Science & Nature

What is the difference between lizards and salamanders? Once you start to learn, it adds up to be a lot! They may look similar, but they aren't even in the same class of animals! Even though they are so different, people frequently mix them up! Join us at Explore Park to gain knowledge and stand out from the crowds! We'll carefully observe and study real animals to make your own fact sheet and a fun lizard craft to take home! Children must be accompanied by an adult. Pre-registration is required for all persons in attendance. Please dress for the weather.

Join Explore Park's Naturalist for a fun and educational program all about local bats! Using a variety of hands-on activities, you will learn all about these fascinating, and often misunderstood, creatures of the night. Families will get to be bat science research teams and discover many of the bat's secrets. Participants will make a "Nature Watch" educational bat craft and learn how to bat watch in their own backyard and neighborhood! Children must be accompanied by an adult. Pre-registration is required for all persons in attendance. Please dress for the weather.