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Upcoming Programs/Events
A Note from the Director:
As we continue to navigate toward the future, we must remain diligent in slowing the spread of corona virus. As of now (6/9/20), all CPD parks and preserves are open. We have developed summer programs; new for the quarter will be the need for pre-registration. Follow this page for programming updates, or visit our website, www.crawfordpd.org. As you continue to utilize your parks, please adhere to the Governor’s social distancing and group gathering guidelines. Before you enjoy one of your great parks, plan ahead as there are no restrooms or drinking water available. We will continue to monitor the situation and make changes as needed. Park staff are still available via phone (419-683-9000) or email (jdyer@crawfordpd.org). Thank you and stay well. Viewing the Night Sky Saturday, September 26 8:00pm Lowe-Volk Park, 2401 State Route 598 Join members of the Crawford Park Astronomy Club as they share their knowledge and telescope skills with all who are interested in the celestial sights. Some of the targets for fall are: Jupiter – the largest planet in our solar system is ½ billion miles away, has 4 Galilean moons and over 60 other moons Saturn – is 1 billion miles away, known for its beautiful rings, and has several moons Mars – also known as the “Red Planet” will be rising in the west m-13 – was discovered in 1714, is a Globular cluster 22000 light years away, is 160 light years across, and has a ½ million solar mass m-51 – a Whirlpool Galaxy with a grand spiral design, can be found 37,000,000 light years away, and was discovered in 1773 by Charles Messier m-44 – discovered by Galileo in 1609, is a Beehive cluster, and only 500 light years away m-81 – also known as Bode’s Galaxy, is a spiral galaxy 11,000,000 light years away, and contains more than 200 globular clusters. Please call the Crawford Park District at 419-683-9000 to reserve a spot. All programs offered by the Crawford Park District are by registration only! Lowe-Volk Park is located 3 miles north of US Route 30. Look for information on other programs offered by the Crawford Park District by visiting our Facebook page. Yoga in the Park Sunday, September 27 3:00pm Lowe-Volk Park, 2401 State Route 598 Join instructor Kay Smith for an hour of outdoor Yoga with beautiful Lowe-Volk Park as the backdrop. Moving gracefully from one pose to the next, while focusing on balance and breath, enjoy a full mind-body experience. Bring your mat and water. In the event of inclement weather, class will take place in the Nature Center. Please call the Park District at 419-683-9000 to reserve a spot. All programs offered by the Crawford Park District are by registration only! Look for information on other programs offered by the Crawford Park District by visiting our Facebook page. Book Club Tuesday, September 29 6:00pm Meeting at Lowe-Volk Park, 2401 State Route 598 Do you love nature and also love to read? With the abundance of books available for nature lovers, sometimes it is hard to choose the next great book to read. Join the Crawford Park District’s Book Club and we will figure it out together! Please call the Crawford Park District at 419-683-9000 to reserve a spot. Come armed with your favorite book about nature or a nature centered book you want to read and be ready to make your case to the club! Meetings are held at the Lowe-Volk Park Nature Center the last Tuesday of each month. All programs offered by the Crawford Park District are by registration only! Lowe-Volk Park is located 3 miles north of US Route 30. Look for information on other programs offered by the Crawford Park District by visiting our Facebook page. Infant Explorers: Seeds Wednesday, September 30 5:00pm Lowe-Volk Park, 2401 State Route 598 Join Crawford Park District Naturalist Abby and baby Vincenzo for a program about seeds that will engage your infant’s senses and get parents and baby out of the house for some fresh air! Your first instinct may be to bundle babies up and keep them indoors. However, research tells us that infants in outdoor spaces benefit from access to a wide variety of sensory stimuli which they just cannot experience indoors. Please call the Crawford Park District at 419-683-9000 to reserve a spot. All programs offered by the Crawford Park District are by registration only! Lowe-Volk Park is located 3 miles north of US Route 30. Look for information on other programs offered by the Crawford Park District by visiting our Facebook page. Homeschool in Nature: Life Cycles Thursday, October 1 or October 8 9am, 11am & 2pm Lowe-Volk Park, 2401 State Route 598 The Crawford Park District is once again offering Homeschool in Nature classes. Metamorphosis is happening all around us. While a mosquito may take just a few days to go from egg to adult, a species of cicada takes 17 years to complete its transformation. We will look for animals that take part in this natural phenomenon. Dress for the weather. Classes are limited to 10 students per session. Please call the Park District at 419-683-9000 to reserve a spot for