POND STUDY (6 - 10 yr. old) Sunday July 6, 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. Kids will use pond nets to collect and examine the various organisms that inhabit our pond. Meet at the pond by the park service entrance off of Church Road in Titusville. Advanced Registration required Free.
NIGHT HIKE (6 yrs. - adult) Saturday July 12, 8:30 p.m. Explore the park for nature at night and have some good old fashioned fun on this naturalist-guided hike and campfire. Advanced registration required. Bring a flashlight.
NATURAL DYES (all ages) Saturday July 19, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Many interesting colors can be derived from wild plants. Come out to learn how several of our more common plants can be coaxed to yield dyes for coloring natural fabrics and take home a few samples of your own. Advanced registration required. Park vehicle entrance fee; $5.00 per car.
FAMILY NATURE WALK (all ages) Saturday July 26, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. Join us for an informal naturalist-guided trail walk. Park vehicle entrance fee; $5.00 per car
POND STUDY (6 - 10 yr. old) Sunday August 3, 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. Kids will use pond nets to collect and examine the various organisms that inhabit our pond. Meet at the pond by the park service entrance off of Church Road in Titusville. Advanced registration required after 7/1. Free.
NIGHT HIKE (6 yrs. - adult) Saturday August 9, 8:30 p.m. Explore the park for nature at night and have some good old fashioned fun on this naturalist-guided hike and campfire. Advanced Registration required after 7/8. Bring a flashlight.
MONARCH MADNESS (all ages) Sunday August 31, 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. The monarch butterfly is a summertime classic here in Washington Crossing State Park. Come out for an introduction to the life cycle of this fascinating insect. We’ll show you how to locate monarch eggs and larva and how to build a simple hatchery for raising the creatures. Advanced registration required after 7/31 Bring an empty plastic 2 liter soda bottle. Park vehicle entrance fee; $5.00 per car.
FAMILY NATURE WALK (all ages) Saturday September 6, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. Join us for an informal naturalist-guided trail walk. Free.
SOLAR OBSERVATION (all ages) Saturday September 13, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. View magnetic sun storms safely through special filters on two telescopes. Observe sun spots, solar flares, prominences, and other solar phenomena. Learn how these storms can affect the Earth as well as other interesting facts about Earth’s closest star. Gene Ramsey of the Amateur Astronomers Association of Princeton will conduct this activity. Clear skies required. Free.
TREES OF THE PARK (adult) Sunday September 14, 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. Washington Crossing State Park is home to scores of species of native trees and shrubs as well as many non-natives that have become naturalized. Join the park naturalist on a walk and learn how to identify many of the most common species. Advanced Registration required after 8/12. Free.
SOLAR OBSERVATION (all ages) Saturday September 20, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. View magnetic sun storms safely through special filters on two telescopes. Observe sun spots, solar flares, prominences, and other solar phenomena. Learn how these storms can affect the Earth as well as other interesting facts about Earth’s closets star. Gene Ramsey of the Amateur Astronomers Association of Princeton will lead this activity Clear skies required. Free
NATURE CRAFTS (all ages) Sunday September 28, 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. Leaves, seeds, fall wildflowers and other artifacts of nature can all be utilized to create some interesting projects. Come out to the Nature Center and let your imagination run wild. Advanced registration required. After 8/26.
