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    Cleveland Metroparks "North Coast Nature Festival" is Arriving A Little Earlier This Year

    News & Press | March 2011

    Cleveland Metroparks "North Coast Nature Festival" is Arriving A Little Earlier This Year

    Posted: March 8, 2011
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    FOR IMMEDIATE
    RELEASE:                                                                          



    MARCH 8, 2011



     



    FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:



    BOB ROTATORI - 216-635-3263 - or - 



    DAN CRANDALL - 216-635-3274



     



     



    Cleveland Metroparks �North Coast Nature Festival� event is
    sprouting a little earlier this year. 



    Get a jump on spring gardening tips with the �North Coast Nature
    Festival� on Friday evening, April 15 and Saturday, April 16 at
    Rocky River Nature Center in Rocky River Reservation in North
    Olmsted.  The free event features a variety of programs and
    activities for nature enthusiasts, and includes �The Nature &
    Art Show� on Saturday.



    In addition to �The Nature & Art Show� activities, visitors
    can enjoy a Special Evening Presentation on Friday night, April 15
    at 7:30 p.m. with nationally-known author, birder and nature
    photographer Laura Erickson speaking on �Close Encounters of the
    Bird Kind.�



    The Friday evening presentation is free.  Doors open at 7
    p.m. and seating is limited. 



    And, the weekend features special activities on Saturday, April
    16, including a Cleveland Metroparks Rangers Bike Tour to
    BereaFalls at 11 a.m., a Wetlands and Amphibians Hike at 7 p.m.,
    and a Star Party



    at 8:30 p.m.  All the special programs require
    pre-registration and space is limited.




                   
    �The Nature & Art Show,� on Saturday, April 16 is from 10 a.m.
    to 5 p.m. and features a great variety of presentations by guest
    speakers, along with nature art/photography exhibits and sales,
    exhibits of green-related organizations and other nature-minded
    vendors, a digital scavenger hunt (bring digital cameras or camera
    phones), hikes for all ages, live animals, musical entertainment,
    children's activities, and more.




                   
    Saturday's guest speakers include: �Chickadees!� with Laura
    Erickson at 11 a.m., �Composting at Home� with Nancy Hughes
    at 12:30 p.m., �Green Gardening� with Greg Cada at 2 p.m.,
    �Amphibian Talk� with Bethany Majewski at 3 p.m., and
    �Going Green in Your Backyard� with Jared Bartley at 4
    p.m.




                   
    Additional programs and activities taking place at the �North Coast
    Nature Festival� are live music and live animal programs, hikes
    every hour, children's crafts and activities, kids can build toad
    abodes for $1 with NOAH, and more.




                   
    And, from sunrise to noon on Sunday, there will be bird banding
    demonstrations.



    Rocky River Nature Center is located at 24000 Valley Parkway,
    between Cedar Point Road and Shepard Lane in North Olmsted - just
    off the I-480/Clague Road exit (westbound) and I-480/Columbia Road
    exit (eastbound).



    For more information and a complete list of speakers and
    activities, visit clevelandmetroparks.com or



    call 440-734-6660.




                   
    Enjoy the �North Coast Nature Festival� event with Cleveland
    Metroparks - part of your life, naturally!



     



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