Family Activities

fri. 25 Celebrate Arbor Day Stories, songs and snacks for boys and girls ages 2 to 5. Parents must remain with child during the program. Children will be "watering in" a brand new tree courtesy of Schichtel's Nursery starting at 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 25, the Clarence Library, 3 Town Place, Clarence; free, but registration is required. 741-2650, www.buffalolib.org

thurs. 24
.Wellness Walk - Come to Tifft
Nature Preserve for a healthy outdoor
walk with a botanical emphasis, 10 a.m.
Thursday, April 24, Tifft Nature
Preserve, 1200 Fuhrmann Blvd., Buffalo;
$2 donation appreciated. 896-5200,
www.sciencebuff.org/tifftnaturepreser ve.php
.Spring Crafts with the
Amherst Y.E.S. - For children ages 5
and older, 4-5 p.m. Thursday April 24,
the Audubon Library, 350 John James
Audubon Parkway, Amherst; free, but
registration is required. 689-4922,
www. buffalolib. org
sat. 26
.Art Express - Look at recent
selections from the permanent collection
as inspiration for a number of exciting
art projects, 2 p.m. Saturday, April 26,
the Castellani Art Museum of Niagara
University, Lewiston. 286-8367,
www.niagara.edu/c am
.Earth Day/Arbor Day Event
- Event will feature pruning
demonstrations, tree planting, student
displays, information to prevent
pollution and sampling giveaways, 10
a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, April 26, Ed
Young's Plaza parking lot, 5641 Main
St., Williamsville; free. 632-3150
.Green Event - Informational
series on global warming, lifestyle
changes and reducing your own personal
climate impact, 1-4 p.m., the Village
Meeting House, 5658 Main St.,
Williamsville; free.
.Tiny Talons - Families are
encouraged to come and meet the Tiny
Talons from Hawk Creek, 10:30 a.m.
Saturday, April 26, Brighton Place, 999
Brighton Road, Tonawanda; free.
332-4375
.Soil and Water Merit Badge
at Tifft Nature Preserve - Boy
Scouts have a vested interest in
preserving the natural world, and can
earn a merit badge and learn some
practical ways to impact the earth in a
positive way, 9 a.m. Saturday, April 26,
1200 Fuhrmann Blvd., Buffalo; free.
896-5200,
www.buffalomuseumofscience.org
.Sneaker Garden - Make your

own sneaker garden. The Orchard Park
Garden Club will once again sponsor an
exciting all-ages children's spring garden
program, 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 26,
Orchard Park Public Library, 4570 S.
Buffalo St., Orchard Park; free, but
registration required. Space is limited.
662-9851, www.buffalolib.org
.Fun Saturdays with Y.E.S. -
Crafts and stories for children in grades
K-3, 11 a.m. Saturday, April 26, the
West Seneca Public Library, 1300 Union
Road, West Seneca; free. Sign up at the
desk. 674-2928, www.buffalolib.org
.Cache in Trash Out (CITO)
Event - If you are a geocacher or are
interested in helping to clear trails and
clean up around the preserve, then this
event is for you. You will be removing
branches that have fallen across the trails
throughout the winter as well as
cleaning up an old farmer's dump from
long ago, 9 a.m. Saturday, April 26, the
Beaver Meadow Audubon Center, 1610
Welch Road, North Java; free, but
registration requested. 1-800-377-1520,
www. buffaloaudubon. com
.Spring Into Nature
Celebration - Join in a day of family
activities, hands-on projects,
presentations, demonstrations and
exhibits all about wildlife, nature and
our ecosystem, 9 a.m. Saturday, April
26, the Iroquois National Wildlife
Refuge, 1101 Casey Road, Basom; free.
(585) 948-5445,
www.fws.gov/northeast/iroquois
.Scope Watch - Volunteers will
provide spotting scopes and their
expertise identifying birds in the area for
your entire family. Meet at 1 p.m.
Saturday, April 26 at the Cayuga Pool
Overlook at the Iroquois National
Wildlife Refuge, 1101 Casey Road,
Basom; free. (585) 948-5445,
www.fws.gov/northeast/iroquois
.Peepers/Woodcock Walk -
Seek out the elusive, but entertaining
woodcock and enjoy searching for the
noisy spring peepers, 7:30 p.m. Saturday,
April 26, the Beaver Meadow Audubon
Center, 1610 Welch Road, North Java;
$. 1-800-377-1520,
www. buffaloaudubon. com
.Victorian Tea - Enjoy a
three-course Victorian Tea with linens
and china while listening to bagpipe
music and light classical music. There
will be a brief talk on Victorian dress
starting at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 26, the
Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum,
180 Thompson St., North Tonawanda;
$, reservations required. 693-1885,
www.c arrouselmuseum.org
.Wildflower Hike - Mary Alice
Tock, the past president of the Niagara
Frontier Botanical Society, will lead a
nature hike through the early spring
forest to a high lookout with
breathtaking views of Hunters Creek
gorge. Learn to identify plants, trees and

