- Registration is required for this event.
- Registration will close on October 17, 2025 @ 8:00am.
- This event is for registrants grade Preschool to 12th Grade.
Program Description
Event Details
Calling all homeschoolers!
Join us this fall for a fun, interactive 4-part series all about birds!
- Session 1: September 15th at Glenford Fort Preserve with Jessie Bennett, Perry County Park District Naturalist, to learn about local birds, their habits, and migration paths. A bird walk will be included dependent upon the weather, so dress accordingly. This program will move to our Somerset Branch in the event of inclement weather.
- Session 2: October 20th at Somerset Branch with Ted Wiseman, Ohio State - Perry County Extension Agriculture & Natural Resources Educator, to learn about bird habitats and how to protect these habitats.
- Session 3: November 17th at Somerset Branch with Penny Cox, Perry Soil and Water Conservation District Education Specialist, to learn all about bird food chains and how we can protect them.
- Session 4: December 15th at Somerset Branch - homeschoolers will select a bird topic to research and present at a bird themed science fair we are calling the Flight Path Bird Exhibition. This Exhibition will run like this year's science fair (our judges - the three presenters mentioned above - will walk around and talk with each project while the families are mingling. Certificates of Recognition will be given to all who complete the exhibition.
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Accommodations
If accommodations are needed for you or your family to participate in this event, please call the library at 740-342-4194 or email our programming staff at programs@pcdl.org
Allergens & Dietary Restrictions
This program is food-based or contains a snack element. Please call the library at 740-342-4194 or email our programming staff at programs@pcdl.org with any food allergies or dietary restrictions.