Nature journaling, raptors and rare red wolves featured in LBL events this week

Land Between the Lakes, the national recreation area about a 30-minute drive from Hopkinsville, has a full slate of activities every day of the week for visitors who want to experience nature up close. Here are three activities of interest this week:

Nature Journaling

11 a.m. – Noon • Wednesday, Aug. 3
The Homeplace 1850s Working Farm • 4512 The Trace, Dover, Tennessee

Learn how to bind and fill a sketchbook to create a nature journal, and hear more about this popular pastime from the 19th century. 

Parade of Raptors

4:30 – 4:50 p.m. • Thursday, Aug. 4
Woodlands Nature Center • 3146 Silver Trail Road, Cadiz, Kentucky

Come face-to-face with the resident owls and hawks of LBL as staff members introduce these birds before bringing them into their night shelter. 

Red Wolf Treat Time

3:30 – 4 p.m. • Friday, Aug. 5
Woodlands Nature Center • 3146 Silver Trail Road, Cadiz, Kentucky

See the endangered red wolves and watch them eat a tasty treat. Guests will learn what scientists and everyday citizens are doing to bring the species back from the brink of extinction.

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