March 12, 2010 March Break Night Tour March 12-Night Tour - 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM. Pre- registering required. You must receive a confirmation to be eligible for this event. For more information or to pre-register, please phone 902-758-5316 or email legacycentre@gov.ns.ca. Join us in an easy, guided night time walk of the Shubenacadie Provincial Wildlife Park. Bring a flashlight and get a nocturnal view of the park and its inhabitants. Dress for the weather. The fee for adults is $7.00, children $3.00. Cash only. All ages welcome. If bad weather or roads are anticipated those registered will be contacted about cancellation by 4:00 pm on March 12th.

 

March 13, 2010 MARCH BREAK AT THE WILDLIFE PARK 2010 March Break Shubenacadie Wildlife Park Open Hours. The park will be open March 13, 14, 20 and 21 from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. The park will be open week days March 15-19 from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Park admission is: $2.50 for adults, $1.50 for youth (age 6-17), children 5 and under are free! 2010 March Break Activities at the Greenwing Legacy Centre Located on the Wildlife Park Grounds Open March Break Week Day Mornings Only From 9:30 to 12:30.

 

March 15, 2010 March break March 15— Owl day 9:30 to 12:30. Drop in and come learn some fascinating things about owls. Join our activity and craft for $2, to become an owlet and make an owl puppet to take home.

 

March 16- Moose Day 9:30 to 12:30. Drop in and learn about the endangered status of the Nova Scotia Mainland Moose. View moose antlers and moose scat, and for $2 create a moose in its habitat to take home with you.

 

March 17, 2010 March Break March 17- Sable Island day 9:30-12:30-. Drop in and learn about the incredible array of animals that were introduced to Sable Island by watching a slide show and puppet show. Make a Sable Island work of art for $2 using sand, the building block of the island.

 

March 17, 2010 March Break Sable Island Presentation with a Night Tour! March 17- Sable Island Presentation with a Night Tour! 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM. Pre- registering required. You must receive a confirmation to be eligible for this event. For more information or to pre register, please call 902 758 5316 or email legacycentre@gov.ns.ca . There will be a 30 minute slide show presentation on Sable Island and its horses. Then join us in an easy, guided night time walk of the Shubenacadie Provincial Wildlife Park, where we will see Sable Island Horses and other wildlife. Dress for the weather and get a nocturnal view of the park. The fee for adults is $7.00, children $3.00. Cash only. All ages welcome. If bad weather or roads are anticipated those registered will be contacted about cancellation by 4:00 pm on March 17th.

 

March 18, 2010 March Break March 18 -Greenwing bird nest boxes -9:30 -12:30 -. Pre- registering required. You must receive a confirmation to be eligible for this event. For more information or to pre register, please call 902 758 5316 or email legacycentre@gov.ns.ca . Come help us build and erect (weather pending) bird nest boxes. The nest boxes constructed will be left at the park to increase the nesting areas for song birds and waterfowl. This is a family project or for older children age 8 and up as some complex motor skills are required. There will also be a nest making craft for $2 using twigs and mud which the children can take home with them.

 

March 19, 2010 March Break March 19-Cattail Day 9:30-12:30 Drop in and learn the importance of the familiar cattail to wildlife in the wetlands, such as muskrats, red-winged black birds, and bittern. Get involved in the following activity and craft for $2. Build and explore a cattail and understand how they work. Make a spectacular cattail craft.

 

March 19, 2010 March Break March 19- Guided Hike 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM "It's just a swamp isn't it? Understanding the value of wetlands" on St. Andrew’s Marsh Trail, 2 km. Pre- registering required. You must receive a confirmation to be eligible for this event. For more information or to pre register, please call 902 758 5316 or email legacycentre@gov.ns.ca. Depending on the weather this event may be cancelled. Join Krista Hilchey, with Nova Scotia's Environment Department, on a leisurely hike to discuss why Nova Scotia is taking steps to prevent the loss of wetlands in Nova Scotia (hint: It might be because they are awesome!). Learn about the many functions of wetlands that contribute to healthy water and healthy ecosystems, and have fun learning about these sometimes misunderstood habitats! Most appropriate for adults and older children (Grade 6 and up), but families with younger children are welcome!

 

March 26, 2010 Night Tour Shubenacadie Provincial Wildlife Park March 26- 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM. Pre- registering required. You must receive a confirmation to be eligible for this event. Join us in an easy, guided early spring, moonlight walk of the Shubenacadie Provincial Wildlife Park. Dress for the weather and get a nocturnal view of the park and its inhabitants. The fee for adults is $7.00, children $3.00. Cash only. All ages welcome. If bad weather or roads are anticipated those registered will be contacted about cancellation by 4:00 pm on March 26th. For more information or to pre register, please call 902 758 5316 or email legacycentre@gov.ns.ca.

 

 

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