Warmer Weather and Cool Activities Planned for Wake Parks in March
2/28/2008
Friday, March 7, 6:30-7:30 p.m. – Active Owls
Listen to mother owls as they communicate with other parents to find food for their young. Learn owl calls during the evening hike at Harris Lake County Park. The program is $3 per person or $5 per family; preregistration is required. Meet at the Loblolly Shelter. For more information, call 387-4342. Harris Lake County Park office is located at 2112 County Park Drive in New Hill.
Saturday, March 8, 1-2:30 p.m. – Salamander Safari
Salamanders are active creatures but few people know this because they hard to find. Children ages 6 and up will explore the trails and try to uncover a few of these elusive amphibians during the Salamander Safari at Crowder District Park. The program is $5 per child; pregistration is required. Meet at the Cardinal Shelter. For more information, call 662-2850. Crowder District Park is located at 4709 Ten-Ten Road in Apex.
Sunday, March 16, 3-4 p.m. – What Deer Do
Families are invited to investigate the life of a deer. Follow their life from a curled up fawn to an adult foraging the forest for food at the American Tobacco Trail. The program is $3 per person or $5 per family and preregistration is required. Meet at the White Oak Church parking lot. For more information, call 387-2117. The American Tobacco Trail White Oak Church parking lot is located at 1305 White Oak Church Road in Apex.
Saturday, March 22, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. – Getting Your Camera Ready for Spring
Learn camera fundamentals and how to get your camera set up properly at Historic Yates Mill County Park. Then, head out to the park to test your skills. The program is free; preregistration is required. For more information, call 856-6675. Historic Yates Mill is located at 4620 Lake Wheeler Road in Raleigh.
Saturday, March 29, 7 a.m.-12 p.m. – Joggin’ for your Noggin’ 5K and 4th Annual Walk and Roll-athon
Brain injury is a leading cause of death and disability among young people. Join the Brain Injury Association of North Carolina to raise awareness and funds for affected survivors and families in our state. For the race schedule and more information, visit www.wakegov.com/parks/lakecrabtree or call 460-2723. Lake Crabtree County Park is located at 1400 Aviation Parkway in Morrisville.
Saturday, March 29, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. – Kid’s Day: Experience Electricity
Kids will enjoy learning how electricity works. Imagination Station will present "Watt’s Happening," a "hair-raising" program featuring experiments that explore concepts of electricity and magnetism as part of Historic Oak View County Park’s ongoing exhibit, Seeing the Light. For more information, call 250-1013. Historic Oak View is located at 4028 Carya Drive in Raleigh. Note: The Seeing the Light exhibit is open during normal park hours, every day through Sunday, June 29, 2008.
Monday, March 31, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. – E-N-D-A-N-G-E-R-E-D spells Trouble!
Learn about endangered and threatened species that are native to North Carolina and find out what they have in common with endangered animals all over the world. Children ages 9-12 will complete an art project, share stories and play games as they learn what it means to be endangered. The program is $30; preregistration is required. For more information, call 870-4330. Blue Jay Point is located at 3200 Pleasant Union Church Road in Raleigh.
A complete list of Wake County Parks, Recreation and Open Space programs, events and camps is available in the Quarterly newsletter, available at all park locations and online at www.wakegov.com/parks.
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