Raleigh Parks Winter-Spring 2024 Leisure Ledger

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Art in a Nature Preserve: Natural Pigments and Mono-prints Age: 12-99 yrs. Interested in learning about soils, minerals and native and invasive plants and how they can be transformed into beautiful pigments? Join Natalia Torres del Valle and Nature Preserve Artist in Residence Scott Hazard on a hike to explore plants, soils and minerals and their roles supporting life in the landscapes we live in. Following the hike will be a classroom demonstration of making pigments from natural materials for watercolors and inks that can be used for drawing and printing, and a mono-print session where participants will be able to make a print of natural materials such as leaves, mushrooms or moss. All tools and materials will be provided. A.L. Wilkerson Nature Preserve – Course Fee: $10 Apr 6 Sa 1:00-4:30pm Full Moon Walk Age: 18-99 yrs. Leave the kids at home and enjoy an evening walk with a park naturalist. We’ll learn about the nocturnal animals that are roaming the park after dark as we look and listen along our walk. A.L. Wilkerson Nature Preserve – Course Fee: $3 Apr 23 Tu 7:30-9:00pm Ghostchasers: Search for the Piedmont Ghost Age: 16-99 yrs. Piedmont blue ghost fireflies are spring fireflies. They are very elusive, so much so that they were only recently recognized as a new species in the Piedmont. We’ll join the hunt as part of the City Nature Challenge 2024. Bring a flashlight and water bottle. Pre-registration is required. Durant Nature Preserve – Course Fee: $5 Apr 24 W 7:30-9:00pm

Memory Jug Making Age: 15.99-99 yrs. Memory jugs (also called spirit jars, ugly jugs, or whatnot jars) have a long history as a Southern folk art. With divergent origins both in Africa's Bakongo culture and Victorian arts and crafts, memory jugs are intended to serve as reminders of loved ones who have passed and to preserve history and memory. We will traipse up Little Rock Creek collecting shards of old pottery and historic glassware, embedding our curated finds into plaster to create one-of-a-kind pieces of art for your keepsake. Walnut Creek Wetland Park Feb 10 Sa 2:00-5:00pm Fee: $25 Nature Stamp Making Age: 13.99-99 yrs. Always wanted to try the print medium, but not sure where to start? Use our environment here at Walnut Creek Wetland Park to inspire your art! Learn about the basics of stamp-making in this short class! Students will have the opportunity to carve their own stamp inspired by nature to take home. Walnut Creek Wetland Park – Course Fee: $12 Jan 20 Sa 10:00am-12:00pm Project Wild Age: 18-99 yrs. Project WILD is a K-12 interdisciplinary conservation and environmental education program emphasizing wildlife. The goal of Project WILD is to assist students of any age in developing awareness, knowledge, skills, and commitment to result in informed decisions, responsible behavior, and constructive actions concerning wildlife and the environment. Participants of this 6-hour workshop receive the

Age: 17.99-99 yrs. Ever wonder how people were able to survive before your modern-day grocery store? Before modern agriculture? They foraged! Participants will learn to identify local edible plants based on buds, roots and leafing patterns, and take home a field guide for future reference. This is an outdoor program and participants should dress for the weather conditions. Walnut Creek Wetland Park – Course Fee: $10 Apr 20 Sa 1:00-2:30pm Environmental Lecture Series Age: 12-99 yrs. Join us for an exciting virtual environmental lecture series held every 2nd Monday of the month. With a new topic each month, there is something for everyone. We will have professionals and graduate students presenting on topics that they know best! To learn more about our upcoming speaker and topics, email LJWoodlandCtr@raleighnc.gov. Earn 1 hour of criteria III EE credit. Advanced registration is required. Registered participants will receive email invitation to lecture on lecture date. Thomas G. Crowder Woodland Center Jan 8 M 7:00-8:00pm Feb 12 M 7:00-8:00pm Mar 11 M 7:00-8:00pm Apr 8 M 7:00-8:00pm

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