Build a Bird Feeder: From 5 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 7 at Lowe-Volk Park
February is National Bird Feeding Month! The Crawford Park District invites you to come and celebrate with us. It is a great time to make a tasty treat for our feathery friends that stay here for winter. Not all birds eat the same food, so we will have a variety of feeders to make. Stop in the Nature Center to make a birdfeeder to take home with you. The birds will thank you!
History of Sears Woods: 6 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 8 at Lowe-Volk Park.
Before Sears Woods was a State Nature Preserve, it belonged to the family of Paul B. Sears, a renowned ecologist from Crawford County. The Crawford invites you to come and join family, friends, and neighbors of Sears Woods as they tell their stories of this great forest. If you have stories or photos of Sears Woods to share, we invite to bring them as well.
Recycling: From 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Feb. 10 at Lowe-Volk Park (due to the weather, there may not be volunteers available to assist with unloading)
The Colonel Crawford Lions Club and The Friends of the Crawford Park District will host the recycling day and will have a RECYCLE DAY the second Saturday of each month through the year.
We will be accepting:
Cardboard
Clear/brown/green/blue glass (separate by color)
#1 (PETE) plastics
#2 (HDPE) plastics (colors do not have to be separated)
Newspaper/magazines/office paper/junk mail
Steel cans
Aluminum cans
Household batteries
Eyeglasses
CFL lightbulbs – from households only, no businesses please
Laptops, tablets & cell phones.
——–NO ELECTRONICS – NO COMPUTER TOWERS – NO COMPUTER MONITORS -OR- TELEVISIONS—————–
Any recyclables taken to the Crawford Park District, outside of the second Saturday of every month do not get credited to the Park District. If you would like the money generated from recycling to go to them, you must take your recyclables to the Park District during their monthly collections.
Movie in the Park: At 2 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 11 at Lowe-Volk Park
Are the winter blahs getting to you? The Crawford Park District invites you to come to the Lowe-Volk Park Nature Center and watch a movie about mischievous animals. Bring a pillow and blanket, and we’ll provide the popcorn. Please call the Park District to register.
Puppet Pals: Are You Sleeping?
This event will be held at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 15 and at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 16 at Lowe-Volk Park.
The Crawford Park District invites families to join a Forest Puppet Pal that wanders a woodland in search of other forest animals that might be awake in the winter. From feathery birds to furry mammals, our Forest Puppet Pal will have many adventures to find out “Are you sleeping?” Puppet show will include a kids’ activity. For kids ages 3-7 and their parents.
Birds & Coffee: 8 to 10 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 17 at Lowe-Volk Park.
The Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) happens every year in February. This count gives researchers a snapshot of bird distribution and abundance. The Crawford Park District invites participants to help count birds at the Nature Center’s bird feeders and also be treated to some coffee and light refreshments. A take-home component of this program will enable participants to count birds at their own homes and submit data to the GBBC. Come for fifteen minutes or stay for the duration, just come and help with this great citizen science project.
Lowe-Volk Park is located three miles north of US Route 30. For more information, contact the Crawford Park District office at 419-683-9000. Look for information on other programs offered by the Crawford Park District by visiting their website at www.crawfordparkdistrict.org or by visiting the district’s Facebook page.