Learn about the statewide Venture Vermont Outdoor Challenge with Park Interpreter Camryn and have the opportunity to check off several activities on the VVOC list. Make crafts, observe animals, and enjoy at Lake Carmi State Park.
Join us at the Lake Carmi State Park day use area to enjoy free s'mores and a discussion with our Park Interpreter about best practices for disposing of common camping items. You'll learn about recycling, composting, and reusing the items you bring to a campsite.
If you plant it, they will come! See what visits our perennial & wildflower gardens to find out how healthy ecosystems can be built in your yard, naturally. Meets at Nature Center, 45min - 1.5hrs
Can you catch up to 300+ million years of evolution? Check out some local 'dragons & damsels;" bring insect nets if you've got them. Meets at B-Side Beach; up to 1.5hrs.
Join us for a worldwide celebration of music with Make Music VT with Rik Palieri. Bring your instruments and join in the jam. Participants for this event will enjoy FREE park entry for the day. Rik Palieri is a talented singer, songwriter, multi instrumentalist, and storyteller. Over the years Rik has performed and worked with some of the legends of American Folk Music such as; Pete Seeger, Tom Paxton, Jimmie Driftwood, U. Utah Phillips, Ramblin' Jack Elliott & many more.
Join us for an evening paddle to look for and learn about beavers, loons, and other wildlife.
Kayaks or canoes and life vests will be provided. Program is free with park admission or registered campers.
Anyone under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Space is limited, please sign up at nature center by 3pm the day of the paddle.
Join us for a nature scavenger hunt and work on the Junior Ranger book. Al ages but geared toward kids age 6-12
Guided tour of the Civilian Conservation Corps' largest Depression-era public works project in the East. See how President Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Forest Army" saved the Winooski Valley from flooded ruin, one rock at a time. Location: Top of Waterbury Dam on Little River Road in Waterbury, VT. Duration:1hr
Explore the secret amphibious life along a cool, shady mountain stream. Water shoes REQUIRED. Nature Trail, 1.5hrs
Step back into the geological basement of time at the foot of some of Planet Earth's oldest mountains. Location: Top of Waterbury Dam, Duration: 1hr
