Placer Nature Center
Events & NewsJuly 2012

Happy Summer!      

 

All summer long check out Storytime in Nature at your local public library. There are also a few spots left for the rest of the Summer Camps! T-shirts just got in so if you bought one and have already been to camp, we will be mailing it to you unless you would like to pick it up. Let us know!

 

Come visit tomorrow (July 7th) to meet our bee keeper, Thomas!

 

If you haven't already joined the Placer Nature Center family, learn about the benefits of membership or all the different ways to be a donor.

**** Upcoming Events! ****

March 
Honeybee Talk - Adventures in Nature
Saturday 7/7/2012 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
at Placer Nature Center
Special Presentation 11:30 AM & 1:00 PM.
Thomas Harper, PNC bee mentor, will talk about raising and caring for honeybees along with their interesting life cycle and colonial living. Every bee has a job! Learn what the bee dance means and view PNC's bees. As a beekeeper, Thomas will share his extensive experience and answer bee questions. Fun for all ages, whether you interested in learning about bee keeping or have a little one who is crazy about bugs! Lots of info for the grown-ups with fun bee waggle dance activities for the kids.
$3/person; Placer Nature Center Members free

Four-Legged Fur - Preschool Storytime with Nature
Thursday 7/12/2012 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM
at Granite Bay Library
Fur and tracks, scat and bones- let's discover the local wildlife through puppets and stories. Outside we will look for animal signs, animal homes, play with tracks and ramp and roll like animals!
Free! Made possible by Target.

Prickly Tickly Bugs - Preschool Storytime with Nature
Tuesday 7/17/2012 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
at Meadow Vista Library
Warm up to bugs with story and rhyme to know where to find and how to see. Outside we'll sweep for bugs with nest and then look closely at all the shapes and sizes.
Free! Made possible by Target.


Flying Feathers - Preschool Storytime with Nature
Wednesday 7/18/2012 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
at Applegate Library
Through movement and story we will warm up to birds then go outside to spy on birds and look for bird signs.
Free! Made possible by Target.

Prickly Tickly Bugs - Preschool Storytime with Nature
Thursday 7/19/2012 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
at Foresthill Library
Warm up to bugs with story and rhyme to know where to find and how to see. Outside we'll sweep for bugs with nest and then look closely at all the shapes and sizes.
Free! Made possible by Target.

Robotics - Adventures in Nature
Saturday 7/21/2012 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
at Placer Nature Center
Heidi Buck and Alan Levezu from NorCAL Robotics will introduce the field of robotics. Come see the robots in action! Learn how to make a robot and how robotics relates to nature! Learn about robotic resources in our area. Free!

Puppet Playtime - Adventures in Nature
Saturday 7/28/2012 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
at Placer Nature Center
Come play with Placer Nature Center's incredible assortment of puppets in their puppet theater. Bring your friends and create a show. Bring your lunch too and picnic afterwards. Have some creative fun in the shade of Placer Nature Center's picnic area. $2 material fee

Astronomy & Stargazing
Jul. 28, Saturday, 8:00pm-10:00 pm
Special focus on Moon, Mars, Saturn, stars!
Do you have an interest in astronomy? Feed your wonder and answer your questions about the heavens! Colfax astronomer Don Machholz, author and comet-hunter, will weave tales of the galaxies and explore the night sky with his telescopes. Pre-registration is requested: More information and registration here... Canceled if you cannot see the stars.
Free to members, General Admission is $7/person.

August

Terrific Trees - Preschool Storytime with Nature
Wednesday 8/1/2012 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
at Penryn Library
Stories, puppetry and song introduce trees. Then walk outside to explore tree parts-bark, leaves, roots and seeds - with discovery tools and your senses.
Free! Made possible by Target.

Wild Things - Adventures in Nature
Saturday 8/11/2012 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
at Placer Nature Center
Get an up close and personal look at some of our local wildlife and learn their interesting adaptations and stories. Gabe Kerschner weaves their tales and science together revealing just how special our local wildlife is!
 $3/person; Placer Nature Center Members free


Pack of Animal fun - Adventures in Nature
Saturday 8/25/2012 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
at Placer Nature Center
Pack of animal fun is literally a backpack filled with animal stories, the animal puppet and activity. Check out a pack and have some fun! $2 loan fee
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Megan Krekorian, Linda Desai and the rest of the Placer Nature Center staff
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