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Fourth Fridays for Families: Monarchs and Milkweed with Pam Newitt (June 28, 2024)
Free
Bring your budding explorer and join naturalist Pam Newitt as we discover the amazing relationship between flowers and butterflies. We will give special emphasis on the intricate partnership between monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) and milkweed (Asclepias spp.), but there is so much more to the story. This program includes an indoor discussion, a story, a hike and a take-home art project. Dress for the weather. For kids ages 3-6 with an adult.
Pam Newitt has a B.S. in wildlife conservation from the University of Maryland, has been a professional interpretive naturalist since 1989 and is a long-time active presence at the Preserve. She loves walking woodland trails, looking up for birds and down at wildflowers.
Program Fee: $10 per child, $5 for each additional, $0 per adult (Members: Enter your code to receive your 20% discount)
Each child must be accompanied by an adult. One adult can attend no more than two children.
Walks are weather dependent; please dress for the weather.
Program Fee: $10 per child, $5 for each additional, $0 per adult (Members: Enter your code to receive your 20% discount)
Additional Information: Online registration for this program closes 2 days prior to the date of the program.
Fourth Fridays for Families:
Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve is the perfect place for family fun! Join us at the end of each month for a seasonal offering geared towards our budding naturalists. Offered on the fourth Friday of each month, these programs will include a story and an outdoor walk, take-home craft or other theme-appropriate activity. Appropriate for ages 3 to 6. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Walks are weather dependent; please dress for the weather.
