See the subjects since our Second Saturday Program began in
2001
McNARY NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER
311 LAKE ROAD
BURBANK, WASHINGTON 99323
Turn off US 12 at Maple Street
All events begin at 9 am and close at noon
Activities staffed by volunteers
SECOND SATURDAYS FOR 2005
| JANUARY 8 - Winter Hiking - compare summer FEBRUARY 12 - Hawks and owls keep house MARCH 12 - Stories behind the masks APRIL 9 - Wildflowers MAY 14 - Migrating songbirds JUNE 11 - Radar in the dark JULY 9 - Worms on legs AUGUST 13 - Ducks on the wing SEPTEMBER 10 - Living in nature OCTOBER 8 - National Refuge Day NOVEMBER 12 - Nature in art DECEMBER 10 - Digging for bones |
SECOND SATURDAYS FOR 2004
| January | Grave Robbers - Crime Scenes |
| February | Duck Stamps - Jr duck stamp art |
| March | Plant Walk - native, wild, invasive |
| April | Songbirds - count them all |
| May | International Songbirds - Let's compare |
| June | Celebration Parade - Burbank students |
| July | Bones and Artifacts - no digging allowed |
| August | Nature Daze - band ducks with DU |
| September | Amphibians and early environmentalists |
| October | Celebrate Refuges - hayride, starview |
| November | Lewis and Clark - meet the Indians |
| December | Let's Party - costumes by students |
SECOND SATURDAYS FOR 2003
| JANUARY 11 | Taxidermy, consider new stuff experts use |
| FEBRUARY 8 | Trickster Coyote, really gets around |
| MARCH 8 | Centennial Celebration, 100 years of the conservation by the National Wildlife Refuge System |
| APRIL 12 | Celebrate Wildflowers, look don't pick |
| MAY 10 | Songbird Migration, sing a song of sixpence |
| JUNE 14 | Mosquitoes and Bats, the mammals not baseball |
| JULY 12 | Fishing, shall we carp? |
| AUGUST 9 | Creeeeepy Critters, why we need them |
| SEPTEMBER 13 | WaterWeeks, trek the wetlands |
| OCTOBER 11 | National Wildlife Refuge Day, earth, water and fire |
| NOVEMBER 8 | Lewis and Clark, bone weary after months of travel |
| DECEMBER 13 | What inspired velcro and other useful things |
SECOND SATURDAYS FOR 2002
| JANUARY | PHOTOGRAPHY - Compose and shoot |
| FEBRUARY | REFUGES - Refuges really are refuges |
| MARCH | WILDFLOWERS -What, When, Where |
| APRIL | PLANTS - For medicines and food |
| MAY | SONG BIRD MIGRATION - Raptors |
| JUNE | KITES - See how they fly |
| JULY | ARCHAEOLOGY -What a past! |
| AUGUST | SCIENCE STATIONS - Touch stuff |
| SEPTEMBER | WATERWEEKS TOUR - A safari |
| OCTOBER | REFUGE WEEK - Activities only |
| NOVEMBER | FOOD OF LEWIS AND CLARK |
| DECEMBER | WEAVE WITH PLANTS |
SECOND SATURDAYS FOR 2001
| January 13 | Migrating waterfowl |
| February 10 | Geology- Rocks/ Gems |
| March 10 | Wildflowers - What? Where? |
| April 14 | Exploring art - nature inspires |
| May 12 | International Bird Migration Day |
| June 9 | Nature Walk - Using sense of smell, touch, hear |
| July 14 | Insects - helpful, harmful, edible |
| August 11 | Activities with bird hyde and teepee |
| September 8 | WaterWeeks - Where does it come from? |
| October 13 | Refuge Day/Nature in our lives |
| November 10 | Taxidermy - Cut that out! |
| December 8 | His Story - Granpa tells me so |
Phone: 509-543-8322