your 5-12 year old. All programs offered by the Crawford Park District are by registration only! Lowe-Volk Park is located 3 miles north of US Route 30. Look for information on other programs offered by the Crawford Park District by visiting our Facebook page. Fall Insect Hike Sunday, October 4 2:00pm Unger Park, 1303 Bucyrus-Nevada Rd. Which insects are active in autumn? The Crawford Park District invites program participants to hunt for ferocious robber flies and ambush bugs along the woodland edges, look for beautiful Bronze Copper butterflies and Milkweed Bugs in the prairie, and search for cherry red Autumn Meadowhawk dragonflies around the pond! We will learn about the life cycles of insects and will also discuss where they go in winter. Come explore the trails of Unger Park with Naturalist Chelsea to see what we can discover together! Please call the Park District at 419-683-9000 to reserve a spot. All programs offered by the Crawford Park District are by registration only! Unger Park is located just west of Bucyrus on Bucyrus-Nevada Road. Look for information on other programs offered by the Crawford Park District by visiting our Facebook page. Yoga in the Park Sunday, October 4 3:00pm Lowe-Volk Park, 2401 State Route 598 Join instructor Kay Smith for an hour of outdoor Yoga with beautiful Lowe-Volk Park as the backdrop. Moving gracefully from one pose to the next, while focusing on balance and breath, enjoy a full mind-body experience. Bring your mat and water. In the event of inclement weather, class will take place in the Nature Center. Please call the Park District at 419-683-9000 to reserve a spot. All programs offered by the Crawford Park District are by registration only! Look for information on other programs offered by the Crawford Park District by visiting our Facebook page. Rock Tumbling Saturday, October 10 & 24 10:30am Lowe-Volk Park, 2401 State Route 598 The Crawford Park District invites you to a program on rock tumbling. Participants will learn about rock tumbling equipment and the process of tumbling rocks. We will start a rock tumbler with rough stone and go through all 4 polishing stages to create beautiful polished rocks. Crawford Park District Volunteer Bryan Summer will lead this rockin’ program! The first session will start the rough tumbling process; session 2 will finish with the polish tumble. A one-hour multimedia lesson will be part of this hands-on activity. Please plan on attending both sessions;Please call the Crawford Park District at 419-683-9000 to reserve a spot. All programs offered by the Crawford Park District are by registration only! Lowe-Volk Park is located 3 miles north of US Route 30. Look for information on other programs offered by the Crawford Park District by visiting our Facebook page. Toddler Trot: Incredible Insects Tuesday, October 13 5:30pm Lowe-Volk Park, 2401 State Route 598 Insects are very important animals in our natural world. Join Crawford Park District Naturalist Josh Dyer and McKinley to explore this very diverse group of organisms. Armed with sweep nets, participants will explore Lowe-Volk Park trying to capture our six-legged friends. Nets will be provided. Please call the Crawford Park District at 419-683-9000 to reserve a spot. All programs offered by the Crawford Park District are by registration only! Lowe-Volk Park is located 3 miles north of US Route 30. Look for information on other programs offered by the Crawford Park District by visiting our Facebook page. Riddle Me This! Saturday, October 17 5-7pm Lowe-Volk Park, 2401 State Route 598 Can you follow your map, to find each checkpoint, while solving a nature-based riddle, and make it out of the woods before dark? This is a self-guided adventure offered by the Crawford Park District, but there will be volunteers along the way if you need some help. There will also be a shorter loop for younger participants, or larger loop for the more adventurous. Please call the Crawford Park District at 419-683-9000 to reserve a spot. All programs offered by the Crawford Park District are by registration only! Lowe-Volk Park is located 3 miles north of US Route 30. Look for information on other programs offered by the Crawford Park District by visiting our Facebook page. Nature Hike Sunday, October 18 2:00pm Heckert Nature Preserve, 1601 State Route 19 Meet Crawford Park District Naturalist Warren Uxley to learn about the mature forest of Heckert. A hike through the forest of the Heckert Nature Preserve will reveal a great deal about this habitat in Crawford County. Please call the Crawford Park District at 419-683-9000 to reserve a spot. All programs offered by the Crawford Park District are by registration only! Heckert Nature Preserve is located at 1601 State Route 19 west of State Route 602. Look for information on other programs offered by the Crawford Park District by visiting our Facebook page. Canoeing Tuesday, October 20 5:30pm Neff Reservoir, State Route 98 Join Crawford Park District Natutalists Josh and Abby for a fall, evening paddle around Neff Reservoir. Learn some canoeing basics and take to the water, while enjoying