Endangered Species Day Celebration
Parker River NWR Visitor Center
Saturday May 19, 2018
1 pm to 4 pm
Endangered Species Day Celebration
Parker River National Wildlife Refuge
Learn more about endangered species and have fun while doing
it! Join us for our first annual:
For more information, visit https://www.fws.gov/refuge/parker_river/ or
call 978-465-5753
Crafts and activities include:
• Make Your Own Piping Plover
• Live Blanding’s Turtles
• Beach Sand Discovery Kit
• Mad about Monarchs
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Learn about whales of the Gulf of
Maine at 1 pm and 3 pm.
Winners of the first annual Beach
Birds Youth Art contest will be
announced at 3 pm!
Endangered Species Day Celebration
Saturday, May 19th from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m
Celebrate Endangered Species Day with Parker River National Wildlife Refuge! Join us for
fun crafts and games that teach about endangered species which live in our area. Planned
activities include: build your own plover, Monarch gardening, beach sand discovery, and
much more.
Specific Activities from 1-3pm include:
• Make you own piping plover -- Make your own piping plovers adults and chicks to take home (or
add to our exhibit)!
• Blandings Turtle Live! -- Students from River Valley Charters School will bring blandings turtles
that they have been head-starting in their classroom, and teach us all about these special turtles
that live right in our own back yard.
• Beach Sand Discovery Kit -- Come take a closer look at our beach sand, and discover what
makes each beach unique! You will never look at sand the same way again!
• Tigers, Elephants, Crocodiles, Oh My! -- Did you know that US Fish and Wildlife Service protects
tigers, elephants, and all wildlife living in other countries? Come look at some items confiscated
by USFWS's Wildlife Inspectors and learn about the International laws that protect our most
iconic wildlife.
• Mad about Monarchs (2 Activities)
oThe Monarch Lady, Katie Banks will show kids how to make seed balls and plant milkweed
and nectar plants to take home and create Monarch habitat in their neighborhood.
oMake a Monarch exhibit -- color in your own monarchs and add it to our migrating Monarch
butterfly exhibit
Timed Activities:
• Whales of Gulf of Maine: Join Refuge Volunteer Emmalee Tarry to learn all
about whales of the Gulf of Maine, with special emphasis on Right Whales. Models
whales will be available after the presentation for demonstration. Two sessions
are offered, both suitable for all ages.
1:00: Targeted to adults
2:00: Targeted to young children
• Beach Art Contest Presentation: All Beach Art Contest submissions will be on
display for viewing. At 3pm, we will announce the winners of the Beach Art
Contest, and present awards.
