Public Safety Outreach and Community Engagement YMCA (public safety vehicles)

August 20, 2019, 2:45 PM - 4:15 PM @ YMCA/MCC

This event is open to the public and all ages are invited. You do NOT need to be a member of the YMCA to participate. We will be in banquet rooms A/B upstairs.

Super Spiders

August 17, 2019, 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM @ Nature Center

(AGES 4-10, WITH ADULT, 11+) Spiders are nature’s bug zappers! Meet live spiders and learn about webs and spider silk. Make a spider craft to take home. Hike to look for orb, funnel, jumping and crab spiders. Wear shoes suitable for hiking. FEE: $5/CHILD; Register by Thursday, August 15th at online by www.maplewoodnaturecenter.com and click on the RegisterOnline-Go button, or call 651-249-2170. Activity #16463

Monarchs / Monarcas

August 24, 2019, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM @ Nature Center

For those who speak Spanish or English or both! Learn more about how the monarch butterfly makes an amazing connection between Minnesota and Mexico, and learn about other incredible butterflies, too. Learn how scientists can tag a butterfly by putting a tiny sticker on their wing. Sip lemonade just like a butterfly, do a monarch craft, and explore the wildflower gardens to learn more about how we can help butterflies by creating habitat. All presentations will be given in both English and Spanish together. Para aquellos que hablan español o inglés o ambos! Aprende más sobre cómo la mariposa monarca hace una conexión sorprendente entre Minnesota y México, y aprende también acerca de otras increíbles mariposas. Aprende cómo los científicos pueden marcar una mariposa, colocando una pequeña etiqueta en su ala. Bebe limonada como una mariposa, crea una artesanía de Monarca, explora los jardines de flores silvestres y aprende más sobre cómo podemos ayudar a las mariposas creando hábitat

Prairie Walk at Gladstone Preserve

August 27, 2019, 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM @ At Gladstone Preserve, Southwest Corner of Frost and English

Explore the Colorful grasses and wildflowers; catch and release lively crickets and grasshoppers in the newly restored prairie at the historical Gladstone Preserve. Learn how the prairie was restored; Go on a self-guided scavenger hunt, and return to the tent for your prairie prize. If rainy, event will be cancelled. Free! Preregister by August 25th,

End of Summer Celebration

August 21, 2019, 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM