July 15, Tuesday, 9:30-10:30am

Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo Reptiles are visiting Fox Island Nature Center on Tuesday,.  Program requires pre-registration.  Please call 449-3180 in order to reserve your spot.  Program fee is $3.00 per person.

July 17, Thursday, 1:00-2:00pm, Bowman Lake-Fox Island County Park

Join a naturalist at Bowman lake shelter to learn about Fox Island Reptiles!  Program fee is $2.00 (pay naturalist at the lake and do not pay for park entrance).  Stay after program and swim at your leisure.  Call 449-3246 for more information.

July 19, Saturday, 1pm, Metea County Park Nature Center

Park naturalist Rachel Rossiter Smith will lead a hike down to Cedar Creek to talk about stream ecology.  We’ll learn about how to keep our rivers healthy and clean.  We’ll also talk about what kind of plants and animals call Cedar Creek home.  Bring some bug spray and a pair of shoes that can get wet or some rubber boots.  We’ll go out rain or shine!  Cost for this program is $2 per person.  Please pre-register at 260-449-3777.

July 19, Saturday, 10:00 am – meet at the Metea County Park Nature Center

Join Metea naturalist, Karie Harding as she leads an investigation hike about monarch butterflies.  Participants will help with the butterfly/ egg counts, and will learn about the different types of milkweed, nectar plants, predators, and other butterfly species.  All ages welcome to attend.  $2.00 per person.  Please register by calling 449-3777.

July 22, 2008 Tuesday 9:30 – 10:30 AM, Meet at the Fox Island Nature Center

A short discovery session and story will be followed by a frog hunt and a snack.  Call 449-3180 to register.  $3.00 per child, $2.00 per accompanying adult.

July 22, Tuesday, 10:00-11:00am, Fox Island County Park Nature Center

Join a naturalist on a hike that will test and tease all of your senses.  Please call 449-3246 for more information and pre-register at 449-3180.  Program fee is $2.00 per person.

July 25, Friday, 8:30 PM, Payton County Park

Bring your insect repellent and listening ears as we checkout the sounds and stories of night creatures.  Love is in the air as frogs and insects sing their hearts out.  $2.00 per person. Call 449-3777 for registration.

July 26, 2008 Saturday 9:00 -11:00 AM, Meet at the Fox Island Nature Center

Lots of great birds and wildflowers call the open areas in our old fields and around our Bowman Lake home.  Discover them with our naturalist on this 1 1/2 mile stroll.  Binoculars and spotting scope provided.  $2.00 per person.   

July 26, Saturday, 3-5pm, Metea County Park Nature Center

Girls in Boots is a monthly program designed to help women become more self sufficient in the outdoors.  The program is recommended for women and young ladies from about 12 years old on up.  Bring your bathing suits or something you don’t mind getting completely wet, shoes included, for this latest adventure.  We’ll be hiking out to Cedar Creek to take a leisurely float in our inner tubes to see first hand the beauty of the Creek and learn about its ecology.  We’ll also learn about how to get water in an emergency situation.  It would be a good idea to bring sun block and bug spray.  All participants will be required to sign a waiver; all young ladies from 12 to 17 must be accompanied by an adult.  A snack will be provided, but it is important to register so that we get the right amount of supplies.  Cost for this program is $5. Pre-registration by July 24th is required.  To reserve your spot, please call 260-449-3777.

August 9, 2008 Saturday 9:30 – 11:00 AM, Meet at the Fox Island Nature Center Fox Island’s restored prairie was planted with a wide variety of local grasses and wildflowers that provide a home for a diverse wildlife community.  Discover birds, bugs, blooms and signs of animal life on this two mile ramble.  Call 449-3180 to register.  $2.00 per person.