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Name
Location
Date
Time
Fee
# Openings
Hunter Education Course (Day 1)
Big Creek Park
10/14/23
9:00
AM
Free
Blackbrook Audubon: Amazing Arachnids with Nora Sindelar
Big Creek Park
10/17/23
7:00
PM
Free
Hunter Education Course (Day 2)
Big Creek Park
10/21/23
9:00
AM
Free
The Big Hike at Big Creek
Big Creek Park
10/22/23
9:00
AM
Free
23
Timbertots: Tremendous Trees (Ages 3-5 w/adult)
Big Creek Park
10/28/23
10:00
AM
Free
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Timbertots: Tremendous Trees (Ages 3-5 w/adult)
Big Creek Park
10/28/23
1:00
PM
Free
5
Homeschool Days: Amazing Mammals (Ages 5-7)
Big Creek Park
11/2/23
10:30
AM
Free
9
Homeschool Days: Amazing Mammals (Ages 8-12)
Big Creek Park
11/2/23
10:30
AM
Free
6
Big Creek Park: Hidden Gems Hike
Big Creek Park
11/5/23
9:30
AM
Free
Buckeye Trail Highlight Hike
Big Creek Park
11/18/23
2:00
PM
Free
Timbertots: Getting Ready for Winter (Ages 3-5 w/adult)
Big Creek Park
11/19/23
1:30
PM
Free
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Timbertots: Getting Ready for Winter (Ages 3-5 w/adult)
Big Creek Park
11/19/23
3:30
PM
Free
2
Holiday Plant Hike
Big Creek Park
12/3/23
2:00
PM
Free
Holiday Plant Hike *RESCHEDULED TO 12/3*
Big Creek Park
12/16/23
2:00
PM
Free
Nature Explorers: All About Owls (Ages 6-11 w/adult)
Big Creek Park
12/28/23
1:00
PM
Free
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Grandparents in the Park: Winter Wildlife
Big Creek Park
12/29/23
10:30
AM
Free
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