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For immediate release: February 2, 2012
Contact: Danica Sanborn, (561) 629-8764

All programs are by reservation only, unless otherwise stated. Please call (561) 629-8760 or visit the nature center to make program reservations. Fees (if applicable) are due the day of the program by cash or check only. All participants are required to sign a Program Participation Form for every program. If you are more than 5 minutes late to a program you have made a reservation for, your spot will be given to a person on the waiting list. 

ALLIGATOR FEEDINGS
Every Wednesday and Saturday at 3:15 pm
Families / All Ages, FREE (Reservations NOT Required)
Gather ‘round the alligator tank in the exhibit hall and listen to a short talk about our baby alligator while he is being fed.

ECO EXPLORERS: Animal Detectives
Thursday, March 8 at 2:30 pm
Ages 7-11, $4 per child (Reservations Required)
Looking for something to do during your day off from school? Come and join us for classes where we explore nature topics through experiments and other hands-on explorations. Find out how to identify what is roaming around in your backyard by looking at tracks and scat. Use tools and go on a hunt outside for tracks!

CHILDREN’S NATURE SERIES: Camouflage
Saturday, March 10 at 10:30 am
Ages 3-6, $4 per child (Reservations Required)
Parents, bring your little ones to experience exciting nature topics! Programs may include activities such as: stories, puppets, games, role play, nature walks, & crafts.

Oysters: Helping Archaeologists Discover Nature’s Ancient Secrets
Saturday, March 17 at 2:00 pm
March is Archaeology Month! Join Kelin Flanagan from the Palm Beach County Archaeological Society as she shares with us research going on at DuBois Park in Palm Beach County, where archaeologists are using oysters found in prehistoric shell middens to learn about ancient culture and environments. Don't miss this fascinating and FREE presentation!

“HOW TO” PROGRAM: Composting
Saturday, March 24 at 1:00 pm
Ages 9 and up, $3 per person (Reservations Required)
Take part in a series where you can DO something with what you learn! Learn from Mother Nature how she recycles organic materials. Take home plans for how to make and use a compost bin in your home. 

GATOR TALES
Saturday, March 31 at 3:30 pm
Ages 2-5 (older siblings welcome), $2 per child (Reservations NOT Required)
Join us as we go on adventures through stories, both fiction and non-fiction, about animals and nature!

Daggerwing Nature Center is operated by the Palm Beach County Parks and Recreation Department and is located in South County Regional Park at 11200 Park Access Road, off Cain Boulevard between Glades Road and Yamato Road, west of Boca Raton.

Visit our website: www.pbcparks.com/nature for more!

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