Description:A relaxing family day with Kate Ptak observing the diversity and wonder of our natural world. Our first activity has everyone looking closely at a patch of land and noting the diversity of organisms found there. Next, each participant will choose an organism in the area to sketch or photograph, and take careful, detailed notes describing it, just as a real biologist does. After each of these activities we’ll have a sharing session discussing what we’ve discovered. We’ll take a quiet leisurely walk in the woods observing the wonders of a woodland habitat, have a picnic lunch, and finish our day just silently sitting by ourselves for about 15 minutes and letting Mother Nature communicate with us through our senses. At the end of this session each participant is asked to share their response to this activity, perhaps with a poem, a song, a sketch, a paragraph, or even just of list of what they discovered during this quiet time.
Preregistration is required. Proceeds go to support the Wildlife Center. E-mail leic_bsc@cros.net or call 419-285-8301 for details.
All programs are held on South Bass Island. Registration begins at approximately 9:30 am and sessions conclude no later than 3:30 pm. Schedule times, itinerary, ferry schedules, and maps will be sent with your registration materials or may be found at www.lakeerieislandsbsc.com. Programs are appropriate for all age levels but do require some walking, standing and lecture time. The cave program requires the use of a ladder to access the private cave. Lunch is included in the registration fee. Vegetarian lunches are available upon request one week prior to the event.