Helping Georgia kids & families get outside, active, and connected with nature
A one-day (or weekend event) – don’t miss it!
Scout leaders – bring your Cub Scouts, Daisies, Brownies, and Junior Girl Scouts to Autrey Mill Nature Preserve in Johns Creek to earn a badge, belt loop, etc. Scouts can attend on their own or with their troop/den, but parents must stay with their Scouts. Get more info on their website or download the Cub Scout PDF or Girl Scout Flyer PDF.
Not every reason to get outside happens during the day. Some of the most special and memorable times to be outside are after dark. Sunday, September 27 offers a very rare opportunity to see a lunar eclipse of a “supermoon.” Here’s a great video from NASA explaining what that is, and how long until it will happen again:
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Be ready to see it starting at 9:06 p.m.!
To give Georgia residents an opportunity to get a great look (weather permitting), the observatory at the Tellus Museum in Cartersville is open until 8 p.m. – 12:30 a.m.! They also have other cool things happening, like moon rock exhibits, to make your trip extra worth-while.
This Saturday, September 26, 2015, is a great opportunity to get free admission to many of Georgia’s state parks! Volunteer to help with one of their family-friendly projects, and you may also come away with some knowledge you can use to improve your home environment, too. A number of parks are building pollinator gardens – help them build their demo garden, and learn to plant your own to attract and feed butterflies, bees, birds and other important pollinators in your own yard.
Other opportunities include a shore sweep clean-up at Lake Lanier, building a butterfly habitat, and trail cleanup. Budding archaeologists can help with artifact inventory at Chief Vann House and history buffs can even help spruce up Fort Morris (with a free lunch thrown in!). Some locations, like Sloppy Floyd State Park, are also featuring great events for the kids like a live reptile show, archery lessons, and canoe demonstrations.
See the full list on the Georgia State Parks website – but take note that this lists all events for the weekend, some of which are not free volunteer admission opportunities (like the Sunrise Boat tour on Crooked River or the Wild Cave Tour at Cloudland Canyon).