Face to Face: Rabbits
Saturday, April 6 11am Lowe-Volk Park, 2401 State Roue 598
Join Crawford Park District Naturalist Chelsea to meet one of the most popular animals residing in the Lowe-Volk Park Nature Center—Sylvi, a Netherland Dwarf. We will learn all about Eastern Cottontails (the wild rabbits of Ohio) and other crepuscular animals. Kids will have the opportunity to pet Sylvi and feed her some treats! Lowe-Volk Park is located 3 miles north of US Route 30. For more information on other programs offered by the Crawford Park District, visit our web site at www.crawfordpd.org or follow us on Facebook.
Nature Story Time: Eclipse Edition
Saturday, April 6 2pm Lowe-Volk Park, 2401 State Route 598
Why is the sky getting dark?! Join Crawford Park District Naturalist Chelsea, for a special story time all about the upcoming solar eclipse! This will feature a story and an activity to help children understand what they will observe during the eclipse as well as the reason that it happens. Kids will also get to meet and hold a surprise animal visitor—one who depends on the sun for warmth! Lowe-Volk Park is located 3 miles north of US Route 30. For more information on other programs offered by the Crawford Park District, visit our web site at www.crawfordpd.org or follow us on Facebook.
Sun Soakers: Meet Our Heliophilous Animals
Saturday, April 6 4pm Lowe-Volk Park, 2401 State Route 598
Celebrate the upcoming solar eclipse by meeting some of the sun loving animals that call the Crawford Park District’s Lowe-Volk Park Nature Center home. Program attendees will learn about the sun’s importance to turtles, snakes, and lizards, and program participants will be able to touch or hold the animals! Lowe-Volk Park is located 3 miles north of US Route 30. For more information on other programs offered by the Crawford Park District, visit our web site at www.crawfordpd.org or follow us on Facebook.
Viewing the Night Sky
Saturday, April 6 8pm Lowe-Volk Park
Join members of the Crawford Park Astronomy Club as they share their knowledge and telescope skills with all who are interested in celestial sights. Some of the targets Spring are:
Beehive Cluster (M44) – also known as
Praesepe, an open cluster of about 1,000 stars,
about 600 million years old, 550 light-years
away, and found in the constellation Cancer.
Betelgeuse – a giant red carbon star or red
supergiant, 700 light-years away, about 10
million years old, 600 times the size of our sun,
and when viewed from earth, it is the left
shoulder of Orion.
Crab Nebula (M1) – an expanding remnant of a
star’s supernova explosion, 6,500 light-years
away, found in Taurus, about 10 light-years
wide (which equals about 10 trillion miles), and
is still growing at over 600 miles per second.
M65 – an intermediate spiral galaxy under the
belly of Leo the Lion, 35 million light-years
away, and part of the Leo Triplet.
M66 – another spiral galaxy found below Leo,
35 million light-years away, part of the Leo
Triplet, and in 1780, it was discovered the same
night as M65 by Charles Messier.
Orion Nebula (M42) – a beautiful, large, local
nebula, only 1,300 light-years away, (yes, that is
local in astronomical terms), about 2 million
years old, and is the middle star of Orion’s
sword.
Polaris – the North Star, the 48th
brightest star in the sky, always visible, and the
end of the Little Dipper’s handle.
Sirius – found in Canis Major, the brightest star
in our sky, also called the Dog Star, and it
follows Orion the Hunter.
There are a lot of other objects to view. What we see will depend on what the clouds are doing.
Lowe-Volk Park is located 3 miles north of US Route 30. For more information on other programs offered by the Crawford Park District, visit our web site at www.crawfordpd.org or follow us on Facebook.
Viewing the Night Sky
Sunday, April 7 8pm Lowe-Volk Park
Join members of the Crawford Park Astronomy Club as they share their knowledge and telescope skills with all who are interested in celestial sights. Some of the targets Spring are:
Beehive Cluster (M44) – also known as
Praesepe, an open cluster of about 1,000 stars,
about 600 million years old, 550 light-years
away, and found in the constellation Cancer.
Betelgeuse – a giant red carbon star or red
supergiant, 700 light-years away, about 10
million years old, 600 times the size of our sun,
and when viewed from earth, it is the left
shoulder of Orion.
Crab Nebula (M1) – an expanding remnant of a
star’s supernova explosion, 6,500 light-years
away, found in Taurus, about 10 light-years
wide (which equals about 10 trillion miles), and
is still growing at over 600 miles per second.
M65 – an intermediate spiral galaxy under the
belly of Leo the Lion, 35 million light-years
away, and part of the Leo Triplet.
M66 – another spiral galaxy found below Leo,
35 million light-years away, part of the Leo
Triplet, and in 1780, it was discovered the same
night as M65 by Charles Messier.
Orion Nebula (M42) – a beautiful, large, local
nebula, only 1,300 light-years away, (yes, that is
local in astronomical terms), about 2 million
years old, and is the middle star of Orion’s
sword.
Polaris – the North Star, the 48th
brightest star in the sky, always visible, and the
end of the Little Dipper’s handle.
Sirius – found in Canis Major, the brightest star
in our sky, also called the Dog Star, and it
follows Orion the Hunter.
There are a lot of other objects to view. What we see will depend on what the clouds are doing.
Lowe-Volk Park is located 3 miles north of US Route 30. For more information on other programs offered by the Crawford Park District, visit our web site at www.crawfordpd.org or follow us on Facebook.
Face to Face: Nocturnal Animals
Monday, April 8 11am Lowe-Volk Park, 2401 State Route 598
From salamanders to tree frogs, to tarantulas, the Crawford Park District invites you to meet and learn about some of the nocturnal creatures residing in the Lowe-Volk Park Nature Center. Kids (and adults!) will have the opportunity to touch and hold these darkness dwellers! Lowe-Volk Park is located 3 miles north of US Route 30. For more information on other programs offered by the Crawford Park District, visit our web site at www.crawfordpd.org or follow us on Facebook.