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To Editors of
Calendars and Event Listings
Ferry Beach State Park
95 Bayview Road
Saco, ME 04072
Contact: Andy Hutchinson, Phone/FAX: (207) 865-4465
Date: August 28, 2015
For Immediate Release
(Please
run daily through September 30, 2015)
Saco, Maine: Ferry Beach State Park offers
nature programs every Wednesday in September.
Nature programs may include walks, talks, and activities in a beautiful
natural setting.
Half-hour
programs for preschoolers and their caregivers will take place at 11:00 AM and
will include a story and a fun, hands-on activity. 45-minute programs for all ages will take
place at 2:00 PM. Participants meet at
the Nature Center. All programs are led by staff from Wolfe’s Neck Woods State
Park.
No
reservations are needed. Nature programs are free with park admission. Admission
is $1.00 for ages 5-11; $4.00 for Maine residents ages 12-64; $6.00 for
non-residents ages 12-64; $2.00 for non-residents 65 and older. Persons under 5
and Maine residents 65 and older are free.
9/2
Dynamic Dunes – Discover how dunes are created and find out what
lives in them. 2:00 PM, 45 minutes,
weather permitting. Free with park admission. Ferry Beach State Park, Saco. 207-283-0067.
9/9 Tupelo
Trail Walk – Get to
know the unusual tupelo tree and other flora and fauna of our beautiful forest,
swamp, and bog. 2:00 PM, 45 minutes, weather permitting. Free with park
admission. Ferry Beach State Park, Saco. (207) 283-0067.
9/16
Whales and Tales – Learn about the Nature Center’s newest feature, the
Pilot Whale, along with other common animals found in the Gulf of Maine.
2:00pm, 45 minutes. Free with park admission. Ferry Beach State Park, Saco. (207)
283-0067.
9/23
Forest Detective – The forest is an open book, if you know how to read
it. Learn how on this fascinating tour. 2:00 PM, 45 minutes, weather
permitting. Free with park admission. Ferry Beach State Park, Saco. (207) 283-0067.
9/30
Six Trees You’ll Find Here – Learn how to identify six common trees and how they
help us to understand their ecosystem.
2:00 PM, 45 minutes, weather permitting. Free with park admission. Ferry
Beach State Park, Saco. (207) 283-0067.
For more information, please call the park at (207) 283-0067, or
visit us online: www.maine.gov/ferrybeach
Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Bureau of Parks and Lands
www.parksandlands.com
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