April Programs

Tuesday, April 3 - Egg-ceptional Eggs

Register
When: 1 - 3 p.m.
Where: Zion Nature Center, 690 Beech Street

Eggs come in all shapes, sizes and colors. Discover what animals come from eggs, explore some egg-cellent science, and go on an egg hunt around the Nature Center. Finally, create your own egg craft to take home.

Saturday, April 7 - Spring Wildflowers

When: 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Where: Zion Nature Center, 690 Beech Street

Every week brings new wildflower blooms along our forest trails. Join Park Naturalist Mindy Murdock as we discover what’s blooming this week. Don’t forget to bring your camera to capture their beauty.

Thursday, April 19 - Monthly Dog Walk

When: 6 - 7 p.m.
Where: Starkey Nature Park, 667 Sugarbush Drive

Enjoy the sights, sounds and smells of the forest in spring during our monthly dog walk. Starkey Park comes alive with spring wildflowers, birds singing and great views of Eagle Creek.

Friday, April 20 - Animal Adventures: Life in Trees

Register at www.zionsvillelibrary.org
When: 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Where: Hussey-Mayfield Memorial Public Library and Zion Nature Center
Ages: 3 – 6 years with an adult

Meet at the Library for story time fun. Afterwards, we will walk to the Zion Nature Center to discover the lives of trees and who uses them.

Saturday, April 21 & Sunday, April 22 - Earth Day Craft

When: 1 - 4 p.m.
Where: Zion Nature Center, 690 Beech Street

Out exploring in the parks, looking for something to do over the weekend, or need to take a break from helping with our Pull for Parks? Stop in at the Zion Nature Center to create a recycled craft. We’re celebrating Earth Day!

Saturday, April 21 & Sunday, April 22 - Pull for Parks Blitz

Saturday, April 21 1 - 2 p.m. – Creekside Nature Park, 11001 E Sycamore St
Saturday, April 21 3 - 4 p.m. – Turkeyfoot Nature Park, 4795 Turkey Foot Rd
Sunday, April 22 1 - 2 p.m. – Zion Nature Sanctuary, 690 Beech Street

April is Pull for Parks Month! Zionsville Parks is searching for individuals interested in helping remove invasive garlic mustard from target areas. Last year, volunteers removed 219 trash bags of garlic mustard from our forests. Let’s beat that number, and help our parks. Join us and pull at one park, or several parks.

All volunteers are asked to dress for the weather as the pull will still be scheduled if light rain (we will cancel in the event of thunderstorms during the posted time). Wear long pants, long sleeves and comfortable shoes that can get muddy and likely wet as we will be off-trail. Finally, we recommend you bring a pair of garden gloves, which will help minimize the garlic/onion smell on your skin.

Wednesday, April 25 - Spring Warbler ID Workshop

Registration is required as space is limited
When: 7 - 8:30 p.m.
Where: Zion Nature Center, 690 Beech Street

Get ready for spring warbler migration with Rob Ripma and Zion Nature Center! Join Rob for a classroom session to learn some tips and tricks for identifying the warblers that you’ll see this spring. While warblers in their fresh and brightly colored spring plumage might not seem quite as tricky as warblers in the fall, there’s still plenty to learn. After this classroom session, Rob will lead the group on a hike a few days later at Starkey Park (Saturday, April 28) to look for early migrating warblers and practice our new identification skills.

Friday, April 27 - Mommy & Me: Wildflowers

Registration is required as space is limited
When: 9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
Where: Zion Nature Center, 690 Beech Street
Ages: 1 - 3 years with an adult

Give your toddler a fun and interactive introduction to nature in our Mommy & Me classes! Each month we will focus on a different topic and will feature live animal encounters, stories, crafts and nature exploration. Due to school being in session, parking is not available at the Zion Nature Center. We will meet at the elementary school gates at 9:30 a.m. and walk to the Nature Center together.

Saturday, April 28 - Spring Warbler Walk

When: 7:30 - 10 a.m.
Where: Starkey Nature Park, 667 Sugarbush Drive

This is part two of Wednesday, April 25 Spring Warbler ID Workshop.

Saturday, April 28 - Spring Wildflowers

When: 1 - 2 p.m.
Where: Starkey Nature Park, 667 Sugarbush Drive