trees in their fall colors! You will need to wear shoes that can get wet. Please call the Crawford Park District at 419-683-9000 to reserve a spot. All programs offered by the Crawford Park District are by registration only! Look for information on other programs offered by the Crawford Park District by visiting our Facebook page. Archery Pumpkin Shoot Thursday, October 22 4-7pm Unger Park, 1303 Bucyrus-Nevada Rd. Finishing out our Archery programming this year, we will have our pumpkin shoot! Join Crawford Park District Naturalists Lisa and Abby for a fun evening of shooting pumpkins with bows and arrows. We are going to test your archery skills with smaller targets. All equipment and pumpkins will be provided. Please call the Crawford Park District at 419-683-9000 to reserve a spot. . All programs offered by the Crawford Park District are by registration only! Unger Park is located just west of Bucyrus on Bucyrus-Nevada Road. Look for information on other programs offered by the Crawford Park District by visiting our Facebook page. Viewing the Night Sky Saturday, October 24 7:15pm Lowe-Volk Park, 2401 State Route 598 Join members of the Crawford Park Astronomy Club as they share their knowledge and telescope skills with all who are interested in the celestial sights. Some of the targets for fall are: Jupiter – the largest planet in our solar system is ½ billion miles away, has 4 Galilean moons and over 60 other moons Saturn – is 1 billion miles away, known for its beautiful rings, and has several moons Mars – also known as the “Red Planet” will be rising in the west m-13 – was discovered in 1714, is a Globular cluster 22000 light years away, is 160 light years across, and has a ½ million solar mass m-51 – a Whirlpool Galaxy with a grand spiral design, can be found 37,000,000 light years away, and was discovered in 1773 by Charles Messier m-44 – discovered by Galileo in 1609, is a Beehive cluster, and only 500 light years away m-81 – also known as Bode’s Galaxy, is a spiral galaxy 11,000,000 light years away, and contains more than 200 globular clusters. Please call the Crawford Park District at 419-683-9000 to reserve a spot. All programs offered by the Crawford Park District are by registration only! Lowe-Volk Park is located 3 miles north of US Route 30. Look for information on other programs offered by the Crawford Park District by visiting our Facebook page. Nature at Night: Spider Search Saturday, October 24 8:30pm Unger Park, 1303 Bucyrus-Nevada Rd. Want a natural scare before Halloween? Join Crawford Park District Naturalist Abby for a night hike to search for spiders by finding their many glowing eyes at night; and learn why you don’t have to be afraid of them! All ages are welcome; however, a night hike can be intimidating for younger audiences. Please call the Crawford Park District at 419-683-9000 to reserve a spot. All programs offered by the Crawford Park District are by registration only! Unger Park is located just west of Bucyrus on Bucyrus-Nevada Road. Look for information on other programs offered by the Crawford Park District by visiting our Facebook page. Book Club Tuesday, October 27 6:00pm Meeting at Lowe-Volk Park, 2401 State Route 598 Do you love nature and also love to read? With the abundance of books available for nature lovers, sometimes it is hard to choose the next great book to read. Join the Crawford Park District’s Book Club and we will figure it out together! Please call the Crawford Park District at 419-683-9000 to reserve a spot. Come armed with your favorite book about nature or a nature centered book you want to read and be ready to make your case to the club! Meetings are held at the Lowe-Volk Park Nature Center the last Tuesday of each month. All programs offered by the Crawford Park District are by registration only! Lowe-Volk Park is located 3 miles north of US Route 30. Look for information on other programs offered by the Crawford Park District by visiting our Facebook page. Infant Explorers: Leaves Wednesday, October 28 5:00pm Lowe-Volk Park, 2401 State Route 598 Your first instinct may be to bundle babies up and keep them indoors. However, research tells us that infants in outdoor spaces benefit from access to a wide variety of sensory stimuli which they just cannot experience indoors. Join Crawford Park District Naturalist Abby and baby Vincenzo for a program about leaves that will engage your infant’s senses and get parents and baby out of the house for some fresh air! Please call the Crawford Park District at 419-683-9000 to reserve a spot. All programs offered by the Crawford Park District are by registration only! Lowe-Volk Park is located 3 miles north of US Route 30. Look for information on other programs offered by the Crawford Park District by visiting our Facebook page. Viewing the Night Sky Saturday, October 31 7:15pm Lowe-Volk Park, 2401 State Route 598 Join members of the Crawford Park Astronomy Club as they share their knowledge and telescope skills with all who are interested in the celestial sights. Some of the targets for fall are: Jupiter – the largest planet in our solar system is ½ billion miles away, has 4 Galilean moons and over 60 other moons Saturn – is 1 billion miles away, known for its beautiful rings, and has several moons Mars – also known as the “Red Planet” will be rising in the west m-13 – was discovered in 1714, is a Globular cluster 22000 light years away, is 160 light years across, and has a ½ million solar mass m-51 – a Whirlpool Galaxy with a grand spiral design, can be found 37,000,000 light years away, and was discovered in 1773 by Charles Messier m-44 – discovered by Galileo in 1609, is a Beehive cluster, and only 500 light years away m-81 – also known as Bode’s Galaxy, is a spiral galaxy 11,000,000 light years away, and contains more than 200 globular clusters. Please call the Crawford Park District at 419-683-9000 to reserve a spot. All programs offered by the Crawford Park District are by registration only! Lowe-Volk Park is located 3 miles north of US Route 30. Look for information on other programs offered by the Crawford Park District by visiting our Facebook page. Homeschool in Nature: Track the Tracks Thursday, November 5 or November 12 9am, 11am & 2pm Lowe-Volk Park, 2401 State Route 598 The Crawford Park District is once again offering Homeschool in Nature classes. We will take a stroll through the woods following clues left behind from animals that have passed through. Can you tell who left them? Dress for the weather. Classes are limited to 10 students per session. Please call the Park District at 419-683-9000 to reserve a spot for your 5-12 year old. All programs offered by the Crawford Park District are by registration only! Lowe-Volk Park is located 3 miles north of US Route 30. Look for information on other programs offered by the Crawford Park District by visiting our Facebook page. Saw-Whet Owls Friday, November 6 6:00pm Lowe-Volk Park, 2401 State Route 598 Secretive and nocturnal, Saw-whets are Ohio’s smallest owl. With a handful of nesting records in Ohio, Saw-whets breed mostly in northern boreal forests, with some venturing south in the fall and winter months. The Crawford Park District welcomes Bird bander Bob Placier who will bring his mist nets back to Lowe-Volk to gather data on these diminutive owls. A PowerPoint presentation will be followed by checks of the mist nets in the hopes of catching a few of these nocturnal flyers. Between net checks, there will be a campfire to enjoy the fall evening. Dress for the weather and bring a flashlight! Fun for the whole family! Please call the Crawford Park District at 419-683-9000 to reserve a spot. All programs offered by the Crawford Park District are by registration only! Lowe-Volk Park is located 3 miles north of US Route 30. Look for information on other programs offered by the Crawford Park District by visiting our Facebook page. Fall Bird Banding Saturday, November 7 8am-12pm Lowe-Volk Park, 2401 State Route 598 Fall bird banding gives us insight into bird populations that remain in or come to Crawford County for the winter. Crawford Park District Volunteer Bob Placier will have his nets open and traps set to see who is hanging around this time of year. Fun for all ages! Please call the Crawford Park District at 419-683-9000 to reserve a spot. All programs offered by the Crawford Park District are by registration only! Lowe-Volk Park is located 3 miles north of US Route 30. Look for information on other programs offered by the Crawford Park District by visiting our Facebook page. Rock Tumbling Saturday, November 7 & 21 10:30am Lowe-Volk Park, 2401 State Route 598 The Crawford Park District invites you to a program on rock tumbling. Participants will learn about rock tumbling equipment and the process of tumbling rocks. We will start a rock tumbler with rough stone and go through all 4 polishing stages to create beautiful polished rocks. Crawford Park District Volunteer Bryan Summer will lead this rockin’ program! The first session will start the rough tumbling process; session 2 will finish with the polish tumble. A one-hour multimedia lesson will be part of this hands-on activity. Please plan on attending both sessions;Please call the Crawford Park District at 419-683-9000 to reserve a spot. All programs offered by the Crawford Park District are by registration only! Lowe-Volk Park is located 3 miles north of US Route 30. Look for information on other programs offered by the Crawford Park District by visiting our Facebook page. Toddler Trot: Nuts About Leaves Saturday, November 7 2:00pm Heckert Nature Preserve, 1601 State Route 19 Leaves and nuts are fun nature items that help toddlers learn shapes, count, and sort. Join Crawford Park District Naturalist Josh and McKinley for a stroll through Heckert’s woodland, looking for colorful leaves and nutty seeds. Please call the Park District at 419-683-9000 to reserve a spot. All programs offered by the Crawford Park District are by registration only! Heckert Nature Preserve is located at 1601 State Route 19 west of State Route 602. Look for information on other programs offered by the Crawford Park District by visiting our Facebook page. Nature at Night: Nocturnal Animals Saturday, November 