{"id":78227,"date":"2017-02-27T09:16:20","date_gmt":"2017-02-27T14:16:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=78227"},"modified":"2017-02-25T23:27:30","modified_gmt":"2017-02-26T04:27:30","slug":"star-parties-and-salamander-migrations-featured-at-baltimore-woods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=78227","title":{"rendered":"Star Parties and Salamander Migrations Featured at Baltimore Woods"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><a href=\"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?attachment_id=78229\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-78229\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-78229\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/yellow-spotted-in-leaves2-smaller-size-300x200.jpg?resize=300%2C200\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/yellow-spotted-in-leaves2-smaller-size.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/yellow-spotted-in-leaves2-smaller-size.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/yellow-spotted-in-leaves2-smaller-size.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/yellow-spotted-in-leaves2-smaller-size.jpg?w=864&amp;ssl=1 864w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Baltimore Woods Nature Center announces programs for families\u00a0and children scheduled for February 2017 with details listed below:<\/p>\n<p>March 3 Star Party: Goodbye Winter Skies 7-9pm<\/p>\n<p>Goodbye to winter skies, we might still get a peek at Venus, and Jupiter will be rising in the east. Back-up\u00a0date March 4. $6 for members, $9 for nonmembers.<\/p>\n<p>March 4 Artist Reception\/Exhibit Opening for Tom Lenweaver 2-4pm<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div>\nMeet artist Tom Lenweaver and browse his exhibit, The Wildlife and Nature Art of Tom Lenweaver, which runs from March 3 \u2013 April 28.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_78230\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-78230\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?attachment_id=78230\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-78230\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-78230\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/BWNC-homeschool-program-smaller-size-300x225.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/BWNC-homeschool-program-smaller-size.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/BWNC-homeschool-program-smaller-size.jpg?resize=150%2C113&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/BWNC-homeschool-program-smaller-size.jpg?resize=900%2C675&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/BWNC-homeschool-program-smaller-size.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/BWNC-homeschool-program-smaller-size.jpg?w=1800&amp;ssl=1 1800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/BWNC-homeschool-program-smaller-size.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-78230\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Homeschool students engage in hands-on natural science lessons during the Homeschool Adventures in Nature Series at Baltimore Woods Nature Center in Marcellus.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>March 18 Drawing Wildlife Workshop with Tom Lenweaver 10:30-1:30pm<\/p>\n<p>Join other arts enthusiasts for a drawing workshop with wildlife artist Tom Lenweaver, illustrator for<br \/>\nBeaver Lake\u2019s newsletter Beaver Tales. Our animal and bird mounts will be used as references for<br \/>\nparticipants to examine nature firsthand and learn how to improve their drawing skills. $30 for<br \/>\nmembers, $35 for nonmembers.<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><b>March 20 \u2013 April 14 Amphibian Alert! Time TBA<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each spring during the first warm rainy night after the equinox, hundreds of amphibians move from underground lairs to vernal pools. To find out when Baltimore Woods Nature Center will attempt to observe this migration at Labrador Hollow, watch for alerts on our website, or sign up online to be put on our alert list. Recommended for ages 4 and up. $6 for members, $9 for nonmembers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>March 25 \u00a0Explore, Observe, Connect, Refresh \u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1-2:30pm<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While nature journals can be a great way to keep track of our observations of the natural world, they can also be a great way to keep our bodies and minds happy and healthy. Come make your very own nature journal and learn how keeping a nature journal can help us live a healthier lifestyle. Recommended for ages 8 and up. $6 for members, $9 for nonmembers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>March 31 \u00a0Star Party: Elusive Mercury \u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6-9pm<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is our best chance to see the elusive planet Mercury, plus Jupiter will be rising as Mercury will be setting. Spring skies will be replacing the winter constellations. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Back-up date April 1. <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$6 for members, $9 for nonmembers.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Baltimore Woods Nature Center is located at 4007 Bishop Hill Road, Marcellus. Visit <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.baltimorewoods.org\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">www.baltimorewoods.org<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to register.<\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Baltimore Woods Nature Center announces programs for families\u00a0and children scheduled for February 2017 with details listed below: March 3 Star Party: Goodbye Winter Skies 7-9pm Goodbye to winter skies, we might still get a peek at Venus, and Jupiter will be rising in the east. Back-up\u00a0date March 4. $6 for members, $9 for nonmembers. 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