Family Nature Club 

Outdoor Adventure #2: Birding

Date: Saturday, March 20
  9 a.m. – noon

Meeting Location:

Meet at the Ward Museum parking lot at 9 a.m. to carpool to Assateague Island National Seashore

OR

Meet at Barrier Island Visitor Center parking lot at 9:45 a.m. (Assateague's north entrance is at the end of Route 611, eight miles south of Ocean City, MD. The visitor center is located on the right side of the road before the bridge.)  www.nps.gov/asis/index.htm
 

Program Description:

The second Family Nature Club outing features birding at Assateague Island National Seashore.  Join us as we look for birds in the various ecosystems found on the barrier island of Assateague.  We will provide binoculars, field guides and expertise.  After looking for birds, warm your hands at a beach fire and enjoy a cup of hot coca.  The program concludes with participants constructing bird feeders to take home and enjoy.

Each participating family will receive a Family Nature Club Journal, a Leave No Trace ethics reference card and a Parent’s Guide to Nature Play booklet.

The next outing will feature birding on Saturday, April 17.  Check back soon for more details!

Create outdoor memories together!

Cost is $20 members, $25 non-members per family for each outing. Club scholarships are available for qualifying families. Pre-registration is required and space is limited.

Funding for Family Nature Club was provided by the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore.