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August 2017

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
30 1:00 pm Lenape Village Public Tours Join us for public tours of our Lenape Village Every Sunday from April To October 1:00 PM The tour will begin promptly at 1pm and is the only tour of the day. Travel back in time to the 1500’s just prior to European contact. Trained educators dressed in authentic buckskins will take you through eight stations for a hands-on experience just the way it would have been back then. What kind of medicines they used and where to find them u How to plant a Three Sister’s garden and what foods were foraged How food was cooked and stored u What kind of houses they lived in and their social structure What kind of animals they hunted and uses for all parts of the animal u How to make a fire by friction using only natural materials Learn how the Lenape made bowls and other things from nature. u Learn to make rope from natural materials. Each Week is a different topic. Cost: $8 (Children under 4 Free) Pre-registration required Register and Pay for This Program Online Lenape Village Public Tours	31	1	2	3	4	5 7:00 am Saturday Morning Bird Walk Join an experienced bird watcher every Saturday morning for our early morning bird walks. These walks are a great way to meet new people and enjoy casual conversation with other bird enthusiasts. Your guide will pick out the best spot to visit within the area. Bring along binoculars and a bird identification book, if you have them. Time: The bird walks are from 7-9am April through September, then changing to 8-10am October through March. Saturday Morning Bird Walk 10:00 am Geode Cave Hunt Come have fun in our cave display and crack open your own geode Come out and experience our Geode Cave Hunt. Hunt for a geode in our cave display, break it open to see what crystals are inside. Cost $7 each Geode Cave Hunt
6 10:00 am Geode Cave Hunt Come have fun in our cave display and crack open your own geode Come out and experience our Geode Cave Hunt. Hunt for a geode in our cave display, break it open to see what crystals are inside. Cost $7 each Geode Cave Hunt 1:00 pm Lenape Village Public Tours Join us for public tours of our Lenape Village Every Sunday from April To October 1:00 PM The tour will begin promptly at 1pm and is the only tour of the day. Travel back in time to the 1500’s just prior to European contact. Trained educators dressed in authentic buckskins will take you through eight stations for a hands-on experience just the way it would have been back then. What kind of medicines they used and where to find them u How to plant a Three Sister’s garden and what foods were foraged How food was cooked and stored u What kind of houses they lived in and their social structure What kind of animals they hunted and uses for all parts of the animal u How to make a fire by friction using only natural materials Learn how the Lenape made bowls and other things from nature. u Learn to make rope from natural materials. Each Week is a different topic. Cost: $8 (Children under 4 Free) Pre-registration required Register and Pay for This Program Online Lenape Village Public Tours	7	8	9	10	11	12 7:00 am Saturday Morning Bird Walk Join an experienced bird watcher every Saturday morning for our early morning bird walks. These walks are a great way to meet new people and enjoy casual conversation with other bird enthusiasts. Your guide will pick out the best spot to visit within the area. Bring along binoculars and a bird identification book, if you have them. Time: The bird walks are from 7-9am April through September, then changing to 8-10am October through March. Saturday Morning Bird Walk 11:00 am Arthropoloosa To celebrate the opening of the Butterfly House, join us for a weekend full of insects, arthropods and everything without a backbone! There will be tarantulas (lots of tarantulas), a beekeeper with some honey and all the things required to own a hive, hissing cockroach races, and many other games, activities and insects on display. We will have venders, demonstrations and of course food! How would you like to eat bugs? You may even get a chance if you dare! Entrance: $8/person (children 3 & under free) Flutter Pass holders enter for free Arthropoloosa
13 11:00 am Arthropoloosa To celebrate the opening of the Butterfly House, join us for a weekend full of insects, arthropods and everything without a backbone! There will be tarantulas (lots of tarantulas), a beekeeper with some honey and all the things required to own a hive, hissing cockroach races, and many other games, activities and insects on display. We will have venders, demonstrations and of course food! How would you like to eat bugs? You may even get a chance if you dare! Entrance: $8/person (children 3 & under free) Flutter Pass holders enter for free Arthropoloosa 1:00 pm Lenape Village Public Tours Join us for public tours of our Lenape Village Every Sunday from April To October 1:00 PM The tour will begin promptly at 1pm and is the only tour of the day. Travel back in time to the 1500’s just prior to European contact. Trained educators dressed in authentic buckskins will take you through eight stations for a hands-on experience just the way it would have been back then. What kind of medicines they used and where to find them u How to plant a Three Sister’s garden and what foods were foraged How food was cooked and stored u What kind of houses they lived in and their social structure What kind of animals they hunted and uses for all parts of the animal u How to make a fire by friction