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Come see what nature has to offer at Red Top as we walk the Sweetgum trail in search of items on our Bingo sheets. Start the day off right with a hike! All items can be found at Red Top this time of the year. .75 mile hike on Sweetgum Trail, easy difficulty. $5 parking. 770-975-0055.
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Join us in exploring the ancient art of making tinctures with herbs and other beneficial plants. We will cover the steps involved in creating tinctures, discuss various methods used in their preparation, and delve into the history of tinctures. If you are curious about this fascinating practice, call us today to register! $8 plus $5 parking. 770-975-0055.
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Knowing how to use a compass and a map is a GREAT skill for anyone to possess. Get started early (or late!) learning valuable life skills. If this is something you would liketo know how to do, simply navigate your way to the Picnic Tables behind the Visitors Center! $5 plus $5 parking. 770-975-0055.
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Knowing how to construct and maintain a viable fire is probably the most essential survival skill. Uses include; cooking, safety, signaling, and not becoming a human popsicle. Don't get left out in the cold.. Come get properly educated! Meet at the Picnic Tables behind the Visitors Center. $5 plus $5 parking. 770-975-0055.
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Join us to discover how colonists and pioneers created their own light before the advent of electricity. We will explore various methods of candle-making, as well as the tools and materials used in the process. At the end of the session, you'll even have the chance to make your own candle to take home! Don't wait—call now to reserve your spot! $10.00 plus $5 parking. 770-975-0055.
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Knowing how to read a map and effectively navigate using only a compass is a great skill to have. Start preparing for an emergency BEFORE it happens. We have the experience and know-how to get you up to speed! If this is something that you would like to know how to do, simply navigate your way to the Tennis Courts by the Trading Post. $10 plus $5 parking. 770-975-0055.
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Come meet your local game warden and learn about their day-to-day! You'll get to see what equipment they carry and ask them questions! Meet at Picnic Shelter 2. $5 parking. 706-456-2602.
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Want to go on a fun fall hike looking for some cool mushrooms? Let's explore the woods together and see what fungal treasures we can find! Learn the different types of mushrooms on the Wild Turkey Trail and why they are so important to plants, animals and humans. $3 plus $5 parking. 770-254-7271.
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Knowing how to read a map and effectively navigate using only a compass is a great skill to have. Start preparing for an emergency BEFORE it happens. We have the experience and know-how to get you up to speed! If this is something that you would like to know how to do, simply navigate your way to the Tennis Courts by the Trading Post. $10 plus $5 parking. 770-975-0055.
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Learn how to do math like a park ranger. This real work application focus on Slope & Trail Design for trail creation. Finding area for Surveying habitat spaces. Learn how to calculate Basal Area
Geared at ages 14-16. To register students for this free math workshop please call 770-732-2613 0 plus $5 parking. 770-732-2613.
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Georgia State Parks Highschooler Art Contest. Paint a landscape scene from our park and earn a chance to have your work featured in the state capital! If you love art and the outdoors and you're currently a Georgia high school student, you are eligible to participate.
Must RSVP by 10/17 for art supplies to be provided! $5 parking. 706-752-7981.
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Come look at the unbe-leaf-ably beautiful changing leaves! Meet at the Overlook Trail for a short hike to learn about why trees shed their leaves, as well as some tree ID. Then, you will participate in a leaf tracing activity to create a lovely fall memory to keep, before hiking back. Friendly for all ages, register at the visitor center. $3 plus $5 parking. 678-450-7726.
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Knowing how to read a map and effectively navigate using only a compass is a great skill to have. Start preparing for an emergency BEFORE it happens. We have the experience and know-how to get you up to speed! If this is something that you would like to know how to do, simply navigate your way to the Tennis Courts by the Trading Post. $10 plus $5 parking. 770-975-0055.
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Come look at the unbe-leaf-ably beautiful changing leaves! Meet at the Overlook Trail for a short hike to learn about why trees shed their leaves, as well as some tree ID. Then, you will participate in a leaf tracing activity to create a lovely fall memory to keep, before hiking back. Friendly for all ages, register at the visitor center. $3 plus $5 parking. 678-450-7726.
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Young children will enjoy getting out for this hour of interactive reading. Listen to nature stories perfect for children with a love of the outdoors. Meet in the Interpretive Center. $5 parking. 912-598-2300.
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Join us as we explore the Japanese art of Haiku! We will discuss its benefits and learn how to practice mindfulness in our everyday lives. Additionally, we will cover the proper way to write a Haiku. If you have any questions, please call us at the Visitor Center or email us at redtopprogram@gmail.com. Free plus $5 parking. 770-975-0055.
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Come see what nature has to offer at Red Top as we walk the Sweetgum trail in search of items on our Scavenger Hunt. Start the day off right with a hike! All items can be found at Red Top this time of the year. .75 mile hike on Sweetgum Trail, easy difficulty. $5 parking. 770-975-0055.
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Knowing how to use a compass and a map is a GREAT skill for anyone to possess. Get started early (or late!) learning valuable life skills. If this is something you would liketo know how to do, simply navigate your way to the Picnic Tables behind the Visitors Center! $5 plus $5 parking. 770-975-0055.
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Knowing how to construct and maintain a viable fire is probably the most essential survival skill. Uses include; cooking, safety, signaling, and not becoming a human popsicle. Don't get left out in the cold.. Come get properly educated! Meet at the Picnic Tables behind the Visitors Center. $5 plus $5 parking. 770-975-0055.
