Wildlife center continues winter festival

  • 2015-12-09
The Wild Lights Festival is continuing at the ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain until the beginning of next month.

Visitors will get to enjoy strolling through the displays of illuminated trees, snowflakes, and decorations. They can also view nature exhibits, watch demonstrations, and take part in interactive activities.

There is set to be a special event taking place every Saturday afternoon during December. On December 12 from 12:00 - 1:00 pm, the Changes in the Sky Program will talk about how animals and humans adapt to winter, and what kinds of foods and clothing they need.

The next week will feature Birds with VINS from 11:00 am - 2:30 pm. Guests can get up close and personal with live falcons, hawks and owls and learn all about them from the Vermont Institute of Natural Science (VINS).

The last event, on December 26 from 11:00 am - 2:30 pm, is Vermont Reindeer. Visitors will have the chance to pet the reindeer and learn about why they are important to Christmas celebrations.

To make sure kids and their parents from all over the area, including nearby Hinesburg, know about this event, organizers may have used flyer printing services.

The Wild Lights Festival will be held at the ECHO Leahy Center until January 3. Admission is $10.50 for children and $13.50 for adults. Call 802-864-1848 for more information.