESIDENTS OF THE DISCOVERY CENTER. HEAR STORIES, LEARN FACTS, AND GET A CHANCE TO TOUCH DIFFERENT CRITTERS. APPROPRIATE FOR ALL AGES
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