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FREE Groundhog Festival At Heinz Refuge
‘Groundhog Day Family Festival’ At Heinz Refuge
John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge will hold a “Groundhog Day Family Festival” 9 am to 1 pm Sat. (Jan. 28).
Punxsutawney Phil may be the most well known groundhog in Pennsylvania but Heinz Reguge has a whole family of the furry and friendly critters. “Tinicum Tim and Tina” and their “Tinicum Twins,” representing the many actual groundhogs now hibernating at the refuge under the protection of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, are gearing up for their own take on Groundhog Day. It will be a few days earlier than that “other” Groundhog Day so the entire family can join in the fun.
Along with the Tim, Tina, and the Twins, the celebration will include family-oriented fun and hands-on activities highlighting the history of Groundhog Day as well as refuge critters, groundhog walks, indoor craft activities for children, weather presentations from the NOAA’s National Weather Service, shadow activities by the Franklin Institute, and live animals from the Philadelphia Zoo. All of this plus live music from local troubadour, Glen Waldek, will culminate in a burrow-side celebration. Will Tim see his shadow? Will he predict an early spring or six more weeks of winter? Be on hand to find out and have a great time.
Schedule of events is:
9-9:45 am, Guided Groundhog Nature Walk
10-10:25, Welcome/Groundhog Day History;
10:25-11, Weather Show by NOAA's National Weather Service;
11-11:45, Animal Adaptions by the Philadelphia Zoo;
11:45 - 12:20, Groundhog Shadows by The Franklin Institute;
12:20 - 12:30, Parade to the Groundhog Burrow;
12:30 - 1, Groundhog Day Ceremony! Will Tinicum Tim see his shadow?
Plus ongoing crafts and activities will be going on throughout the day in the John Heinz NWR Visitor Center.
The “Early Groundhog Day” at the refuge is free and sponsored by the Friends of the Heinz Refuge in cooperation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
For more information, call 215-365-3118 or visit www.fws.gov/heinz
John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge will hold a “Groundhog Day Family Festival” 9 am to 1 pm Sat. (Jan. 28).
Punxsutawney Phil may be the most well known groundhog in Pennsylvania but Heinz Reguge has a whole family of the furry and friendly critters. “Tinicum Tim and Tina” and their “Tinicum Twins,” representing the many actual groundhogs now hibernating at the refuge under the protection of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, are gearing up for their own take on Groundhog Day. It will be a few days earlier than that “other” Groundhog Day so the entire family can join in the fun.
Along with the Tim, Tina, and the Twins, the celebration will include family-oriented fun and hands-on activities highlighting the history of Groundhog Day as well as refuge critters, groundhog walks, indoor craft activities for children, weather presentations from the NOAA’s National Weather Service, shadow activities by the Franklin Institute, and live animals from the Philadelphia Zoo. All of this plus live music from local troubadour, Glen Waldek, will culminate in a burrow-side celebration. Will Tim see his shadow? Will he predict an early spring or six more weeks of winter? Be on hand to find out and have a great time.
Schedule of events is:
9-9:45 am, Guided Groundhog Nature Walk
10-10:25, Welcome/Groundhog Day History;
10:25-11, Weather Show by NOAA's National Weather Service;
11-11:45, Animal Adaptions by the Philadelphia Zoo;
11:45 - 12:20, Groundhog Shadows by The Franklin Institute;
12:20 - 12:30, Parade to the Groundhog Burrow;
12:30 - 1, Groundhog Day Ceremony! Will Tinicum Tim see his shadow?
Plus ongoing crafts and activities will be going on throughout the day in the John Heinz NWR Visitor Center.
The “Early Groundhog Day” at the refuge is free and sponsored by the Friends of the Heinz Refuge in cooperation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
For more information, call 215-365-3118 or visit www.fws.gov/heinz
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