using only natural materials Learn how the Lenape made bowls and other things from nature. u Learn to make rope from natural materials. Each Week is a different topic. Cost: $8 (Children under 4 Free) Pre-registration required Register and Pay for This Program Online Lenape Village Public Tours	14	15	16 11:00 am Butterfly House Tours An amazing butterfly experience! Join us for a tour of the nature center's Butterfly House and gardens August 16, 17, 22 & 23 the house will be open from 11:00 am -3:00 pm August 19, 20 & 26 the house will be open from 11:00 am to 4:00pm August 15 & 24 the house will be open to Flutter Pass holders only from 5:00 to 8:00 pm General Admission $8, Seniors (62+) $6, Junior (age 4-12) $5, Members of CNC $6, Flutter Pass free Register and Pay for This Program Online Butterfly House Tours	17 11:00 am Butterfly House Tours An amazing butterfly experience! Join us for a tour of the nature center's Butterfly House and gardens August 16, 17, 22 & 23 the house will be open from 11:00 am -3:00 pm August 19, 20 & 26 the house will be open from 11:00 am to 4:00pm August 15 & 24 the house will be open to Flutter Pass holders only from 5:00 to 8:00 pm General Admission $8, Seniors (62+) $6, Junior (age 4-12) $5, Members of CNC $6, Flutter Pass free Register and Pay for This Program Online Butterfly House Tours	18 7:30 pm Nighttime Invaders For our second weekend get ready to experience the creatures of the night! We will have stations set up throughout the park which guests can walk between at their leisure to get up close and personal with moths, beetles, katydids, bugs and more! These stations will include night hikes around our pond and into the woods, black light and mercury vapor light traps in our two meadows, and a campfire with marshmallows where staff will be on hand to answer any and all questions. We will also have the building open with several displays for nighttime insects. Fee: $8/person Flutter Pass Holders: $4/person Nighttime Invaders	19 7:00 am Saturday Morning Bird Walk Join an experienced bird watcher every Saturday morning for our early morning bird walks. These walks are a great way to meet new people and enjoy casual conversation with other bird enthusiasts. Your guide will pick out the best spot to visit within the area. Bring along binoculars and a bird identification book, if you have them. Time: The bird walks are from 7-9am April through September, then changing to 8-10am October through March. Saturday Morning Bird Walk 11:00 am Butterfly House Tours An amazing butterfly experience! Join us for a tour of the nature center's Butterfly House and gardens August 16, 17, 22 & 23 the house will be open from 11:00 am -3:00 pm August 19, 20 & 26 the house will be open from 11:00 am to 4:00pm August 15 & 24 the house will be open to Flutter Pass holders only from 5:00 to 8:00 pm General Admission $8, Seniors (62+) $6, Junior (age 4-12) $5, Members of CNC $6, Flutter Pass free Register and Pay for This Program Online Butterfly House Tours 7:30 pm Nighttime Invaders For our second weekend get ready to experience the creatures of the night! We will have stations set up throughout the park which guests can walk between at their leisure to get up close and personal with moths, beetles, katydids, bugs and more! These stations will include night hikes around our pond and into the woods, black light and mercury vapor light traps in our two meadows, and a campfire with marshmallows where staff will be on hand to answer any and all questions. We will also have the building open with several displays for nighttime insects. Fee: $8/person Flutter Pass Holders: $4/person Nighttime Invaders
20 11:00 am Butterfly House Tours An amazing butterfly experience! Join us for a tour of the nature center's Butterfly House and gardens August 16, 17, 22 & 23 the house will be open from 11:00 am -3:00 pm August 19, 20 & 26 the house will be open from 11:00 am to 4:00pm August 15 & 24 the house will be open to Flutter Pass holders only from 5:00 to 8:00 pm General Admission $8, Seniors (62+) $6, Junior (age 4-12) $5, Members of CNC $6, Flutter Pass free Register and Pay for This Program Online Butterfly House Tours 1:00 pm Lenape Village Public Tours Join us for public tours of our Lenape Village Every Sunday from April To October 1:00 PM The tour will begin promptly at 1pm and is the only tour of the day. Travel back in time to the 1500’s just prior to European contact. Trained educators dressed in authentic buckskins will take you through eight stations for a hands-on experience just the way it would have been back then. What kind of medicines they used and where to find them u How to plant a Three Sister’s garden and what foods were foraged How food was cooked and stored u What kind of houses they lived in and their social structure What kind of animals they hunted and uses for all parts of the animal u How to make a fire by friction using only natural materials Learn how the Lenape made bowls and other things from nature. u Learn to make rope from natural materials. Each Week is a different topic. Cost: $8 (Children under 4 Free) Pre-registration required Register and Pay for This Program Online Lenape Village Public Tours 2:00 pm Splendid Spiders Ever marvel at the beauty of a spider web? Want to learn more about the creatures who create those works of art? Spiders are not only among nature’s greatest artists, but also among its best structural engineers and most skilled predators. Come delve into their fascinating world! After a slide presentation, we will go outside to observe a variety of spiders in