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Fungus Among Us!
Saturday, September 20, 2025 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Point Au Roche State Park
MEETS AT DEEP BAY PARKING LOT. Join a Park Educator on a guided hike to
explore the mycological world of our forests. We will identify mushrooms found
on the trail and learn about their ecological importance along the way. All
ages welcome.
Registration: Not required
Fiber Arts Club
Saturday, September 20, 2025 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Point Au Roche State Park
A safe space where people who love fiber arts can enjoy nature, craft,
and chat. All experience levels
welcome. Bring your own crochet,
knitting, embroidery, cross stitch, or other craft to work on or come start a
new project!
Registration: Not required
Sustainability Saturday - Eat your invasive: Autumn Olive
Saturday, September 20, 2025 01:30 PM - 02:30 PM
Point Au Roche State Park
Join us for this month's Sustainability Saturday! We have plenty of
invasive species in the park, but did you know some of them are actually
edible?! This month we will learn to identify our beautiful yet pervasive
autumn olive and cut some back as a group, then we will cover some ways you can
prepare the berries for eating!
Registration: Not required
Little Explorers – Mushrooms!
Monday, September 22, 2025 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Point Au Roche State Park
Join a park naturalist for our nature-themed story and playtime for ages
0-5! Come explore with stories, songs, and art projects from 10-10:30, then
stay for some outdoor playtime! We may
have enjoyed our dry, sunny summer, but our forests have been waiting for a
good drink! The rain reveals all our beautiful, weird, and sometimes tasty
mushrooms that grow locally, so come learn about these strange lifeforms and go
on a mushroom hunt around the nature center!
Registration: Not required
Dyes From Nature with Alice Miner Museum
Thursday, September 25, 2025 05:00 PM - 06:30 PM
Point Au Roche State Park
Come learn about the
wealth of natural dyestuffs found in field and forest by doing some dyeing
right here in the park! We will talk about dye techniques, materials and forest
sources for dyes, build our own dyebath drawn from the woods around us, and
produce yarn and fabric samples to take home. All experience levels
welcome. Most appropriate for adults and
interested older children and teens.
Registration: Not required
Autumn Art in the Park
Saturday, September 27, 2025 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Point Au Roche State Park
Anyone can
buy wreaths and garland from a big box craft store. Wouldn't you love to be able to say you made
them yourself? Learn about the origins
of some ancient autumnal traditions and craft a few of your own using all
natural materials found right here in the park! We will have activities like found object art and mud kitchen play for
our smaller crafters as well!
Registration: Not required
Little Explorers – Leaves!
Monday, September 29, 2025 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Point Au Roche State Park
Join a park naturalist for our nature-themed story and playtime for ages
0-5! Come explore with stories, songs, and art projects from 10-10:30, then
stay for some outdoor playtime! The
trees start looking real pretty this time of year, so we will be learning about
trees and why their leaves change color. Come enjoy the fall colors in the
park!
Registration: Not required