A 60th anniversary celebration of the Pioneers Park Nature Center will be held Saturday. The Wild Adventures event is free to everyone and will run from 1 to 4 p.m. at the west end of Pioneers Park.
It will include hands-on nature-based activities, live animals art and games. All prairie trails will be open and tours will be given at the historic Cunningham School and Hudson Cabin.
A portion of the road past the Nature Center gates and the Bison Loop will be closed during the event to accommodate pedestrians. “Since 1963 the Nature Center has served as an environmental education center and wildlife sanctuary,” says Andrea Faas, Pioneers Park Nature Center Coordinator.
The Pioneers Park Nature Center includes 668 acres of tallgrass prairie, two interpretive facilities, one programming building, woodlands, wetlands, various gardens, and a stream. The more than eight miles of hiking trails wind through various habitats and take visitors past non-releasable raptor exhibits and a small herd of bison.
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