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Blue Jay
FEBRUARY IS
MONTH
Join us for an organized
Heart Health Walk
on Monday, February 20
at
3 p.m.
Sarah Plentl, Health Promotion Chronic Disease Prevention Section Supervisor with Wake County Human Services will be on hand with information about managing women's heart health risk factors. Follow us on Facebook for more details!
Not available on the 20th or are you a Blue Jay regular?
Blue Jay's 1/2 mile Azalea Loop Trail (just inside the entrance gate) will be decked with red bows throughout February to remind us to be active--
to get at least 30 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity most days of the week. If you park in the Education Center parking lot by the flag pole, walk through the garden to the head of the Azalea Loop Trail, walk around the Azalea Loop twice (good footing with interesting changes of elevation along the way) and return to your car, you will have completed 30 minutes of exercise! Be sure to pick up a pink Heart Health flyer from the brochure rack at the
trail head.
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Only an month or so before Go Ape reopens for the 2017 season.
Plan your adventure now!
Use promo code EARLY17 to get 15% OFF
Hurry! expires 1/31/17
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Volunteer
Opportunities
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Teen
Craft Prep
Help prepare craft and educational materials to be used at our upcoming special events and educational programs. Some light outdoor work may be available too,
Pre-registration and current Blue Jay volunteer waiver is required for each workday!
Please drop items off at the Park Office in the Education Center for use in programs and natural resource projects.
Thank You!
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It's Time
to Register for
Summer
Mini-camps
at Blue Jay!
Ages 4-5, 6-8, and 9-12.
Don't delay!
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Last Chance!
Family Wildlife Series
Look Whooooo's Talking
Friday, January 27 6-7 p.m
Join us on a night hike as we prowl the woods
Ages 5 and up, please.
(all family members attending must be pre-registered)
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February Programs
(pre-registration is required for all programs)
Nature Peekers:
Can You Growl Like a Bear?
Tuesday, February 7 10:30-11a.m.
From trumpeting like an elephant to howling like a wolf, kids will love discovering different animals and the noises they make in
Can You Growl Like a Bear?
by John Butler.
for ages 18mo-3yrs with grown-up
Fee: $2/child
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Nature Stories:
Silly About Salamanders
Wednesday, February 08 1-2 p.m.
Do salamanders really smile? Meet a real live salamander and find out! Explore the world of salamanders before making a cool salamander craft to take home. Be sure to wear your coat for this all outside adventure.
for ages 3 - 5yr-olds with grown-up
Fee: $4/child
Family Wildlife Series:
Barking Up the Right Tree
Saturday, February 11 2-3 p.m.
Can you ID a tree without its leaves? Learn to ID deciduous trees in the winter with only the tree's bark, fruit and buds. Find out how these trees are important to wildlife in winter.
This program is open to all ages although information and activities are most appropriate for ages 5 and up. All family members attending program must be registered. Don't forget-"kids not required"-unaccompanied adults are welcome in our family programs! $1 per person
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Family Wildlife Series:
Counting is for the Birds
Monday February 20, 10-11 a.m.
Join Blue Jay staff to hear a bird story (or two), try a fun bird activity (or three) and count how many different kinds of birds we can see from Blue Jay's front porch as part of the Great Backyard Bird Count on Monday morning. Older kids will hike "further afield" to expand our bird count numbers while the peewees and their grown-ups make bird treats to take home.
This family program for parents and children of all ages is FREE in honor of the Great Backyard Bird Count,
but
pre-registration is required.
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Upcoming Opportunities
for Adult
s
Educator Workshop
Project Food Land and People
Wednesday, February 15, 2017
9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
with an optional field trip on
Thursday, February 16
9a.m. - 1p.m.
Free, but pre-registration is required
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Serious Skills for Adults
NatureArts: Coffee Bag Totes
Saturday, February 25
2 - 4 p.m.
Join D'Nise Hefner from Blue Jay Point to learn how to transform empty mylar-lined coffee bags into an attractive and useful small tote/lunchbag. Add a "green" element to your wardrobe while thinking about the environmental ins and outs of coffee drinking! Note: all supplies for a single tote will be provided, but you may bring your favorite 2 same-sized coffee bags and matching roll of duct tape to use if you prefer!
Approved for Criteria III credit in the NC EE Certification Program, this workshop is FREE but pre-registration is required. Younger teens may register for this SSA class with an adult.
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Contact us:
Blue Jay Point County Park
3200 Pleasant Union Church Road
Raleigh, NC 27614
(919) 870-4330
Find us on Facebook!
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