Join FRCA for Earth Day, April 18

It's almost Earth Day!! Stop by the Flint River Conservation Association's booth on April 18 at the Hayes Nature Preserve. Here's info about the preserve and how to find it. Here's an agenda of the great activities that will be going on during the day (suitable for your entire family!):

7:30: Birding Hike (bring binocs) with John Ehinger
10:00: 10:15 Boeing Corp. and Mayor Battle.
10:15: Reptile Show with Bill Cruger (you can hold them too!)
11:45: Rare and endangered mammals with Dr. Bloome (who brings new critters every year—2 very small baby black bears this year.
1:00: Ecohike with Forestry Professionals from the Society of American Foresters—Mountain Lakes Chapter
2:00: Release of rehabilitated hawks or owls
2:30: Second Ecohike with Forestry Professionals at Hays Preserve. Exploratory ecohike to Goldsmith Schiffman Wildlife Sanctuary.
3:00: Exhibitors break down
4:00: Return from all ecohikes.

All Forestry hikes will begin at the SAF exhibit. Exploratory ecohike at Goldsmith Schiffman Wildlife Sanctuary with Ecologist Soos Weber will begin at the big tent near the parking lot. Earth friendly exhibitors, vendors and conservation groups are set up in the Exhibit Area, as well as Earth Scope Teachers with games for young children. The Climbing Wall is in the parking lot. Food is available courtesy of the Boy Scouts of America.

Hope to see you there! Let us know if you have any questions!

Hayes Nature Preserve boardwalk