Friends of Moreau Lake State Park, Inc.
A 100% Volunteer Supported 501(c)(3)
Join us at the nature center to learn about the incredible journeys animals take during migration! From birds and butterflies to fish and mammals, discover how and why these species travel such long distances and the challenges they face along the way. There will be a hands-on craft and plenty of time for questions and exploration. This program is free …
We will begin the movie around 6:00pm when it gets dark and will be cancelled for bad weather. We will announce 24-hours in advance whether we are still showing the movie.
Join an educator to learn all about the honorary spooky October mammal, bats! We will talk about how important bats are to the health of an ecosystem and will do a small craft. This program is free and geared toward ages 6+ but all are welcome. All who celebrate Halloween are welcome to wear their costumes to the program! Please …
Wiggly Wanderers is a casual and fun program that is offered to walking toddlers, carriable babies and their caregivers. This is a beginner’s hike/wander series with not too much distance for toddlers who are ready to move and caregivers who are willing and able to baby wear and/or carry their toddler if their legs get too tired. Strollers will not …
Join us at the nature center to learn a printing technique where we will carve into rubber to make stamps! This is a great way to make a re-usable stamp that you can make all your holiday cards with! This is a completely beginner class and for ages 13+. We are limited to 5 registrants per class so please sign …
Join us at the nature center to learn a printing technique where we will carve into rubber to make stamps! This is a great way to make a re-usable stamp that you can make all your holiday cards with! This is a completely beginner class and for ages 13+. We are limited to 5 registrants per class so please sign …
Geared toward children aged 3-8, (siblings welcome) Kneehigh Naturalist is a fun introduction to nature. We meet in the Nature Center where we begin by reading a book or two and then take a short walk together outdoors, keeping our eyes open for animal tracks, rocks, feathers, and other signs of the natural world around us. Dress for the weather. …
Join the park educator for a roughly one-hour program. During this program you will learn about the two owls we care for here at the nature center. We will talk about how they came to us, why they cannot be released, the daily care as well as some fun owl facts. The owls will be out of their enclosures during …
Join an educator at the nature center to get started on your field journaling journey. We will supply journals, or we can hand make them. We will learn about the importance of recording observations, practice our skills, and go on a short walk if we are able. This is free and geared to homeschool students 6+, but all are welcome. …
Join a park educator on a beginner hike and if the clouds cooperate, we’ll get to enjoy the splendor of the full “Beaver Moon” rising above the mountains! This hike is free, is family friendly and well-behaved dogs on a 6 foot or shorter leash are welcome. This hike will not go the full 3.5 miles, we will be going …
Wiggly Wanderers is a casual and fun program that is offered to walking toddlers, carriable babies and their caregivers. This is a beginner’s hike/wander series with not too much distance for toddlers who are ready to move and caregivers who are willing and able to baby wear and/or carry their toddler if their legs get too tired. Strollers will not …
This hike will be an intro to forest bathing while taking a short walk on the trail at Big Bend, the walk will be about 40 minutes round trip. We will discuss the concept of forest bathing (Shinrin-yoku), which is the practice of immersing oneself in nature and mindfully connecting with it through the senses. We will ask that each …