SOUTH SALEM, N.Y. - The Wolf Conservation Center has announced an exciting list of offerings for the upcoming winter months, including their after school program for grades 2-5 and events that give visitors a unique opportunity to learn about and experience wolves up close.
Wildlife Explorers After School
Take a walk on the wild side and join in at the Wolf Conservation Center (WCC) as they explore the natural world and give the young animal lover in your family a chance to thrive among wolves and other woodland critters! The afterschool program tailored for grades 2-5 gives ample opportunity to be immersed in the natural world while also focusing on activities centered around ecology, wildlife, wolf conservation and biology, and more. Each session involves activities including games or crafts that are designed to teach information about wolves and nature, while also having fun!
The program includes opportunities for your child to:
Learn all about wolves: Wolf 101.
Discover the various animals living in Northeast forests – coyotes, foxes, bobcats, and more!
Create crafts using natural materials.
Play a unique game of hide and seek using tracking and telemetry tools that real wolf biologists use in the field!
Create plaster paw prints. They’re great for show and tell!
Learn how to set wildlife cameras and capture photos of elusive animals.
Cook delicious snacks over a campfire.
And more!
This program runs on the following Thursdays:
Jan. 15, 22, 29; Feb. 5, 12, 26; March 5, 12, 19
Pre-registration is required.
Fees: $252 per child. Headlamp included with registration fee!
This program is for children in grades 2-5.
To register, click here.
NOTE: The confirmation email may go to your spam/junk folder. Please check your email before contacting us. If you receive the confirmation email, your name will be on a list. There are no tickets.
Winter Howl
Enjoy visiting the wolves during their favorite hour – dusk. Learn about the mythology, biology and ecology of wolf families and discover why winter is a magical time for packs in North America. Guests will take a short sunset hike to howl with Ambassador wolves Nikai, Silas, and Kinari, and will potentially behold the WCC’s critically endangered red wolves and Mexican wolves. Please bring flashlights.
Pre-registration is required here.
Fees: $20 per person
Programs & Events
To see the Wolf Conservation Center’s full program calendar, click here.
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