Programs & Events

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Welty Fall Fest – Sunday Oct. 13

Bring the whole family out to Beckman Mill County Park for an afternoon of old-fashioned, outdoor fall fun!  Included in your admission fee is making life-sized scarecrows, carving festive jack-o-lanterns, pressing fresh apple cider, making dried flower arrangements, and guided nature hikes through the oak savanna restoration, wetland boardwalk and woods trail.

Bakers are encouraged to bake a fruit or vegetable pie (no cream pies please) for judging.  You could win a membership to the Friends of the Welty Environmental Center!  Pies are sold by the piece after judging takes place at 12:30pm.  Please bring a list of ingredients in your pie for people with food allergies.

Concessions will be available for sale at the event as well.

Register by:  no registration

Limited to:  no limit

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Carving pumpkins
at the annual Fall Family Harvest Festival

Making dried flower arrangements at the annual Fall Family Harvest Festival

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Enter a homemade pie at the annual Fall Family Harvest Festival

Make a jack-o-lantern and a scarecrow to take home at the annual Fall Family Harvest Festival

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Teen Volunteer Naturalist Training

Are you between the ages of 13 and 17 years, love being outside and working with kids, and looking for a place to grow your talents?  The Welty Environmental Center needs you!

You may need to complete a certain amount of service hours for graduation, so why not enjoy the experience. 

Come to this training to get the basics of working outdoors and with children, and have a chance to have a say in this summer’s programming.  All activities will be hands on and outdoors as much as possible, so dress accordingly.  Bring a friend if you like.  All participants will need to bring a lunch, but snacks are provided.

Cost:  FREE!

Register by: Monday, March 3rd, 2014

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