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June Adult Programs
Beginner Birding Classes
Saturday
June 9 or June 30
9 a.m.-Noon
FREE
What is the difference between birdwatching and birding? Birding with Vernon walk leader, Vernon Janke, will talk about the art of birding and the tools and techniques you need to improve your birding skills.
Discover why birding is one of the most popular outdoor activities and use your new knowledge on a bird walk around the park.
Criteria II or III hours are available toward NC Environmental Education Certification.
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Bats of Lake Crabtree and Beyond
Friday,
June 29
7-9:30 p.m.
FREE
Take a closer look at these amazing nocturnal animals in this adult evening program. Learn about some of our local bat species and join us for a hike to search for Lake Crabtree's resident bats.
Criteria II or III hours are available toward NC Environmental Education Certification.
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July Preview
Free Fishing Day
The park will be open on
July 4 for all your picnicking needs.
Also,
Independence Day
is
Free Fishing Day here in North Carolina. This is the one day of the year when anyone can fish in NC public waters without having a fishing license.
Come out to Lake Crabtree and test your hand at
catch-and-release fishing. Park staff will be available to teach you the basics. All equipment and bait is provided by the park. Borrow one of our poles or bring your own.
Preregistration is required. Visit our
website to register for one of the four available timeslots.
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Dragonfly Detectives
Mini-Camp
Monday-Wednesday
July 23-25
9 a.m.-2 p.m. (each day)
Dragonfly Detectives Camp is a three-day mini-camp at Lake Crabtree County Park for children ages 9-13. Cost is $60.00 per child.
Each camper will receive a dragonfly field guide, insect net, activity guide and water bottle to keep. Snacks will be provided each day. This camp is co-sponsored by the NC Museum of Natural Sciences.
Visit our website to register.
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Pollinator Festival
Saturday, June 16
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
June 18-24
is National Pollinator Week.
Lake Crabtree is celebrating with its sixth annual Pollinator Festival
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Join us in appreciating everything pollinators do for us! Not only will there be lots of fun activities, like scavenger hunts, crafts to make, and games to play, there will be
local experts to answer your questions, prizes, and cool things to take home too.
Buck Naked Farm will have an observation hive, as well as honey and other hive products
for sale.
Bandido's
and
Ice Cream Boss
food trucks will be
on-site. Admission is
FREE
and registration is not required. Show up any time.
Fun for all ages!
*Please note: Boat Rental will be closed on Saturday, June 16, in order to accommodate Pollinator Festival vendors, volunteers, and guests. Boat Rental will reopen on Sunday, June 17.
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Sign up now for June Programs!
- Birding With Vernon
- All ages
- Saturday, June 2, 8:30-10 a.m.
- Free, no preregistration required
- Storytime for Tots: Animals at Night
- Ages 2-6
- Wednesday, June 6, 1-2 p.m.
- Free
- Crabtree Casters
- All ages
- Wednesday, June 6 & 20, 6:30-8 p.m.
- Free
- Homeschool and Track-out: Radical Reptiles
- Ages 6-13
- Tuesday, June 26, 1-3 p.m.
- Free
These programs require preregistration, unless otherwise noted. Visit our
website to register on-line.
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Nature Nerds
Friday, June 8
Noon-1 p.m.
FREE
Expand your knowledge of our local flora and fauna by exploring a different area of the park each month. Join park staff as they "nerd out" over amphibians, birds, insects, spiders, and anything else they see or hear along the way. Help collect data for the Natural Resource Inventory Database while increasing your own identification skills.
Ages 9 and up.Preregistration is required. Visit our
website to register.
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The Wild Side:
National Pollinator Week
National Pollinator Week was initiated and is run by the
Pollinator Partnership. It's a week devoted to raising awareness about the crucial importance of pollinators and their role in our world.
What's a pollinator? A pollinator is anything that carries pollen from one flower to another. This includes the wind, but is usually used to refer to animals like bees, bats, hummingbirds, butterflies and many other species that feed from flowers.
Why are they so important? Without pollinators, there would be no plants. Without plants, we would be without fruit, vegetables, root beer, chocolate, lumber, and many medicines. Pollination is essential to producing not just fruit, but seeds. And without seeds there would be no more plants. Aren't pollinators amazing?
Stop by our
Pollinator Festival on
Saturday, June 16, from 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. to learn more about pollinators and how you can help them.
Call (919) 460-3355 if you have any questions.
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Contact us:
Lake Crabtree County Park
1400 Aviation Parkway
Morrisville, NC 27560
(919) 460-3390
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