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Adult activities include sustainability workshops, fishing programs, planetarium events, and special events. Lake Erie Nature & Science Center hosts numerous events and welcomes more than 50,000 guests each year. Please join us and learn, share, and enjoy!

 

Wildlife Rehabilitation Insider
Date: November 3 Time/Duration: 7 - 8 p.m.
  Adult Fee: $5/adult
Gain an insider’s appreciation for our Wildlife Education & Rehabilitation Program.  Wildlife Rehabilitation Coordinator Amy LeMonds shares news about some of our wild patients, techniques we use to rehabilitate them and challenges we face in this exciting work. Get a preview of anticipated winter rehab patients and welcome a surprise live animal guest.

This program requires advance registration.


Huntington History Hike
Date: October 6 Time/Duration: 6 - 7 p.m.
  adults Fee: $5/adult
Center instructor Bev Walborn will help celebrate Bay Village’s Bicentennial with a hike through history in Huntington Reservation. Time travel from the glaciers to the Native Americans, all the way to Bay’s first family, the Cahoons. Trek under the second longest trestle on the Interurban Electric Railway to the site of John Huntington’s farm, discovering more about this noted philanthropist along the way.

Hike on easy terrain, paved and unpaved, approximately one mile. Please dress appropriately.

Rain Date: Wednesday, October 13 from 6 - 7 p.m.

This program requires advance registration.


Our Great Lake Erie - Invasive Species
Date: September 1 Time/Duration: 7 - 8:30 p.m.
  adults Fee: $5/adult
Learn the very latest status and threat from the invasive species that have entered Lake Erie. Dave Kelch from Ohio Sea Grant discusses Asian Carp and other invasives. Gain new insight into the impact these unwelcome invaders have on our Great Lake, as well as our inland lakes and streams.

This program has been canceled.   We apologize for any inconvenience.


Great Lakes in My World
Date: October 15 Time/Duration: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
  Educators and Instructors of Grades K-8 Fee: $25/person
Bring the Great Lakes into your classroom with resources from this fun and informative workshop that makes Great Lakes learning relevant for your students. Receive and train to use the Great Lakes in My World curriculum set and experience hands-on activities with a focus on lake ecology, beach health, current lake issues and Adopt-a-Beach. We'll visit the lake and beach, weather permitting, so dress comfortably! Great Lakes in My World is aligned with Ohio K-8 standards.

The Great Lakes in My World curriculum includes: 80 indoor and outdoor hands-on activities for classrooms and field trips.

Fee includes lunch, snack and all materials.

Instructor: April Mather, Outreach Coordinator, Alliance for the Great Lakes

For more information: Contact April Mather at amather@greatlakes.org OR 216-630-8140 OR www.greatlakes.org/education

TO REGISTER: Payment can be sent to Jennifer Jazwiec, Alliance for the Great Lakes, 17 N. State St., Suite 1390, Chicago, IL 60602


Meet An Animal - Fall 2010
Date: Select Saturdays (see description) Time/Duration: 3 p.m.
  All ages Fee: Free!

Predators!
August 28
This will be a live animal program with our Director of Wildlife, Dave Wolf. We’ll be looking at some of the Center’s awesome predators and discuss ways to think about death in nature. Furred, feathered and scaled animals will be presented
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Peregrine Falcon 
September 18
You could almost say “faster than a speeding bullet” to describe this remarkably adapted hunter of the sky. Your admiration will grow after seeing one these live awe-inspiring birds who are becoming local Ohio residents. 

True & False
September 25
Come attend the nature center’s very own “game show.” Join Wildlife Director Dave Wolf to look at some of the Center’s animals. Audience participation is encouraged with T & F answer cards as we explore common facts and fallacies surrounding local wildlife.

Venomous Snakes
October 16
Come and be introduced to the world of venomous snakes. See live examples of Ohio’s 3 venomous snakes (Yes! Ohio has venomous snakes!) and learn the facts and fallacies surrounding them.

Tarantula!
October 30
Big, Creepy, and Hairy! Sounds like the makings of a monster movie. This program will focus on the often-misunderstood Tarantula and conclude with an opportunity to have it crawl across your hands and to look into its eyes…all eight of them!


Monthly SkyQuest Planetarium Shows - Fall 2010
Date: Saturdays Time/Duration: Every Saturday at 2 p.m.
1st and 3rd Saturdays also at 7 p.m.* (program time changes from 8 p.m. to 7 p.m. as of September 4)
*Free telescope viewing follows the 7 p.m. shows, weather permitting
  For adults and children who can sit quietly through a 30-minute program. Recommended for ages 7 and up. Fee: 2 p.m. - $2/person
7 p.m. - $3/person (program time changes from 8 p.m. to 7 p.m. as of September 4)
What's up tonight? Stay on top of the changing seasonal sky. Catch a new Skyquest topic every month. This is a longer program for those who want to delve a little deeper into the latest astronomy and space topics with our expert planetarium staff. Not for very young children.

Two Bears and a Dragon
September 4, 11, 18 & 25 at 2 p.m.
September 4 & 18 at 7 p.m. + free telescope viewing, weather permitting
As fall approaches, we begin to see the tails of two bears and a Dragon named Draco! We will explore the Northern sky for a few treasures, and then turn towards the two windiest planets in our solar system… Uranus and Jupiter. As Venus is getting lower in the sky, Jupiter steals the show with its 63 moons and Uranus is also visible in our telescope.

Squares, a triangle, a “W” with three planets
October 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 at 2 p.m.
October 2 & 16 at 7 p.m. + free telescope viewing, weather permitting
The autumn sky brings cooler temperatures and cool constellations that any stargazer can enjoy.  We can show you how to find a large square of Pegasus, the triangle and the queen Cassiopeia.  Jupiter & Uranus are close to each other and Neptune will be viewable in our telescopes this month.

 
Please note:  Planetarium doors close promptly at posted start times. Tickets are available at the front desk 30 minutes before the program begins on a first-come, first-served basis. All programs highlight the current night sky and cutting edge news from space agencies like NASA.


Telescope Viewing
Date: 1st and 3rd Saturdays of the month Time/Duration: After the 7 p.m. Saturday star shows, weather permitting
  All ages Fee: Free
Put into practice what you learn under the virtual sky in our planetarium! 1st and 3rd Saturdays of the month our expert Astonomy staffers offer telescope viewing (weather permitting) after the evening planetarium show. Scopes are set up right across the parking lot from the Center, in the big open meadow.




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