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JAMESTOWN - Audubon Community Nature Center has two fun learning opportunities for kids happening soon.
November Camp is Wednesday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., with reservations required by Monday at AudubonCNC.org/november-camp. Ages 4-12 can enjoy the school holiday outdoors, being active before the cold sets in. They can explore, play, climb, run, and learn about animals gathering and storing food and plants ready to spend the winter in a state of dormancy. Learning and play are the themes of the day! Children should dress for the weather, bring water, snacks, lunch, and extras of anything that might get wet. Space is limited.The fee is $48 children 4-12, $36 member children, with a $5 sibling discount.
Always the second Saturday, this month Little Explorers is on Nov. 14, 10-11:30 a.m. Space is limited and paid reservations are required by Thursday, November 12 at AudubonCNC.org/november-little-explorers. Three- to 8-year-olds and their favorite grown-ups will learn about "Fur, Feathers, and Scales," the different coverings on animals' bodies to help them survive. Explore and compare these and learn how each adaptation helps the animals find food and survive predators or the climate. Enjoy a nature lesson, walk, and craft if there is time. The fee is $12 adults, $9 Nature Center members and children ages 3-8.
Audubon Community Nature Center is located at 1600 Riverside Road, one-quarter mile east of Route 62 between Jamestown, N.Y., and Warren, Pa. You can visit the nearly 600-acre nature preserve, look in on the live birds of prey, enjoy the native tree arboretum and Nature Play Area, and hike the six miles of trails dawn until dusk daily for free.
The three-story Nature Center building houses interactive displays, live animals, the Ralph Simpson Bird Collection, the indoor Nature Play Area, and the Blue Heron Gift Shop. Visitors are welcome Mondays through Saturdays, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m., and Sundays, 1-4:30 p.m. Nature Center members and SNAP/EBT and Arts Access cardholders have free building admission daily. Building admission is also free Sundays for non-Nature Center members.
To learn more about Audubon and its many programs, call (716) 569-2345, find Audubon Community Nature Center on Facebook or Instagram, or visit AudubonCNC.org. Check out AudubonCNC.org/about for a quick fly-by.
Audubon Community Nature Center builds and nurtures connections between people and nature by providing positive outdoor experiences, opportunities to learn about and understand the natural world, and knowledge to act in environmentally responsible ways.