15 Dec 2022
By LBL_Admin

Winter Eagle Tours are Back for 2023!

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Bald eagle and turtle using a log as a rest stop at Land Between the Lakes. Photo by Mel Cunningham. Woodlands Nature Station naturalists will serve as guides to upcoming bald eagle viewing lake cruises and van tours in January and February 2023. Friends of Land Between the Lakes are excited to announce that the Woodlands Nature Station will host bald eagle viewing cruises and van tours for the public in January and February 2023! Eagle Viewing Cruises: Kentucky Lake eagle viewing cruises will be hosted on the CQ Princess, a 96-foot, double-decker luxury yacht, on January 14, 15, &…
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23 Jun 2017
By LBL_Admin
Local Students’ Project Helps Osprey Conservation

Local Students’ Project Helps Osprey Conservation

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Submitted by John Pollpeter, Lead Naturalist at Woodlands Nature Station During the 2016-2017 school year, Trigg County Middle School participated in a teaching method called “Project-based Learning.”  Students are given a project or problem, and then incorporate writing, math, science, art, and computer skills attempt to develop a solution. Ms. Brannigan Ethridge’s 8th grade class was given a list of species that need conservation help. Two students, Zach Meador and Hannah Fletcher, were able to take the project even further than they could imagine. The two students, working with the US Forest Service, developed a plan to put up an…
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13 Jul 2016
By LBL_Admin
Nature Station Hummingbird Photo Contest 2017

Nature Station Hummingbird Photo Contest 2017

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Join us in celebrating the 21st anniversary of Hummingbird Fest by entering our second annual Hummingbird Photo Contest! Come enjoy the spectacle of hundreds of hummingbirds as they visit Woodlands Nature Station this August during their annual southern migration. Bring your camera and capture your best shot of our feathered friends. Please review the rules below... Remember: All photos must be taken at Woodlands Nature Station during August 2017. Categories  Hummingbird(s) at a feeder at Nature Station Hummingbird(s) other than at a feeder at Nature Station Youth Division | 16 and under | Either category “People’s Choice” – Invite your friends…
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