wildlife signs along the way, 10 a.m.
Saturday, April 26, Kenneglenn Preserve,
Wales; free. 687-1225, wnylc@wnylc.org
.The Niagara Frontier
Botanical Society - Visit Rockway
Conservation Area, west of Niagara
Falls, Ontario. It consists of 312 acres,
including the Bruce Trail and wilderness
areas. Meet at the Boulevard Mall at 9
a.m. Saturday, April 26; bring a lunch;
free. Rain date: Saturday, May 3.
822-2544
.Sky Dancers and Pond
songsters - Earth Spirit Educational
Services looks forward to introducing
Western New Yorkers to the spring
mating rituals of the American
Woodcock and native frogs, 7-9 p.m.
Saturday, April 26, The Woodlands
Environmental education Center,
Genesee Road, Sardinia; $, and
pre-registration is required. 941-6267,
e-mail earthspiritoffice@roadrunner.com
sun. 27
.Garden Day at MLK -
Presented by the Buffalo Museum of
Science, Cornell University Cooperative
Extension, Erie County and the Buffalo
and Erie County Botanical Gardens, this
is a resource-full day about gardening,
plants and trees within the city
environment and how to better take care
of our environment, noon Sunday, April
27, Martin Luther King Jr. Park,
Humboldt Parkway, Buffalo; free.
896-5200,
www.buffalomuseumofscience.org
.Sunday Family Walk - Walk
through the woods as naturalists help
you seek out the natural wonders that
abound at Beaver Meadow, 2 p.m.
Sunday, April 27, the Beaver Meadow
Audubon Center, 1610 Welch Road,
North Java; free. 1-800-377-1520,
www. buffaloaudubon. com
mon. 28
.Crafts with the Amherst
Y. E. S. - Event for children ages 5 and
older, 4 p.m. Monday, April 28, the
Eggertsville-Snyder Branch Library,
4622 Main St., Snyder; free, but
registration is required. 839-0700,
www. buffalolib. org.
tues. 29
.Nancy Drew - Practice your
sleuthing skills with a story from
Nancy's Clue Crew, play games and
make a craft at this event with Miss
Mary Lou for children ages 5 and older,
4 p.m. Tuesday, April 29,
Eggertsville-Snyder Branch Library,
4622 Main St., Snyder; free, but
registration is required. 839-0700,
www. buffalolib. org
.Spring Crafts with the West
Seneca Y.E.S. - Event for children
ages 5 to 11, 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 29,
Marilla Public Library, 11637 Bullis
Road, Marilla; free, but registration is
required. 652-7449, www.buffalolib.org
wed. 30
.Tiny Talons - This Hawk Creek

hands-on program uses live birds of prey
to help children discover and nurture
their kinship with animals and the
natural world. The event is sponsored by
the Friends of the Aurora Town Public
Library and is for children, pre-K to
second grade, 11 a.m. Wednesday, April
30, the Aurora Town Library, 550 Main
St., East Aurora; free, but space is
limited and registration is required for
this program. 652-4440,
www. buffalolib. org
now-April 30
.The Literal Bible - Exhibit
examines the Bible as a series of stories
to be enjoyed, a historical text to be
studied and a moral guide on how to

live your life drawing on a collection of
early printed bibles, including leaves
from the Gutenberg Bible (1450-1455)
and the King James Bible (1611). Runs
daily at Karpeles Manuscript Library
Museum's North Hall, 220 North St.,
Buffalo; free. 885-4139,
www.karpeles.com
.The Stereo View Age - Stereo
View cards were popular from the
mid-19th century to the early 20th
century and allowed people to see
historical events or travel to various
locales from the comfort of their living
rooms. Runs daily at Karpeles
Manuscript Library Museum's Porter
Hall, 453 Porter Ave., Buffalo; free.
885-4139, www.karpeles.com