Visit a pond and a vernal pool to scoop and observe sample invertebrate animals. Walk through Fort Refuge and discuss the emerging spring and the order of nature appearing and regrowth. Keep your eyes and ears open for salamanders and frogs and spring bird migrants like Red-winged Blackbirds, Common Grackles, and Eastern Phoebes.
Fort Nature Refuge, (Rt. 5), 1443 Providence Pike, North Smithfield, RI; March 25, 2023; 1:00-3:00 pm; Fee: $10/member; $14/non-member. Ages: 12 and up.