their natural habitat. Fee: $3.00 per person Register and Pay for This Program Online Splendid Spiders	21	22 11:00 am Butterfly House Tours An amazing butterfly experience! Join us for a tour of the nature center's Butterfly House and gardens August 16, 17, 22 & 23 the house will be open from 11:00 am -3:00 pm August 19, 20 & 26 the house will be open from 11:00 am to 4:00pm August 15 & 24 the house will be open to Flutter Pass holders only from 5:00 to 8:00 pm General Admission $8, Seniors (62+) $6, Junior (age 4-12) $5, Members of CNC $6, Flutter Pass free Register and Pay for This Program Online Butterfly House Tours	23 11:00 am Butterfly House Tours An amazing butterfly experience! Join us for a tour of the nature center's Butterfly House and gardens August 16, 17, 22 & 23 the house will be open from 11:00 am -3:00 pm August 19, 20 & 26 the house will be open from 11:00 am to 4:00pm August 15 & 24 the house will be open to Flutter Pass holders only from 5:00 to 8:00 pm General Admission $8, Seniors (62+) $6, Junior (age 4-12) $5, Members of CNC $6, Flutter Pass free Register and Pay for This Program Online Butterfly House Tours	24 5:00 pm Butterfly House Tours An amazing butterfly experience! Join us for a tour of the nature center's Butterfly House and gardens August 16, 17, 22 & 23 the house will be open from 11:00 am -3:00 pm August 19, 20 & 26 the house will be open from 11:00 am to 4:00pm August 15 & 24 the house will be open to Flutter Pass holders only from 5:00 to 8:00 pm General Admission $8, Seniors (62+) $6, Junior (age 4-12) $5, Members of CNC $6, Flutter Pass free Register and Pay for This Program Online Butterfly House Tours \| Flutter Pass Holders Only	25	26 7:00 am Saturday Morning Bird Walk Join an experienced bird watcher every Saturday morning for our early morning bird walks. These walks are a great way to meet new people and enjoy casual conversation with other bird enthusiasts. Your guide will pick out the best spot to visit within the area. Bring along binoculars and a bird identification book, if you have them. Time: The bird walks are from 7-9am April through September, then changing to 8-10am October through March. Saturday Morning Bird Walk 11:00 am Butterfly House Tours An amazing butterfly experience! Join us for a tour of the nature center's Butterfly House and gardens August 16, 17, 22 & 23 the house will be open from 11:00 am -3:00 pm August 19, 20 & 26 the house will be open from 11:00 am to 4:00pm August 15 & 24 the house will be open to Flutter Pass holders only from 5:00 to 8:00 pm General Admission $8, Seniors (62+) $6, Junior (age 4-12) $5, Members of CNC $6, Flutter Pass free Register and Pay for This Program Online Butterfly House Tours 8:00 pm Movies & Monarchs To mark the end of our Butterfly House Season and to get everybody excited for Monarch Tag and Release Event held the next day, we are holding our first outdoor movie night! We will be showing the 2012 Drama/short film “Flight of the Butterflies.” Preceding the main event will be some short fun family cartoons. The movie is free but concessions will be at a charge. This is an outdoor event so bring your chairs, blankets or snacks. In the event of rain we will show the film indoors. Movies & Monarchs
27 11:00 am Monarch Tagging Event Come witness one of our most amazing insects, the Monarch Butterfly. All good things come to an end so to mark the closing of the Butterfly House season we will again be holding our Monarch Tag and Release event. To participate, preregistration is required for this event by August 13th. Registration will be available during Arthropaloosa. The event fee will include a live monarch for release for each registrant, a discussion on the importance of the monarch tagging and a farewell tour through the Butterfly House for the season. Time: 11:00 am to 1:00 pm Fee: 8/person Flutter Pass holders $5/person The number of butterflies is limited. Pre-registration for the Tagging event is Required by 8/13 Monarch Tagging Event 1:00 pm Lenape Village Public Tours Join us for public tours of our Lenape Village Every Sunday from April To October 1:00 PM The tour will begin promptly at 1pm and is the only tour of the day. Travel back in time to the 1500’s just prior to European contact. Trained educators dressed in authentic buckskins will take you through eight stations for a hands-on experience just the way it would have been back then. What kind of medicines they used and where to find them u How to plant a Three Sister’s garden and what foods were foraged How food was cooked and stored u What kind of houses they lived in and their social structure What kind of animals they hunted and uses for all parts of the animal u How to make a fire by friction using only natural materials Learn how the Lenape made bowls and other things from nature. u Learn to make rope from natural materials. Each Week is a different topic. Cost: $8 (Children under 4 Free) Pre-registration required Register and Pay for This Program Online Lenape Village Public Tours	28	29	30	31	1	2 7:00 am Saturday Morning Bird Walk Join an experienced bird watcher every Saturday morning for our early morning bird walks. These walks are a great way to meet new people and enjoy casual conversation with other bird enthusiasts. Your guide will pick out the best spot to visit within the area. Bring along binoculars and a bird identification book, if you have them. Time: The bird walks are from 7-9am April through September, then changing to 8-10am October through March. Saturday Morning Bird Walk

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