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  • Family Activity: Nature Clay Crafts

    Forestry Outreach Center 2047 Big Hill Rd., Berea, KY, United States

    We'll use clay crafts to explore nature and our creativity! You can use natural materials in your creations to make snails, mushrooms, and leaf and snake scale prints! Meet in …

  • Family Activity: Autumn Equinox

    Forestry Outreach Center 2047 Big Hill Rd., Berea, KY, United States

    The autumn equinox--when day and night will be equal-- is September 22nd! Celebrate heading into autumn with a leaf suncatcher craft and making a simple sundial! Meet in the Nature's …

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    Forestry Outreach Center 2047 Big Hill Rd., Berea, KY, United States

    Details TBD

  • Observe the Moon Night

    Forestry Outreach Center 2047 Big Hill Rd., Berea, KY, United States

    Local astronomer, Jeff Hutton, will be here with telescopes set up to view the moon for International Observe the Moon Night! Feel free to bring your own telescope. After Jeff’s presentation and moongazing, we will go on a short, slow walk through the woods. Please bring a flashlight/headlamp if interested. (weather dependent) Learn about the …

  • Owl Pellet Lab

    Forestry Outreach Center 2047 Big Hill Rd., Berea, KY, United States

    Scientists can learn a lot about owl health and behavior from looking at their diet. We can do that with owl pellets--what an owl regurgitates after eating! We will dissect pellets and see what our owl friend ate. Limited supply. Pellets are sanitized.

  • Tree I.D. Walk

    Forestry Outreach Center 2047 Big Hill Rd., Berea, KY, United States

    Celebrate Tree Week  by joining us on a walk where you can learn how to identify different tree species in the forest! The walk will be slow-paced and approximately 1 mile with some uneven terrain. Meet at the Pinnacle Knob trails parking lot to leave at 11:00am.

  • Mini Tree Nursery Box Painting

    Forestry Outreach Center 2047 Big Hill Rd., Berea, KY, United States

    The Berea College Grounds team is starting the Free Tree Initiative--a project to grow native trees from the forest that can then be intentionally planted on campus or in the forest or given to community members to plant. The mini tree nursery boxes will be placed in the forest by the Center to get tended …

  • Whimsical Woods Costume Making

    We're teaming up with Berea College Art in Action to make nature-inspired costumes that you can wear this Halloween season, including during our upcoming Whimsical Woods event! We will have supplies, just bring your creativity to room 101 in the Hafter-Gibson building on campus from 1:00-3:00pm. Our Whimsical Woods event is Sunday, October 19th, 5:00-7:00pm …

  • Cyanotype – Solar Printmaking

    Forestry Outreach Center 2047 Big Hill Rd., Berea, KY, United States

    Join the Berea College Printmaking Club in making cyanotype prints--using the energy from the sun to develop designs on paper/fabric. Supplies and paper provided. You’re welcome to bring a small …

  • Star Party

    Forestry Outreach Center 2047 Big Hill Rd., Berea, KY, United States

    Local astronomer, Jeff Hutton, will be here with telescopes set up to view the skies over the Pinnacles! If you have a telescope, we welcome you to bring it! Learn …

  • Family Activity: All About Bats

    Forestry Outreach Center 2047 Big Hill Rd., Berea, KY, United States

    Many animals are getting ready to hibernate for the winter, including bats! We will have crafts to learn about different aspects of bat life.

  • Playscape Build Day

    Forestry Outreach Center 2047 Big Hill Rd., Berea, KY, United States

    This is a great time of year to revitalize the playscape and we hope you’ll come share your creativity with us! We'll have materials and a volunteer well-versed in "pioneering" …