Come discover your neighborhood national park at the third annual National Park Service Science Festival, a free, family event on Friday, April 27, 2012 7:00pm – 10:00pm and Saturday, April 28th 11:00am-4:00pm at Paramount Ranch in Agoura Hills.
Last year more than 2500 people enjoyed the two-day event. Anticipating a high turnout, the festival has expanded its programs and activities for all ages.
On Friday evening, join park rangers, scientists, and local museums for a nighttime park adventure. Creep along trails listening for nighttime animal sounds, learn how bats are counted and captured, collect bugs using special lights, learn original campfire songs, see a live animal show, and brush up on astronomy during a “night sky party.†Visitors to the night event are encouraged to bring flashlights.
On Saturday, a variety of special presentations and hands on demonstrations promise to delight participants young and old. Learn about the survival of mountain lions in the Santa Monica Mountains, join a bi-lingual nature hike, or experience a simulated dive from Channel Islands National Park. Touch tanks filled with live marine tide pool critters will teach people about the rocky intertidal environment.
Scientists from Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, Channel Islands National Park, and Cabrillo National Monument will give presentations on the science occurring in the parks.
Visitors to the Saturday festival are encouraged to bring lunch, water and a hat. A few food vendors will be available on-site.
For directions and a full schedule of events:
http://www.nps.gov/samo/sciencefestival.htm
For more information please call the National Park Service Visitor Center at 805-370-2301.
This event is co-sponsored by the Natural Park Service, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, California Science Center, Children’s Nature Institute, and Santa Monica Mountains Fund.
