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Nights Out in the Parks: Big North Band
Big Creek Park
8/16/25
7:00
PM
Free
Nature Explorer Day Camp (Youth entering grades 3-4)
The West Woods
8/4/25
9:00
AM
$ 150.00
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Nature Adventure Day Camp (Youth entering grades 5-7)
Claridon Woodlands
7/28/25
9:00
AM
$ 150.00
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Movie Night: Men in Black (Rated PG-13)
Observatory Park
7/26/25
6:00
PM
Free
Open
Junior Naturalist Day Camp (Youth entering grades 5-7)
Swine Creek Reservation
7/21/25
9:00
AM
$ 150.00
4
Nights Out in the Parks: Tom Todd's Trip to Buffettville (Jimmy Buffett Tribute)
Big Creek Park
7/19/25
7:00
PM
Free
Open
Nature Adventure Day Camp (Teens entering grades 8-10)
Claridon Woodlands
7/14/25
9:00
AM
$ 150.00
6
Nature Explorer Day Camp (Youth entering grades 3-4)
The West Woods
7/7/25
9:00
AM
$ 150.00
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Hound Hike
Observatory Park
6/29/25
9:30
AM
Free
Open
Polliwog Paddle Family Canoe (Ages 5+ w/adult)
Eldon Russell Park
6/29/25
1:00
PM
Free
Stream Hike
Sunnybrook Preserve
6/29/25
1:00
PM
Free
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Family Campfire Safety
Beartown Lakes Reservation
6/29/25
2:00
PM
Free
20
Searching for Snakes
The Rookery
6/28/25
10:00
AM
Free
Open
The Sky Tonight Planetarium Show
Observatory Park
6/28/25
3:00
PM
Free
Open
Night Sky Viewing
Observatory Park
6/28/25
9:00
PM
Free
Open
Navigate By The Stars (Virtual)
Offsite
6/27/25
7:00
PM
Free
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Night Sky Viewing
Observatory Park
6/27/25
8:00
PM
Free
Open
Backcountry Adventure for Youth & Teens (Grades 5-10): Streams, Ravines, & Ledges (Grades 5-10)
The West Woods
6/26/25
10:00
AM
Free
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Maple Town Tune Traders
Veterans Legacy Woods
6/26/25
7:00
PM
Free
Open
Welton's Gorge Backcountry Gorge Exploration
Welton's Gorge
6/25/25
2:00
PM
Free
14
Nature Adventure Day Camp (Youth entering grades 5-7)
Claridon Woodlands
6/23/25
9:00
AM
$ 150.00
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Timbertots: Peeking in a Pond (Ages 3-5 w/adult)
Big Creek Park
6/22/25
10:00
AM
Free
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Hidden Gems Hike: Big Creek Park
Big Creek Park
6/22/25
1:00
PM
Free
Open
Timbertots: Peeking in a Pond (Ages 3-5 w/adult)
Big Creek Park
6/22/25
1:00
PM
Free
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Paddle Fest 2025
Headwaters Park
6/21/25
9:00
AM
$ 10.00
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