A Beautiful Place to “Leaf Peep” It’s nearing the end of leaf peeping season and we have been lucky to have some beautiful autumn days!!! It has been so nice to see so many different people enjoying some time at the Pratt Nature Center. A steady stream of hikers have been in and out all […]
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Welcome Wamogo Middle School! We are busy getting ready for 100 Wamogo Middle School Science students to join us ( in the rain) on a school field trip tomorrow. They will be participating in an entire day of hands on learning! They will be making pickles while learning about the science of preserving (in
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Explore the sights and sounds of nature after the sun goes down. As our senses adjust to the darkness, we will explore the sights and sounds of thefarmyard, meadows, pond and river. Nature doesn’t go to sleep when the sun goes down! Nothing better than lying on theground watching the bats and stars come out!
Bruno, our African Spur-Thighed Tortoise ( Sulcata) has a new friend! Bushy Hill Nature Center in Ivoryton Connecticut gave us a call last week asking for help in wintering their female Tortoise. After discussing it with staff and Bruno of course, we agreed to help them out! Shelly will be spending the winter with us as our “Foster Tortoise.”
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This afternoons, after school, enrichment class got to share with me my favorite animal experience (so far) at Pratt. We have seen Coyote, Fox, Raccoon, Deer ( just this morning), Bear Tracks and have smelled a Skunk but today was something really, really cool…. While going on an adventure in the river we spotted an
Don’t forget to order you front door wreath from the Pratt Nature Center Each wreath is $19.00…. This could be a big fundraiser for us so tell your friends and neighbors!!!!!! Call the Office to pre-order/Prepay now to November 19th! 860-355-3137
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So here it is part two. Enjoy the video but don’t forget to come back and read the end! “Its True… I am persistent ….My mother prefers to call it stubborn and she says I get it from my father ….. it has become quite apparent that I have passed it on to my children. She’s
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This is for all who didn’t get a chance to attend our annual fundraiser this year. You missed some really good food, a chance to see the curls that linger under my hat, Matt Lukens hidden talent and… the speeches. I know speeches, but I always have so much that I want to
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IMG_0294 Priscilla is a Bearded Dragon Lizard. Bearded dragon lizards are native to Australia. They live in rocky and arid regions of the country and are adept climbers. Dragons have large triangular heads and flat bodies with pointed ridges along the sides. They are omnivorous, eating both insects and plants. Priscilla likes to eat crickets,
