Raleigh Parks Winter-Spring 2024 Leisure Ledger

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Outdoor Cooking All ages. Skip the kitchen for a night of Family fun and skill-building as you work together to prepare and eat a delicious dinner over the campfire. Practice building a fire, cooking with coals, and assembling a meal sure to please the whole crew. Children must be accompanied by adults. Children and adults must register and pay program fee. Durant Nature Preserve – Course Fee: $15 Mar 22 F 6:00-7:30pm Playground Pop-Ups Join us for Lake Wheeler’s Fall Playground Pop-Up Series! Every second Tuesday from September through November we will be providing a free, nature-inspired craft for kids! Registration is highly encouraged, but drop-ins are welcome! These pop-ups will be rain Or shine! Held at our Magnolia Shelter by the playground; In the case of inclement weather, pop-ups will be moved to our Conference Room at our Waterfront Center to let the fun carry on! Hope to see you there! Lake Wheeler Park Mar 12 Tu 11:00am-1:00pm Apr 9 Tu 11:00am-1:00pm Survive the Wild Age: 7-99 yrs. Do you have what it takes to survive in the wild? Come find out! Join us for an afternoon of games and challenges to see what life is like for animals in the woods. Practice camouflage, learn how animals hunt, build a forest shelter, and hone your fire-building skills. Children and adults will participate in this program and both must register and pay the program fee. Durant Nature Preserve – Course Fee: $10 Feb 11 Su 3:00-5:00pm Taking Nature Photos - For Science! Age: 10-99 yrs. The City Nature Challenge is a global challenge and friendly competition between cities motivating people around the world to find and document plants and wildlife in their cities. Learn how you can make observations and help the Triangle Area document what lives here as we compete against other cities around the world and learn how scientists can use our nature observations for their research! Come prepared ready for a hike with a camera or other device to take photos. Downloading the iNaturalist app in advance is suggested but not necessary. Note: This is not a photography class. A.L. Wilkerson Nature Preserve – Course Fee: $3 Apr 20 Sa 10:30am-12:00pm

Nature Art Age: 12-99 yrs. Nature has always inspired art, poetry, and songs. The aim of this program is to get inspired, and to write our own poetry! We’ll use prompts to get our creative juices flowing, and see what we can create. At the end we may do a poetry reading if people feel comfortable sharing their work. Participants must preregister and pay the fee, children must be accompanied by adults. Durant Nature Preserve – Course Fee: $5 Poetry in Nature Apr 10 W 2:00-3:00pm Nature Play Day All ages. Join us to make time for playing in nature. Children of all ages, as well as the young at heart, are welcome to join us for imaginative play in a natural setting. Dig in the dirt, build a fairy home out of natural materials, make mud pies and more. We'll provide the materials

and guidance to get you started on a playful adventure. No registration is required; drop in any time between 10am and 12pm to join the fun! Adults must

accompany their children. A.L. Wilkerson Nature Preserve Mar 28 Th

Nature

10:00am-12:00pm

Night Bugs Age: 6-99 yrs. Many insects and spiders are active at night. Park staff will set up blacklights to attract moths and other nighttime critters and look around the fields to find more lurking in the grass. Learn how to identify what we see as we document our observations for the iNaturalist City Nature Challenge. Come prepared for the weather. Bring a flashlight! A.L. Wilkerson Nature Preserve – Course Fee: $3 Apr 26 F 8:00-10:00pm

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