End your day with a relaxing tour of our lake and river. Learn about the park’s history and watch how scenery and animal life changes with the setting sun. Register in advance. $8 per adult $6 for children 12 and under. $5 park pass.
Bugs! Bugs! Bugs!
Let’s go bug hunting! Did you know that there are over 13,000 insects and spiders in Florida? That figure doesn’t even include all of the other groups that people call “bugs”, but is still much larger than all of the mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish and plants put together!
Our instructor, David Almquist, is the invertebrate zoologist at the Florida Natural Areas Inventory and has been working with Florida bugs for over 18 years. David, assisted by his 10-year old son Lukas, will lead an exploratory nature hike that will provide insight into the abundance, diversity, habits and ecology of some of the bugs that occur at Birdsong and probably in your backyard. We will capture a variety of them, hopefully including dung beetles, and examine them close up.
This program is geared primarily towards children, but parents, naturalists and other adults are welcome and will find this to be an enlightening and enjoyable field experience. Wear long pants and closed-toed shoes for stepping off the trails, bring a net if you have one, and bring mosquito repellent, sunscreen, and water.
$4 Friends, $8 nonmembers, children half price.
Please contact us by Friday, July 29th at 4PM, to let us know you are coming.
Bugs, Bugs, Bugs!
Let’s go bug hunting! Did you know that there are over 13,000 insects and spiders in Florida? That figure doesn’t even include all of the other groups that people call “bugs”, but is still much larger than all of the mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish and plants put together! Our instructor, David Almquist, is the invertebrate zoologist at the Florida Natural Areas Inventory and has been working with Florida bugs for over 18 years. David, assisted by his 10-year old son Lukas, will lead an exploratory nature hike that will provide insight into the abundance, diversity, habits and ecology of some of the bugs that occur at Birdsong and probably in your backyard. We will capture a variety of them, hopefully including dung beetles, and examine them close up.
This program is geared primarily towards children, but parents, naturalists and other adults are welcome and will find this to be an enlightening and enjoyable field experience. Wear long pants and closed-toed shoes for stepping off the trails, bring a net if you have one, and bring mosquito repellent, sunscreen, and water.
$4 Friends, $8 nonmembers, children half price. RESERVATIONS, PLEASE. Contact us by Friday, June 24th, at noon.
Full Moon Paddle
Join us on Lake Kolomoki for a full moon paddle with a kayak or canoe. We will meet at the boat ramp near the campground. Participants must call the park office to register, space is limited. Life jackets and paddles will be provided for those who use a park boat. Double and single kayaks are available.
Junior Rangers Camp
This week-long Junior Ranger Camp is for children ages 6�12. Kids will get hands-on experience with our native Gopher Tortoises and other wildlife�from alligators to Oak trees�through special projects each day while earning Junior Ranger badges. Parents are welcome. Pre-registration required by March 21st/June 6th.
Easter Egg Hunt at Kolomoki
All ages are welcome to join us at the Visitor Center to hunt Easter eggs and take pictures with the Easter Bunny. Ages will be divided up 0-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-11 and 12 . Be on the look out for the golden egg which holds the grand prize! Call the park office for more details.
Azalea Festival
The 2016 Valdosta – Lowndes Azalea Festival will be held on Saturday and Sunday, March 12 and 13. Attendees from all over the Southeast will enjoy one of our area’s beautiful parks filled with more than 140 vendors, three stages of entertainment, a huge food court, a 5K race, a 1-mile fun walk/run, and a KidZone with a waterball ride, frisbee chasing k-9s, inflatable attractions, children’s train ride, pony rides, a rock wall, a live tiger presented by Tiger Stripes Animal Sanctuary, carriage rides, and a Humane Society pet contest. Other areas of the park will feature a classic car and bike show (motorcycles on Saturday, cars on Sunday), a mechanical bull ride, racing pigs, a plant sale by Wiregrass Technical College, roaming clowns and jugglers, a euro-bungee ride, and a whole lot more! This event has become a regional festival attracting vendors and attendees from all over the southeastern United States.