*CANCELED: Group Hike at the Pinnacles
*Canceled due to staffing issues. We hope to see you in the future! Have you explored all of the Berea College Forest? Maybe you have but you’d like to learn …
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Forestry Outreach Center 2047 Big Hill Rd., Berea, KY, United States
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What Berea’s Tree Canopy Could Be…
Forestry Outreach Center 2047 Big Hill Rd., Berea, KY, United StatesA healthy urban tree canopy begins with people. Some cities have thriving canopies, while other cities struggle. Join the Berea College Urban Forestry team for a discussion on policies and …
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Rooted in Time: Celebrating Trees Across Cultures – Tree Week Event
Forestry Outreach Center 2047 Big Hill Rd., Berea, KY, United StatesJoin us for an afternoon of celebrating with: Outdoor performance featuring 13 ft. tall puppet Granny Chestnut Art exhibit celebrating stories about trees from around the world Crafts and costumes …
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Cyanotype Printmaking — Tree Week Event
Forestry Outreach Center 2047 Big Hill Rd., Berea, KY, United StatesCome join us at the Forestry Outreach to do Cyanotypes! Cyanotypes are a photographic printing process using the sun's light to create a negative image. Great for all ages. Cyanotype chemical & paper provided. If you'd like to print on something other than watercolor paper, please bring materials like linen or cotton and plan to …
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Family Activity: Spiders!
Forestry Outreach Center 2047 Big Hill Rd., Berea, KY, United StatesLearn about the amazing world of spiders. Make your own spider and craft a web it can call home. Though scary to many, spiders are an essential part of our ecosystem, helping to support food webs and control insect (like mosquito!) populations. Geared towards elementary ages but all welcome.
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Nature R&R/Forest Bathing at Anglin Falls
Forestry Outreach Center 2047 Big Hill Rd., Berea, KY, United StatesEmail Wendy at warrenw@berea.edu to sign up. We will meet at the Forestry Outreach Center first and caravan to Anglin Falls. We live in an age where stressors are all around us–and hope sometimes seems hard to come by. Research is increasingly describing what our bodies need: time together in the natural world we are …
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Forest Meditations
Forestry Outreach Center 2047 Big Hill Rd., Berea, KY, United StatesCome join us for Forest Meditations. This is an opportunity to connect with ourselves, each other, and the forest. All are welcome. Meet at the Forestry Outreach Center. We will be outdoors in the Nature's Classroom gazebo when the weather is nice!
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Whimsical Woods Series: The Moss People
Forestry Outreach Center 2047 Big Hill Rd., Berea, KY, United StatesThe Moss People: Learn about the Moss People of old German folklore and make your own nature-inspired moss person to take home. In Room #138 at the Richmond branch of the Madison County Public Library.
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Group Hike at the Pinnacles
Forestry Outreach Center 2047 Big Hill Rd., Berea, KY, United StatesHave you explored all of the Berea College Forest? Maybe you have but you’d like to learn more while you do? Join us for a group hike every Saturday to experience the wonders the forest has to offer. Please bring water and wear appropriate clothing for hiking. The destination will be decided by the group. …
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Pumpkin Carving
Forestry Outreach Center 2047 Big Hill Rd., Berea, KY, United StatesBring your pumpkin-carving skills and personalize your very own Jack O’ Lantern to add to your Halloween décor. There will be limited supply of pumpkins--first come-first served!
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Sunset Hike
Join us to enjoy a sunset at the Bluegrass Overlook! We will meet at the Center at 5:15pm to make it to the top before sundown. Please bring a flashlight/headlamp for the hike down. Cancelled in case of inclement weather.
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Hands-on Inquiry Hike, ages 12+
Forestry Outreach Center 2047 Big Hill Rd., Berea, KY, United StatesWe will hike up to the Bluegrass Overlook while developing an inquiry question and learn how to begin exploring that question. Geared towards homeschoolers, middle/high school ages. *Not a drop-off program *Cancelled in case of inclement weather