14 8:30pm Heckert Nature Preserve, 1601 State Route 19 The night comes alive with animals that can only be seen or heard after the sun sets. Join Crawford Park District Naturalist Abby to learn about Ohio’s nocturnal animals while going on a night hike in search of those nocturnal creatures. All ages are welcome; however, the night hike can be difficult for younger kids who have a fear of the dark. Please call the Park District at 419-683-9000 to reserve a spot. All programs offered by the Crawford Park District are by registration only! Heckert Nature Preserve is located at 1601 State Route 19 west of State Route 602. Look for information on other programs offered by the Crawford Park District by visiting our Facebook page. Infant Explorers: Turkeys Wednesday, November 18 5:00pm Lowe-Volk Park, 2401 State Route 598 Join Crawford Park District Naturalist Abby and baby Vincenzo for a program about turkeys that will engage your infant’s senses and get parents and baby out of the house for some fresh air! Your first instinct may be to bundle babies up and keep them indoors. However, research tells us that infants in outdoor spaces benefit from access to a wide variety of sensory stimuli which they just cannot experience indoors. Please call the Crawford Park District at 419-683-9000 to reserve a spot. All programs offered by the Crawford Park District are by registration only! Lowe-Volk Park is located 3 miles north of US Route 30. Look for information on other programs offered by the Crawford Park District by visiting our Facebook page. Book Club Tuesday, November 24 6:00pm Meeting at Lowe-Volk Park, 2401 State Route 598 Do you love nature and also love to read? With the abundance of books available for nature lovers, sometimes it is hard to choose the next great book to read. Join the Crawford Park District’s Book Club and we will figure it out together! Please call the Crawford Park District at 419-683-9000 to reserve a spot. Come armed with your favorite book about nature or a nature centered book you want to read and be ready to make your case to the club! Meetings are held at the Lowe-Volk Park Nature Center the last Tuesday of each month. All programs offered by the Crawford Park District are by registration only! Lowe-Volk Park is located 3 miles north of US Route 30. Look for information on other programs offered by the Crawford Park District by visiting our Facebook page. Sparrows Tuesday, November 24 7:00pm Lowe-Volk Park, 2401 State Route 598 Sparrows are a difficult group of birds to identify: brown, small and there are so many different species. Meet Crawford Park District Naturalist Warren Uxley at Lowe-Volk and learn the intimate behaviors and identification patterns of sparrows. Please call the Crawford Park District at 419-683-9000 to reserve a spot. All programs offered by the Crawford Park District are by registration only! Lowe-Volk Park is located 3 miles north of US Route 30. Look for information on other programs offered by the Crawford Park District by visiting our Facebook page. Birds Saturday, November 28 9:00am Sears Woods, 1486 Mt. Zion Rd. Meet Crawford Park District Naturalist Warren Uxley at Sears Woods and go looking for birds. A walk through the woods at Sears in search of the winter birds that are present this year. Each year can bring a new species of bird to our area and hopefully we will find whatever is new this year. Please call the Crawford Park District at 419-683-9000 to reserve a spot. All programs offered by the Crawford Park District are by registration only! Sears Woods is located west of Bucyrus on Mt. Zion Road. Look for information on other programs offered by the Crawford Park District by visiting our Facebook page. Viewing the Night Sky Saturday, November 28 6pm Lowe-Volk Park, 2401 State Route 598 Join members of the Crawford Park Astronomy Club as they share their knowledge and telescope skills with all who are interested in the celestial sights. Some of the targets for fall are: Jupiter – the largest planet in our solar system is ½ billion miles away, has 4 Galilean moons and over 60 other moons Saturn – is 1 billion miles away, known for its beautiful rings, and has several moons Mars – also known as the “Red Planet” will be rising in the west m-13 – was discovered in 1714, is a Globular cluster 22000 light years away, is 160 light years across, and has a ½ million solar mass m-51 – a Whirlpool Galaxy with a grand spiral design, can be found 37,000,000 light years away, and was discovered in 1773 by Charles Messier m-44 – discovered by Galileo in 1609, is a Beehive cluster, and only 500 light years away m-81 – also known as Bode’s Galaxy, is a spiral galaxy 11,000,000 light years away, and contains more than 200 globular clusters. Please call the Crawford Park District at 419-683-9000 to reserve a spot. All programs offered by the Crawford Park District are by registration only! Lowe-Volk Park is located 3 miles north of US Route 30. Look for information on other programs offered by the Crawford Park District by visiting our Facebook page. |
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