VIRTUAL Feeding Time Fun: Great Snakes!
Join us via Zoom to meet Wehr’s two resident snakes; Stripes the Garter Snake and Frank the Fox snake. Little ones will see a snake skeleton, a shake shed, and topped off with a meal for both Stripes and Frank. Enjoy a story time reading of The Greedy Python by Eric Carle and Great Snakes!…
Read MoreVIRTUAL Pop-up Nature: Wehr Where You Are
Nature is everywhere whether it is in out an apartment window, in your backyard, or a nearby park! Join us for this month’s Pop-Up Nature as we help you develop your naturalist skills to explore Wehr Where You Are. Together we will read the story “Out of School and Into Nature: The Anna Comstock Story”…
Read MoreVIRTUAL Feeding Time Fun: Amphibian Adventures
Designed for children ages 4 – 6 with an adult., but everyone is welcome. Join us via Zoom (10-10:45 am) to meet Wehr’s resident Tree Frog and Salamanders. They LOVE to eat! Tune in to see them gobble insects & worms and discover how our amphibian allies keep nature in balance. We will read The…
Read MoreVIRTUAL Moth Night
Join us via Zoom to see how Moths rule the night! Join us for Moth Night, a citizen science event during National Moth Week. We will explore the diverse and marvelous world of moths and discover how their adaptations make them masters of the dark. After a virtual trip through the moth world we will…
Read MoreVIRTUAL NatureNauts: Wiggly Worms
Join us via zoom (10-10:45 am) to discover the wonderful wiggly worm as we will read The Lifecycle of the Earthworm. See real live worms up close and personal as we go outside (virtually) and dig in the dirt. learn how to make “worm art”, see how to make chocolate “dirt cake” featuring a gummi…
Read MoreLittle Wonders in a Bag: Buzzy Bees
Monday, July 13, 10:00-10:30 Storytime via Zoom. Pick-up your “Little Wonders in a Bag” materials at Wehr by appointment Join Miss Bev via Zoom for a celebration of nature’s essential worker, the honey bee. During our Zoom storytime we will read The Honeybee and the Robber by Eric Carle and watch a short video of…
Read MoreVIRTUAL Pop-up Nature: Marvelous Moths
July 18th through July 26th is National Moth Week. We invite families to celebrate these amazing creatures with us virtually. Together we will find out why moths are so marvelous! We will share the story An Extraordinary Ordinary Moth by Karlin Gray, a craft, scavenger hunt, and resources on how you and your family can…
Read MoreVIRTUAL Feeding Time Fun: Louise the Wood Turtle
Designed for children ages 4-6 with an adult, but everyone is welcome. Join us via Zoom to meet “Louise”, Wehr’s queen of charisma Wood Turtle. Louise is very active and loves to roam. That’s exactly what she will do as we follow her as she explores Wehr Nature Center (with supervision). After building up an…
Read MoreVIRTUAL NatureNauts: Ladybugs
Join us via zoom to discover how ladybugs are beautiful and helpful insect neighbors. See a puppet show performance of Ladybug’s Spring Breakfast, listen to a ladybug storytime, and see how you can make your very own Ladybug craft. Please consider a donation in any amount to the Friends of Wehr Nature Center to help…
Read MoreVirtual Bat Night
Join us for an evening devoted to the fiction, folklore, and facts about our common yet misunderstood bat neighbors. Discover, which bats live in your neighborhood and how they make our lives better. Learn how scientists are racing to save North American bats from potential extinction and most important, what you can do to help…
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