Fort Hays State University’s Kansas Wetlands Education Center (KWEC) will host a variety of free daily hands-on activities each afternoon of Spring Break, March 17-21, providing a chance for people to get out and explore the diversity of the wetlands. A different activity will take place from 1-4 p.m. each day.
The event is informal, come-and-go throughout the afternoon, and no registration is required. Activities are geared toward school aged-children.
Daily topics include: Dancing Seeds, Walkign on Water: Waterstriders, Batty for Bats, Backbone Biology, and Silly, Sleek, Splendid Salamanders.
After enjoying the hands-on activities, visitors can check out the center’s interactive exhibit hall, classroom with live animals, 16-minute video about Cheyenne Bottoms, and walk the nature trail. They can also grab a map and take a self-guided tour of the wetlands.