Wildcat Hills education events set for April

Naturalists with the Wildcat Hills Nature Center offer year-round programming focused on ecological education for preschoolers, homeschool programs and the public, including the following events scheduled for April.

The Nature Center, located within Wildcat Hills State Recreation Area south of Gering, is open 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Mountain time Monday-Friday, from mid-November to mid-May.

A vehicle park entry permit is required. Get more information at 308-436-3777 or OutdoorNebraska.gov.

Offerings in April are:

Wildcat Hills preschool program

The free, monthly Wildcat Tales preschool program is on April 14, with the theme of Pollinators, Flowers and Earth Day.

Learn how pollinators help flowers grow and celebrate our amazing Earth.

The program will meet at the Nature Center at 10 a.m. It will include a lesson plan, story and hands-on activity specifically targeted for children ages 2-6 years.

For more information, contact the Nature Center. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Wildcat Hills hosting homeschool program

Discover the pollinators and prairie plants that help Nebraska bloom in the spring during the homeschool program Pollinators, Flowers and Earth Dayon April 16.

The free homeschool program meets once a month at 10 a.m. Mountain time at the Nature Center. Topics change each month.

For more information contact the Nature Center at 308-436-3777. Children must be accompanied by an adult.