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Celebrate October’s Friday the 13th with this all-new evening program! You’ll find that nature at night is amazing during a flashlight tour of Heckscher Farm. We’ll call for our local owls, meet some creatures that are more cool than creepy, and create a nocturnal craft to take home. Groups will rotate through stations for a fun fall evening! Meet at Overbrook Nature Center. Under age 3 free. Bring a flashlight! Members: $10/participant Non-Members: $12/participant Ages 5+ Friday, October 13 6…

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Celebrate October’s Friday the 13th with this all-new evening program! You’ll find that nature at night is amazing during a flashlight tour of Heckscher Farm. We’ll call for our local owls, meet some creatures that are more cool than creepy, and create a nocturnal craft to take home. Groups will rotate through stations for a fun fall evening! Meet at Overbrook Nature Center. Under age 3 free. Bring a flashlight!
Members: $10/participant
Non-Members: $12/participant
Ages 5+
Friday, October 13
6 – 8 pm
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