Looking for something super fun to do for Halloween weekend?

Fall is just around the corner and it is time to start planning to attend some fun fall and Halloween activities!

Spook-tacular Animals with Full Moon Hike Halloween Weekend Party

Join the Parks and Recreation Department, The Suffield Garden Club, The Trees for Suffield Initiative and Suffield Youth Service Department for a “frighteningly fun” evening while celebrating Halloween while learning all about Halloween inspired animals and go on a Full Moon Hike.

Our guest speaker Margery Winters from Roaring Brook Nature Center will first lead a fun presentation about “Vultures & Spiders & Bats, oh my! “

There are many animals associated with Halloween but are those animals that spooky? In addition, why are they symbols of Halloween? Learn more about these and many other fascinating animals and why they are so spook-tacular! Participants will also enjoy pizza for dinner and then we will go on a short full moon hike at Stoney Brook Park in search of owls, bats and other spook-tacular animals.

Please wear hiking boots or sturdy hiking sneakers, bring a flashlight or headlamp and be prepared to an evening of fun!

Date: Saturday, October 28

Time: 5:30 - 8:00pm

Ages: All ages welcome for the presentation but hikers ages 8 yrs.- Adult are recommended for the hike.

Fee: $5.00

Location: Meet at the Suffield Senior Center for the presentation and pizza and then we will car pool to Stony Brooke Park, 157 Mountain Road, Suffield.

Register at suffieldrec.com

NOTE: Donations for The Trees for Suffield Initiative will be kindly accepted at the event, thank you.

This program will be held rain or shine.

About Our Guest Speaker Margery Winters

Margery is the Assistant Director and instructor at Roaring Brook Nature Center in Canton where she is delighted to be able to share her passion for earth science and nature with students of all ages. She manages the Nature Center’s native plant gardens and is an advocate for the role of natives in our designed landscapes. She is a Master Landscape Design Consultant.

Margery serves as on several land use boards in Simsbury. She is chairman of their Inland Wetland & Conservation Commission, a member the Open Space Committee, and serves as president of the Simsbury Land Trust.

Written by: Donna Carney-Bastrzycki

Director of Special Programs

Suffield Parks and Recreation Department