Calendar of
Events
September
Evening Campfire and Bluegrass Music
Nature Walk
Watching and Feeding Birds
(2 dates to choose from)
Explore the Prairie
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Black
Hawk State Historic Site welcomes you to the following programs for 2011
presented by Citizens to Preserve Black Hawk Park Foundation.
These events are sponsored by
Black Hawk State Historic Site in cooperation with Citizens to Preserve
Black Hawk Park Foundation, providing education outreach for BHSHS since
1972.
Evening
Campfire and Bluegrass Music
Thursday,
September 6 6:00 p.m.
A free campfire and bluegrass music will be featured at
the fire circle at Black Hawk State Historic Site in Rock
Island
at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 6th.
Those attending are encouraged to bring their own lawn chairs and food to cook
over the open fire. The fire pit is east of Singing
Bird Center,
north of Black Hawk Rd. at
15th St. Music starts at 6:30. If raining, this event
will be held in Singing Bird Center with food cooked in the fireplace.
For more
information, call (309) 788-9536.
Nature Walk
Saturday,
September 8 1:00 - 3:00
p.m.
Learn about
animals of the forest. Collect nature’s discards to make a nature plaque. Meet
at Singing Bird
Center, 15th
St at Blackhawk Rd
(IL Rte 5) in Rock Island. Rain or
shine. Family friendly. Free.
For more
information, call (309) 788-9536.
Watching and Feeding
Birds
Sunday,
September 9 2:00 - 4:00
p.m. (1st date)
Celebrate
Grandparents Day with a family activity. From the Pete Petersen Room observe and
identify the Quad City
birds at the feeders. Learn about what bird seed to use. Make a pine cone bird
feeder to take home. Meet at Singing
Bird
Center, 15th
St at Blackhawk Rd
(IL Rte 5) in Rock Island. Rain or
shine. Family friendly. Free.
For more
information, call (309) 788-9536.
Watching and Feeding
Birds
Saturday,
September 15 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
(2nd date)
From the Pete Petersen Room observe and identify the
Quad City
birds at the feeders. Learn about what bird seed to use. Make a pine cone bird
feeder to take home. Meet at Singing
Bird
Center, 15th
St at Blackhawk Rd
(IL Rte 5) in Rock Island. Rain or
shine. Family friendly. Free.
For more
information, call (309) 788-9536.
Explore the Prairie
Sunday,
September 16 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Learn about the animals of the IA and IL prairie and walk through the Black Hawk
prairie to learn about the native plants. If good weather, meet at the shelter
by the Black Hawk Prairie, just west of the Watch Tower Lodge parking lot,
1510 46th Ave,
Blackhawk Rd., Rock Island. If rain,
meet at Singing Bird Center, 15th St at Blackhawk Rd (IL Rte 5) in
Rock Island. Family friendly. Free.
For more
information, call (309) 788-9536. |
