Homeschool Nations - Maine

Apr. 29, 2008

Spring Fest Saturday May 10th

Posted in Field Trips

Spring Fest Saturday, May 10th at Field's Pond Audubon Center
Come to the nature center for an all ages, all day, free event celebrating International Migratory Bird Day.

7 - 8:30am Birding By Ear Walk with Bruce Barker

7 - 8:30am Bird Walk with Medea Steinman

9 - 10:00am Yoga with John Yasenchak (bring mat if you have one)

9 - 10:00am Children's Walk (parents can enjoy yoga or Birding by Ear)

9 - 11:00am Birding By Ear Walk with Steve Coleman (open to the visually impaired community & anyone interested in learning bird songs)

10 - 1:00pm NATIVE & ORGANIC PLANT SALE BY REBEL HILL FARM

10 - 4:00pm Children's Activity Area

10:30 - 11:30am Walk and Talk with Merle Hetley: Native Plants

10:30 - 11:30pm Children's Nature Exploration with Ruth Perry (parents enjoy plants walk)

11:30 - Noon Lunch Break: sandwiches, chips, cookies & juice will be for sale

Noon - 1:00pm Live Turtles with Jean Adamson

1:30 - 2:30pm Pollinators Presentation with Pat Synder: Bees, Butterflies, and Hummingbirds

3:00 - 4:00pm Music Together with Surya Mitchell (children with their parents)

4:00 - 5:00pm Hands-on Photography Workshop with Joni Dunn

4:00 - 5:00pm Children's Walk (parents can enjoy photography with Joni Dunn)

5:00 - 6:30pm Evening Bird Walk with Judy Kellogg Markowsky

Children's Activities:

9 - 10:00am Children's Walk

10 - 4:00pm Children's Activity Area

10:30 - 11:30pm Children's Nature Exploration with Ruth Perry

Noon - 1:00pm Live Turtles with Jean Adamson

1:30 - 2:30am Pollinators Presentation with Pat Synder: Bees, Butterflies, and Hummingbirds

3 - 4:00pm Music Together with Surya Mitchell (children with their parents)

4:00 - 5:00pm Children's Walk

Directions to Fields Pond in Holden: At Exit 5 from I-395, go right on Parkway South for 0.3 mile. Go right on Dirigo Drive 0.5 mile. Go right on Green Point Road 0.8 mile. Go left on Wiswell Road 1.5 miles. At Fields Pond Road, go right 1 mile. Audubon Center is on left #216.

To contact Fields Pond email htwining@maineaudubon.org or call 989-2591.

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