ST. MICHAEL —
It’s being billed as two days of family fun with an educational twist.
The Cambria County Conservation District will host its 12th annual Family Days – A Natural World Exploration event July 24 and 25 at Disaster’s Edge in the 1889 Park with the goal of educating children and their families about environmental issues and wildlife.
“We’ll have interactive stations set up that are hands-on and each day we will offer different activities,” said Mary Ellen Bard, administrative assistant with the conservation district.
The program is geared more toward 5- to 13-year-olds, but is open to all Cambria County children and their families.
“We don’t have a theme, but the program will focus on energy and how you can conserve and reserve that energy and also wildlife initiatives that are going on in the county,” Bard said.
On both days, the Drake Well Museum’s Mobile Energy Education Training Unit from Titusville, Crawford County, will be on hand and offer lessons on renewable and nonrenewable energy.
There will be presentations on pollination, butterflies and water. A special program on the golden-winged warbler, a state songbird whose habitat is being threatened, will focus on what is being done to keep the bird thriving in the area.
The state game commission will teach event participants how to shoot an air rifle and offer safety techniques.
A highlight of the second day will be a wildlife show by Wild World of Animals. Handlers will bring 14 different animals.
“They have been on TV, so we’re excited they’ll be here and it’ll be something different for the kids,” Bard said.
Drinks and snacks will be provided each day, but those attending are encouraged to bring a lunch.
Space is limited to roughly 120 participants per day. Bard said spots are filling up quickly.
“Our goal is to make kids more aware of their surroundings and what they can do to protect and reserve our environment so they can have a good life in the county,” she said.
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