Spring Fling

This past weekend at GSU's Center for Wildlife Education many locals came out to participate in the Spring Fling Egg-stravaganza and Camping Adventure. Those interested in camping arrived on Friday, March 23, in the afternoon and settled in for the night after a short hike and nocturnal animal program.

On Saturday, the wildlife center was full of fun activites for the kids. Complete with face-painting, (my favorite when I was young) crafts, animal shows, honey extraction demonstration, and an Easter-egg hunt.

The Center for Wildlife Education and Lamar Q Ball, Jr. Raptor Center opened in October 1997. Since then, it has blossomed as one of the leading environmental education facilities in Georgia. Five acres in the heart of the campus is the setting for The Center for Wildlife Education and the Lamar Q Ball, Jr. Raptor Center. The main features include a self-guided nature walk through six habitat displays, housing eleven species of live birds of prey. These habitats include a wetlands area, an old-growth forest, and a mountain display. An elevated walkway allows visitors an up-close encounter with a Bald Eagle nest, complete with a Glory, the University mascot!

If you haven't gone to check out the raptor center, you are missing out. I'm sort of a nerd when it comes to anything that has to do with wildlife...I love going to places like this! My favorite part of the wildlife center is the turtles. There is a section of the exhibit where children can play and interact with the turtles and it was quite amusing sitting and watching the kids reactions to the turtles during the Spring Fling. Some were scared to death and other were begging their parents to let them take a turtle home. I had a lot of fun and you will too, so go check it out. Watch out for the owls in the barn though! Just a little tip! Have fun!