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Tom Knisely

Media Relations Specialist

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tknisely@threeriversparkdistrict.org

FAMILY PROGRAMS IN THREE RIVERS PARK DISTRICT

WEEK OF DECEMBER 22-28

IN THE NORTH METRO

Feeding Frenzy

Sunday, December 22, from 1-3 p.m., at Eastman Nature Center, in Elm Creek Park Reserve, Dayton. Look on as the salamanders snack, toads and turtles taste, and frogs feed. Watch the swallowing snakes. Drop in anytime. This program is free and open to all ages.

Free Family Fun Day: Holiday Traditions

Sunday, December 22, from 1-3 p.m., at Kroening Interpretive Center, in North Mississippi Regional Park, Minneapolis. Drop in anytime! Explore a different topic each week through hands-on activities that everyone can enjoy at their own pace. This program is free and open to all ages.

Feeling Furs and Scopin Skulls

Saturday, December 28, from 1-4 p.m., at Eastman Nature Center, in Elm Creek Park Reserve, Dayton. Discover mammal adaptations by examining skulls and furs. Teeth do tell tales. Drop in anytime. This program is free and open to all ages.

IN THE SOUTH METRO

Free Family Fun Days: Wildlife Watch

Sunday, December 22, from 3-4 p.m., at Richardson Nature Center, in Hyland Lake Park Reserve, Bloomington. Drop in anytime! Explore a different topic each week through hands-on activities that everyone can enjoy at their own pace. This program is free and open to all ages.

Winter in Motion

Saturday, December 28, from 1-2:30 p.m., at Richardson Nature Center, in Hyland Lake Park Reserve, Bloomington. Celebrate winter with activities that will heat you up! Well take advantage of current snow and ice conditions. Activities may include snowshoeing, building quinzee shelters, tossing snow snakes and kicksledding. Come dressed for slipping, sliding and stomping in the snow and over the ice. Equipment is provided. Cost is $5 and there is a 20 percent discount for groups of four or more. This program is open to all ages.

About Three Rivers Park District

Three Rivers Park District is a natural resources-based park system that manages park reserves, regional parks, regional trails and special-use facilities in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. The Park District offers facilities for every season, including picnicking, swimming, creative play, boating, fishing, downhill skiing,

snowboarding, golf, camping and sledding; extensive trails for hiking, biking, in-line skating, horseback riding, cross-country skiing and snowshoeing, as well as program sites for nature, recreation, historic and farm education.

Three Rivers Park Districts mission is to promote environmental stewardship through recreation and education in a natural resources-based park system. The Park District owns and operates more than 27,000 acres and serves more than 9.5 million visitors a year.

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