Vacation Adventure Days: Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary
| Venue: | Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary |
| Hours: | 9am-3pm |
| Ages: | Kids |
| In/Outdoor: | Indoor, Outdoor |
| Cost: | $ see below |
| Category: | School Vacation |
Who Let the Bugs Out?: Tuesday, April 17
Warm spring mornings send ladybugs, grasshoppers, spiders, and butterflies dancing around our fields. We'll bring along nets, bug boxes, and identification books to aid us in our bug safari.
Vernal Pool Visit: Wednesday, April 18
Today we'll hike to a real vernal pool and look for frogs, toads, and salamanders. Quietly, we'll tiptoe around the pool and look for breeding wood frogs and their egg masses. Participants will get to witness the amphibian life cycle before their own eyes.
Splash, Splosh: Thursday, April 19
Spring is the perfect time to visit a pond and search for underwater creatures. We'll pass nets through the water and place the plants and animals we catch into a basin for a closer peek. Dragonfly nymphs, water scorpions, giant water bugs, and snails are just a few of the amazing animals we will encounter.
Eco-Excitement: Friday, April 20
Today we'll honor Earth Day by creating a few fun, easy projects that benefit the earth. We'll learn how to harness the power of the sun and wind. Test your environmental skills in our recycling obstacle course! We'll also explore the sanctuary, and celebrate the plants and animals that live here with us.
Pre-registration is required. For children in K-5.
| COST | ↑ top |
Members $45/daily, $145/4-days; Nonmembers $54/daily. $174/4-days
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| LOCATION | ↑ top |
87 Perkins Row, Topsfield, MA map
Phone: 978-887-9264
From Boston and the south: Take Rt I-95 north to exit 50 and follow Rt 1 north. At the junction of Rt 1 and Rt 97, turn right onto Rt 97 south (toward Beverly and Danvers). Follow Rt 97 south and take the third left onto Perkins Row. Follow Perkins Row for 1 mile, and the sanctuary is on the right.
From the north: Take Rt I-95 south to exit 53A and follow Rt 97 south. At the junction of Rt 1 and Rt 97 in Topsfield, stay on Rt 97 south and take the third left onto Perkins Row. Follow Perkins Row for 1 mile, and the sanctuary is on the right.
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- Register early. Call for more info.
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