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Calendar of Events at Ellanor C. Lawrence Park! Please call 703-631-0013 for more information about any activities or events at the park, or to make reservations. Nature Sketch Mondays, September 21, October 26 and November 16 (8-12 yrs.), 2-3:30pm. Learn to draw and enjoy fall afternoons in a park with lovely gardens, birds, trees and scenic views. Study still life and sketch outdoors when weather permits. Reservations required. $50 Kids’ Korner (3-5 yrs). Preschool children learn a little nature and history once a month, accompanied by an adult. An outdoor activity and craft included. Programs designed to help transition children into their school years. No older siblings please; space is limited. Reservations required. $5/Kids' Korner child September - Spiders Mondays (9:30-10:30am): 14, 21 Wednesday (9:30-10:30am): 16 Wednesday (1-2pm): 23 Thursdays (1-2pm): 10, 17 Thursday (2-3pm): 24 Friday (9:30-10:30am): 25 October- Ticks, Poison Ivy, and Copperheads Oh My! Mondays (9:30-10:30am): 19, 26 Wednesday (9:30-10:30am): 21 Wednesday (1-2pm): 28 Thursdays (1-2pm): 8, 22 Thursday (2-3pm): 29 Friday (9:30-10:30am): 23 November - Bird Feeding Mondays (9:30-10:30am): 16, 23 Wednesday (9:30-10:30am): 18 Wednesday (1-2pm): 25 Thursdays (1-2pm): 5, 12 Thursday (2-3pm): 19 Friday (9:30-10:30am): 13 October 30 Friday Halloween Haunting (8 yrs. and up), 6-7:30pm. Sit by the open fire roasting marshmallows and listen to stories of the park's ghosts. Bring short ghost stories to share and a pumpkin to carve. Dress in your costume if you choose, and prepare to be tricked or treated on a haunted night walk. Reservations required. $5 November 9 Monday Nature Snoopers - Bird Feeding (5-6 yrs., for children in all-day kindergarten or first grade), 2:30-3:30pm. Learn about different types of birdfeeders and bird food. Take a short bird hike, and identify common backyard birds. Build a pinecone bird feeder to take home. Reservations required. $5 12 Thursday Coyotes Campfire (8 yrs. and up), 7-8pm. On its way eastward, the coyote hybridized with timber wolves in the north and red wolves in the south and possibly wild dogs. Thus, at 20 to 45 pounds, the eastern coyote is bigger than its western cousin. Come enjoy a warm campfire, toast marsh mellows, listen to taped calls and learn about this awesome canine. Reservations required. $10/family 13 Friday Blackwater Birds (Adults), 7am-5pm. Travel to Blackwater Wildlife Refuge on the Delmarva Peninsula at the peak of migration season. View endangered fox squirrels, waterfowl, hawks, and eagles. Bring binoculars and a bag lunch. Dress for the weather. Van leaves from Packard Center in Annandale District Park. Reservations and advanced payment required by 11/7. $25 14 Saturday War Comes to Walney 10am-3:30pm. Experience Civil War camp life recreated by the 42nd Virginia Infantry Regiment. Glimpse the daily routine of the soldiers who once camped at Walney and in Centreville. Young recruit candidates can participant in military drill and learn hands-on about the lives of young men and women during the war. FREE 23 Monday Jr. Naturalists - Bird Feeding (8-11 yrs.), 2:30-3:30pm. Learn about different types of birdfeeders and bird food. Take a short bird hike, and identify common backyard birds. Build a pinecone bird feeder to take home. Reservations required. $5 22 Sunday Turkey Walk 9-10am. Join a naturalist in the cedar forest to look for wild turkeys and their signs, and discover some of their habits and secret ways. Reservations required. $5 FCPA is committed to nondiscrimination in all programs, services, and activities. Special accommodations/alternative information formats will be provided upon request. Please call the information number 703-324-8563 at least 10 working days in advance of the registration deadline or event. TTY 703-803-3354.