May Events At El Paso County's Fountain Creek Nature Center

Colorado Springs CO

04 April, 2022

9:14 PM

Description

Press release from the El Paso County Government: April 4, 2022 All programs require pre-registration. Please call the nature center or check website for current status. CONTACT: Jessica Miller, Nature Center Supervisor, 719-520-6745, [email protected] ONLINE REGISTRATION available at https://communityservices.elpa... Fountain Creek Nature Center, 320 Pepper Grass Lane, Fountain, CO 80817 719-520-6745; www.elpasocountynaturecenters.com Nature Adventures: Animal Mothers Thursday, May 5 and Friday, May 6, 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Children ages 3-6, with an adult, will enjoy puppet shows or stories, crafts, hands-on activities, and discovery time on the trail. $3 per person including siblings 2 and over and adults. Prepaid registration required. Fountain Creek Family Fun Day Saturday, May 7, 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Explore outdoor activity stations including puppet shows, dinosaur fossils, bug sweeps, kite making, pond critters, crafts, and more. Free slice of pizza for all participants from Papa Murphy's. $4/member, $5/nonmember. FREE to active-duty military families with I.D. Reservations recommended. 2s & 3s Outdoors: Crawling Caterpillars Thursday, May 19 and Friday, May 20, 10:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Explore nature with your 2 or 3 year-old through interactive activities, a story, and a short hike. $3 per person including siblings 2 and over and adults. Prepaid registration required. Active Adults Series: Spring Birding Photography Workshop at Fountain Creek Saturday, May 21, 8:00 a.m.- 10:00 a.m. Spring is a wonderful time to view birds. Join award-wining photographer, Mike Pach, as he helps you capture photos of spring migrants. All skill levels welcome. Bring your camera and tripod (optional). We will meet at Fountain Creek Nature Center. Limit 15 participants. $20 per person. Pre-paid registration is required. Homeschool Fridays: Awesome Arthropods Friday, May 27, 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Not "bugs", arthropods! Learn about insects, spiders, and some of their other creepy crawly relatives with a puppet show, arthropod activity, and a guided hike to catch wild arthropods. Designed for grades K-2. $4 per person. Prepaid registration required. This press release was produced by the El Paso County Government. The views expressed here are the author's own.