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Public Programs for Ages 1-5

Update: All Nature Storytime and Nature Tykes programs are temporarily suspended in accordance with the Stay Home, Stay Safe Executive Order.

LSNC offers two types of programs for children ages 2-5 to learn and explore in an outdoor setting. Join us as we meet animals up close, hike in Black Pond Woods, play educational games, and make friends.

Nature Storytime

Who: Children ages 2-5 and their caregivers
When: Every Wednesday and select Sundays from 10:00-11:00 AM
 

Nature Tykes

Who: Drop-off program for children ages 4 and 5
When: Wednesday mornings from 9:45 - 11:15 AM
Policies: We are working to get all of our program policies online. Families are invited to review the Nature Tykes Behavior Policy when enrolling their child in the program.

 

 

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Using birds in therapeutic treatment dates back to 18th-Century England; Florence Nightingale famously carried a rescued owl in her pocket while she nursed her patients.