OUTDOORS EVENTS
Little Explorers: Farm Day
Thursday, May 26 5pm Lowevolk Park, 2401 State Route 598
Little Explorers is an interactive program for children ages 0-5 years. Activities will focus on stimulating the senses for infants while also engaging fine motor skills for toddlers. Join Crawford Park District Naturalist Abby and Baby Vinny for a program exploring farm life that will engage your infant’s senses, with a chance to meet farm animals! Dress for the weather as we will be outside for at least part of the program. Lowevolk Park is located 3 miles north of US Route 30. For information on other programs offered by the Crawford Park District call 419-683-9000, visit our website at www.crawfordpd. org or follow us on Facebook.
Midnight Mothing
Friday, May 27 9pm-12am Lowevolk Park, 2401 State Route 598
Ohio is home to thousands of species of beautiful moths, including the giant fuzzy Cecropia Moth. Crawford Park District staff will use bright lights and UV lights to attract our nocturnal moths to a mothing sheet. Stop in any time after dark to get an up-close look at these moths and other intriguing insects that fly in. There will even be opportunities to hold some of the bigger moths! This program is weather-dependent and will be cancelled if it is rainy or too windy. Fun for all ages! Lowe-volk Park is located 3 miles north of US Route 30. For information on other programs offered by the Crawford Park District call 419-683-9000, visit our website at www.crawfordpd.org or follow us on Facebook.
Bird Walk
Saturday, May 28 8am Sandusky Headwaters Preserve, 2400 State Route 598
Spring is almost over, which means migration is nearing an end! Join Crawford Park District Land Manager Kyle Bailey for an interactive and informative monthly bird walk. The majority of birds have passed through on their way to their breeding grounds. Large numbers of late season warblers, vireos, and flycatchers remain. We will meet in the parking lot before heading out onto the trail. Optics are recommended. Binoculars are limited and will be available on a first come first serve basis. Sandusky Headwaters Nature Preserve is located at 2400 SR 598, 3 miles north of US Route 30. For information on other programs offered by the Crawford Park District call 419-683-9000, visit our website at www.crawfordpd. org or follow us on Facebook.
Stewardship
Saturday, May 28 11am Sandusky Headwaters Preserve, 2400 State Route 598
Join Crawford Park District Land Manager Kyle Bailey for our monthly Stewardship Program where the focus will be on managing the easily identifiable and extremely invasive non-native known as Garlic Mustard. There will be a brief introduction about stewardship and our target species before heading out into the field. Closed-toe shoes, long sleeves, and pants are required. Dress for the weather. Some gloves and loppers will be available on a first come first serve basis. Sandusky Headwaters Nature Preserve is located at 2400 SR 598, 3 miles north of US Route 30. For information on other programs offered by the Crawford Park District call 419-683-9000, visit our website at www.crawfordpd.org or follow us on Facebook.
Owl Prowl
Saturday, May 28 9pm Lowe-volk Park, 2401 State Route 598
Eight species of owls call Ohio home with only four species being full-time residents. Join Crawford Park District staff to learn about these amazing avian predators of the night. We will meet in the Nature Center to learn about our local owls, then head outside for a night hike searching for roosting birds in our woods. Binoculars are recommended. Lowevolk Park is located 3 miles north of US Route 30. For information on other programs offered by the Crawford Park District call 419-683-9000, visit our website at www.crawfordpd. org or follow us on Facebook.
Viewing the Night Sky
Saturday, May 28 9pm 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 spring are:
Pleiades (M45) – the brightest star cluster in the sky. It looks like a small dipper, but it is not the Little Dipper.
Little Dipper – an asterism in Ursa Minor. It is very faint, but still visible when you know where to look.
Big Dipper – an asterism in Ursa Major. It is also home to a nice double star.
Orion Nebula (M42) – a region of active star formation 1,500 light-years away. A very nice site to view through a telescope.
Rosette Nebula (NGC 2237) – an impressive cluster of stars and nebula 5,000 light-years away
Beehive Cluster (M44) – it is amazing how many stars are in this object which can be viewed in the constellation Cancer
Globular Cluster (M5) – one of the oldest globular clusters in the Milky Way
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 information on other programs offered by the Crawford Park District call 419-6839000, visit our website at www.crawfordpd.org or follow us on Facebook.
Flycatchers
Sunday, May 29 3pm Lowe-volk Park, 2401 State Route 598
Among nature’s supreme athletes, flycatchers enliven our fields and woodlands with their magnificent flight skills. Meet Crawford Park District Naturalist Warren Uxley for a Powerpoint program followed by an outdoor excursion to observe flycatchers. Lowe-volk Park is located 3 miles north of US Route 30. For information on other programs offered by the Crawford Park District call 419-6839000, visit our website at www.crawfordpd.org or follow us on Facebook.