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Knowing how to read a map and effectively navigate using only a compass is a great skill to have. Start preparing for an emergency BEFORE it happens. We have the experience and know-how to get you up to speed! If this is something that you would like to know how to do, simply navigate your way to the Tennis Courts by the Trading Post. $10 plus $5 parking. 770-975-0055.
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Ever wonder how Bats and Cats got connected with Halloween? Learn this and more fun facts as we explore Bats and Cats. Focus will be on Bobcats and Bats; how both survive, what they eat, where they live and their adaptations. We will even make a bat kite.
It's not witches hats but students will learn of the different hats of a Park Rangers job. $6 plus $5 parking. 706-541-0321.
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Get ready to boogie with animal adaptations, groove with the ghouls of the forest, and party with the creepy creatures. There will be a take home art project, costumes are welcome! $5 plus $5 parking. 229-838-6202.
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Experience sugar cane syrup making the old-fashioned way as we cook cane juice in the original kettles and press sugar cane on the steam powered press. We will also have live bluegrass music, spinning, weaving, blacksmithing, and woodstove cooking and a Civil War encampment commemorating the arrival of General Sherman's federal troops. Admission is $3.50-$9 478-986-5172.
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Join us to discover how colonists and pioneers created their own light before the advent of electricity. We will explore various methods of candle-making, as well as the tools and materials used in the process. At the end of the session, you'll even have the chance to make your own candle to take home! Don't wait—call now to reserve your spot! $10.00 plus $5 parking. 770-975-0055.
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Young children will enjoy getting out for this hour of interactive reading. Listen to nature stories perfect for children with a love of the outdoors. Meet in the Interpretive Center. $5 parking. 912-598-2300.
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This homeschool event discusses the application of prescribed fire to manage vegetation, reduce wildfire risks, and improve ecosystem health. A park ranger will demonstrate the technique and equipment used to perform this function. $5 plus $5 parking. 706-541-0321.
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Inviting homeschool students 3rd grade and above to learn the purpose and effects of prescribed burning. $6 plus $5 parking. 706-541-0321.
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We are at it again! Join us on a hike to the Wild Turkey Trail creek to search for and identify salamanders. Learn the different species of the Piedmont Region, what they eat and their winter behaviors. $3 plus $5 parking. 770-254-7271.
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Come look at the unbe-leaf-ably beautiful changing leaves! Meet at the Overlook Trail for a short hike to learn about why trees shed their leaves, as well as some tree ID. Then, you will participate in a leaf tracing activity to create a lovely fall memory to keep, before hiking back. Friendly for all ages, register at the visitor center. $3 plus $5 parking. 678-450-7726.
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Come learn all about the river rodents that call the Chattahoochee River home. We are going to be exploring the life cycle, diet and conservation concerns of muskrats, otters and beavers! $3 plus $5 parking. 770-254-7271.
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Join us for our 46th anniversary of the Pioneer Harvest Festival as we celebrate the culture and history of the Wiregrass region of South Georgia. Enjoy historical demonstrations and presentations from the Wiregrass Ecological & Cultural Project as well as other living history groups. $5 per adult, children 12 and under $3, standard parking fee required $5 parking. 912-384-7082.
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We are stepping back in time to learn how pioneers survived without running water, electric or cars. What games did children play, what toys did they have? Learn this and more as we step back in time. Students will play with toys from the past, create their very own pioneer toy, churn butter by hand and make a corn husk doll. $6 plus $5 parking. 706-541-0321.
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Want to learn how to identify a sick animal and what makes them sick? We will be covering the following diseases: rabies, white-nose syndrome and chronic wasting disease. Find out which animals are affected, how they are affected, and what you do if you come across a sick animal. $3 plus $5 parking. 770-254-7271.
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Meet at Camp Lawton History Center and churn your own butter the old fashioned way. Private group programs are available with advanced scheduling.
$3 Registration is required in advance. $3 plus $5 parking. 478-982-1660.
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Do you know how Native Americans got to Georgia, or what their different roles were in their communities? Come learn about the culture and history of the Cherokee people at Picnic Shelter 1! This educational program will include a craft. Call our visitor center to register. $3 plus $5 parking. 678-450-7726.
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Join our naturalist outside the visitor center to listen to a story about being thankful, sing a silly song, and do a craft! $3 plus $5 parking. 678-450-7726.
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Young children will enjoy getting out for this hour of interactive reading. Listen to nature stories perfect for children with a love of the outdoors. Meet in the Interpretive Center. $5 parking. 912-598-2300.
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Come learn about the two different types of precipitation Frost and Snow. Learn what causes each one, how they affect the environment and how their measurements are crucial to different industries around Georgia. $3 plus $5 parking. 770-254-7271.
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FDR portrayer James Fowler will recite the "Day of Infamy" speech declaring that a state of war exists sending the United States into WWII. Performances at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. $9.50-$15 706-655-5870.
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Come learn which animals have to use survival strategies during the winter. We will dive into the diverse adaptations employed by various mammals to endure freezing temperatures, examining their remarkable physical and behavioral mechanisms for keeping warm and winter safety. $3 plus $5 parking. 770-254-7271.
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Bring your homeschool family to tour the house decorated in the manner of a 19th century Moravian Lovefeast, and enjoy a Christmas themed craft. Call to pre-register, spaces limited. $6.50 - $5.25 706-695-2598.
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