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Sat 20 Sep
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
Sat 20 Sep
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
Sat 20 Sep
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
Mon 22 Sep
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
Thu 25 Sep
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
Sat 27 Sep
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
Mon 29 Sep
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