ST. MICHAEL —
It’s all about having fun, but with an educational twist.
The Cambria County Conservation District hosted its 12th annual Family Days – A Natural World Exploration event at Disaster’s Edge in the 1889 Park on Tuesday and Wednesday, with the purpose of educating children and their families about environmental issues and wildlife.
The program is geared toward 8- to 12-year-olds.
“We provide hands-on activities for kids and teach them about their surroundings and how to care for the environment in order for them to enjoy and understand it,” said Mary Ellen Bard, administrative assistant with the conservation district.
On both days, the Drake Well Museum’s Mobile Energy Education Training Unit from Titusville, Crawford County, offered participants lessons on renewable and nonrenewable energy.
Stations were set up around the park where children listened to presentations on pollination, butterflies and moths, and water.
A special program on the golden-winged warbler, a state songbird whose habitat is being threatened, focused on what is being done to keep the bird thriving.
The state game commission showed kids how to shoot an air rifle and offered safety tips.
A highlight Wednesday was handlers from the wildlife TV show “Wild World of Animals,” who showed off a variety of specimens.
“They’re bringing in larger animals that you don’t see everyday around here,” Bard said.
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