We are delighted to announce a new monthly family-event series for 2025, Nature on the Move, led by our longtime collaborator Melissa Guillet of 15 Minute Field Trips. Get moving as we explore Blackstone Park. We’ll still have great displays and crafts, but we’re adding more guided walks this year. See you there!
All events take place on the second Saturday of every month. All but one of the events start at 2 PM. The exception is the June 14 event, Moths and Fireflies, which starts at 7:30 PM!
Registration is strongly recommended.
Shrubby, leafy, crusty… Bundle up and join us for a lichen scavenger hunt! These unique organisms (part fungus and part algae or cyanobacteria) can tell us about air quality and much more!
Sharpen your detective skills learning to identify tracks, scat, homes, and food remains as we explore the park. Examine our table of furs, skulls, and exoskeletons!
Get ready for Arbor Day (4/25) and take a magical journey collecting leaves and identifying broadleaf trees around the park. Explore our pop up museum of tree products and how trees help mitigate climate change and clean our water. Make leaf rubbings to take home. Trees available for sale.
Do you know about “Plastic Free July”? Plastic harms many aquatic animals and only 5-6% gets recycled in the U.S. Learn how to reduce your plastic use, wetland ecosystems, and the park’s numerous stormwater innovations while making turtles from repurposed paper products. Special guest Ambassador Bobo the Red-eared slider If you’re lucky, you may spot one of the park’s giant snapping turtles or see painted turtles sunning on a log at York or Hockey pond.
Learn how fun fungi are and their roles as decomposers, tree “talkers”, parasites, and even food, medicine, and everyday products! Guided walk, clay craft, and pop up museum.
Bundle up and join us for a winter bird hunt! Make a pine cone bird feeder and bird collage for some family fun!
