Wildcat Hills education events set for March

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 March.

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 March are:

Wildcat Hills preschool program

The free, monthly Wildcat Tales preschool program is on March 17, with the theme of Signs of Spring and New Life.

Spring is awakening. We’ll go on a nature hunt to find buds, bugs and baby animals as new life is everywhere!

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

Search for the first signs of spring and see how nature gets ready for warmer days during the homeschool program Signs of Spring and New Life on March 19.

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.