Saturday, April 19, 2008

Spring Break Programs

Saturday, April 19, 2008 View All Dates

10:00am – 4:30pm

Free with zoo admission

Looking to put a little “spring” into your step?  Visit the zoo!  Enjoy special programming, including animal demonstrations, up close encounters with some of the animals and an opportunity to talk with zoo keepers about your favorite animals.  

Horseback Riding

Saturday, April 19, 2008 View All Dates

10am – 6pm

$25 per person, age 7 & up

Registration Required

1 hour guided trail rides through the forest, weather permitting.

Earth Day Pancake Breakfast

Saturday, April 19, 2008

9am – 12noon

$2-$4 depending on appetite

In celebration of Earth Day, enjoy a scrumptious breakfast of pancakes,
sausage and beverage.  Breakfast is $2, $3, or $4 depending on the appetite. Crisp fresh
air, and honking geese flying overhead, will set the scene to walk one of the Nature
Centers trails before or after breakfast.

Stocking Hotline Running

Saturday, April 19, 2008 View All Dates

Free

The Friends of Carpenter's Brook Fish Hatchery Stocking Hot Line will begin operating Thursday, March 20. The Hatchery will begin its annual stocking runs throughout Onondaga County in late March and will continue until all the fish are released. The hot line will be updated every Thursday and provide information from the proceeding week. Anglers can call 689-0003 to find out how many fish are stocked in their favorite streams.

Weekend Guided Walks

Saturday, April 19, 2008 View All Dates

1:30pm

$2 per vehicle park admission

Join a naturalist for an exploration of what the season has to offer.                                                                
April 5 & 6                 Spring Migration         
April 12 & 13                 Salamanders and Frogs
April 19 & 20         Earth Day Celebration & Spring Migration
April 26 & 27                Spring Warblers and other birds
May 3 & 4                Spring Wildflowers
May 10 & 11                Trees and their new leaves
May 17 & 18                  Spring Wildflowers
May 24 & 25                 The Life of a Frog
May 31 & June 1        Turtles