Programs and Hikes

	Museum opens Memorial Day Weekend May 24, 25, 26, 12 - 5 p.m. Info: call Donna at 379- 9074
	June Saturdays & Sundays, 12-5 p.m.
May 4, 10 a.m.	Welcome Spring!! CT Botanical Society botanist, Steve Messier, will lead a flower walk. Prepare for the unexpected and some wet feet. Not directed for young children. Meet at Pack Trail: Follow Greenwoods Rd (off East River Rd) and signs to Pack Trail
May-Sept, Saturday mornings	Austin Hawes Campground. Saturday morning youth fishing program with CARE fishing instructor, Donna Wojdak. All equipment supplied. Check back here for scheduled dates.
May 24, 11-12	SSSnakes. Brian Kleinman of Riverside Reptiles, creator of Between Land and Water, a respected documentary of amphibian life cycles, will bring specimens for a visit. Informative to all. Matthies Grove.
May 31, 10 a.m.	George Boynton, Litchfield Hill Audubon. Performances in our Finest Costumes. Songbirds, vocalizations and plumage. Matthies Grove.
June - Sept.	Nature Walks with Karen Marciano, Connecticut Forestry & Parks Family Hike Leader. Peoples and American Legion State Forests. Check back here for scheduled dates.
Late June	Saturday evening stargazing with Paul Pompas, president of the Litchfield Hills Astronomy Club. Family fun. Matthies Grove Pavilion. Check back here for scheduled dates.
June 28, 11-12 a.m.	Amphibians: Salamanders, Frogs and Toads. Brian Kleinman, Riverside Reptiles bring local specimens. Matthies Grove
July-August	Weather permitting, Connecticut Mycological Society representatives will walk us through our mushroom-rich area. Peoples State Forest. Check back here for scheduled dates.

2008 Peoples State Forest Nature Center Programs