Ring in the first day of spring by learning about spring migrants and other harbingers of spring while sitting around a campfire, enjoying s’mores, and catching a ride on Pickering Creek’s hay wagon! All ages are welcome! Call 410-822-4903 to register.

Exploring the outdoors with your young one is the number one way to help them form a lifelong bond with nature. Come on an adventure of reading and the outdoors. Storytime, followed by a tot-sized walk will open eyes to the wonderful world of nature, while sharpening your skills to be their guide and teacher. Appropriate for children ages 2-5.

Exploring the outdoors with your young one is the number one way to help them form a lifelong bond with nature. Come on an adventure of reading and the outdoors. Storytime, followed by a tot-sized walk will open eyes to the wonderful world of nature, while sharpening your skills to be their guide and teacher. Appropriate for children ages 2-5. Call 410-822-4903 to register.

Teen Junior Naturalists from Pickering Creek Audubon Center will be hosting “Meet the Creatures” at the Talbot County Free Library in Easton. The students will be sharing their knowledge about our local environment with live reptiles and a touch table filled with bones, skulls, feather, pelts, and more. Come for a close encounter with wildlife and to learn more about Pickering Creek.

Harvest Hoedown

FAIRYFEST 2016
Saturday, October 22, 11 a.m.–3 p.m.

Bring your wings for a day of magic at Adkins Arboretum! Follow a trail of artisan fairy houses along enchanted forest paths, hunt for dragon tracks leading to a golden treasure trove, and join in a meadow maypole dance. Practice archery with wooden bow and arrows and summon the courage of knights of yore. Natural materials will be on hand for crafting wands, faerie houses, gnome homes, and toadstools. Throughout the day, a variety of live entertainment will take place in our woodland theatre. Shimmering fairy face painting, bubbles, and magical games are part of the fun. Inspired refreshments will be available for an additional fee.

**Bring your camera for photos with the Fairy Queen!**

2016 Arbor Day Run – April 9

 

9 a.m. Rain or shine. Kids Dash (ages 10 & under) begins at 8:50 a.m.

Join fellow runners and nature enthusiasts for the eleventh annual Arbor Day Run! Catch glimpses of spring as you traverse the cross-country course plotted along Adkins Arboretum’s network of scenic forest and meadow paths.

Awards will be presented to overall male/female and master winners, top 3 male/female winners in categories 10 & under through 70 & over in 10-year age groups.

Quality “Arbor Day 5K” shirts to all registered 5K participants. Fun Run/Kids Dash participants may purchase T-shirts for $10 each. Post-race festivities include refreshments, awards, and a native tree raffle. Chip timing provided by BluePoint Race Management.

Click here to download the 5K route.

Click here to download the One-Mile Fun Run/Walk route.

All proceeds benefit Adkins Arboretum, a Chesapeake Native Garden. For more information, visitadkinsarboretum.org.
5K Registration fees: $20 ages 16 & up, $10 ages 15 & under if registered by March 26. $25/$15 day of the race

The One-Mile Run Run/Walk and Healthy Kids Dash are free.

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