Children's Nature Programs:
No School Day at the VIC: Winter Botany
1 January 2014 | 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Trees of the Adirondacks: Conifer in Monarch Meadow by the VIC building

Find life, even in the cold of Adirondack winters in this day of winter botanical discovery! Join VIC Educator Michelle Berrus and search for winter botanical life in our mixed forest and wetland ecosystem.  Learn about tree ecology and become a plant detective.  Create winter plant sculptures and play botanical games. Bring your outdoor clothes for walking and playing in the snow, and food for snack and lunch. 

Reservations are required.  Reserve your place by 5:00 PM, Sunday, 29 December 2013 by calling 518-327-6241. The fee is $35 per person, $25 for Friends of the VIC.

No School Days at the Paul Smiths VIC

This event is part of VIC's No School Days Program, which provides half-day and full-day environmental education sessions to teach children aged 7-11 to become VIC eco-explorers, learning about the natural world in the Adirondack Mountains.   Activities include: hiking, exploring the marsh, playing games, and making arts and crafts. We will focus on sensory awareness, creative thinking, listening comprehension, empathy development, and having fun. No School Day programming is led by VIC Ecologist - Naturalist Michelle Berrus. For additional dates when No School Days programming is offered, click here.