St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge issued the following announcement.
Fall fun from St Marks National Wildlife Refuge
Note: Items may change depending on availability and staffing. Virtual items will be posted on Facebook along with other Venues such as YouTube and Instagram when possible.
Sep. 26 - Nation Public Lands Day - "Community in the Wild"
- Virtual Tour on St. Marks NWR: https://youtu.be/UUSuTFdofrE
- Oct. 11th: Solo social Sunday; virtual nature hike on cedar point trail.
- Oct. 12th: Monday Miracles; Virtual painting class.
- Oct. 13th: Thrilling Tuesday; Virtual nature adventure.
- Oct. 14th: Wildlife Wednesday; Virtual Nature photo contest.
- Oct. 15th: Throwback Thursday; Virtual tour of the St. Marks Lighthouse.
- Oct. 16th: Friendship Friday; Special thank you tour Friends, volunteers and supporters.
- Oct. 17th: Family Fun Day: scavenger hunt, sheets will be posted on our website and handed out at tollbooth.
- Oct. 18th: Learn about Milkweeds “virtually”
- Oct. 19th: Virtual butterfly hike
- Oct. 20th: Live Your Wild, Nature Journaling, pick up nature journals at St Marks, we will post dates and times.
- Oct. 21st: FB challenge for a Butterfly scavenger hunt in your yard
- Oct 22nd: Virtual Butterfly craft
- Oct. 23rd: Nature Journaling. Sit in a quiet location and record the different kinds of pollinators you see
- Oct 24th: Virtual Monarch tagging
- Oct. 25th: Virtual Butterfly craft, we will post times on FB and Website when people can pick up materials.
- Oct 26th: Virtual paint class
- Oct 27th: Butterfly bingo
- Oct 28th: Virtual Lighthouse adventure
- Oct 29th: Bat craft, Balancing bat, materials can be picked up at the refuge, times will be posted
- Oct 30th: Virtual Butterfly study with Emory University
- Oct. 31st: Happy Birthday the refuge. Join us for a virtual bat activity