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St. John's Cathedral Tour

4/26/2014

 
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When
Saturday, April 26, 2014
11:15 am - 12:00 noon
12 noon - 12:45 pm 

Where
The Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist
127 East 12th Avenue, Spokane, WA 99202

The original dream of a great cathedral in Spokane came to The Right Reverend Edward Makin Cross in 1924, shortly after he arrived to be the new missionary bishop. Together with architect Harold C. Whitehouse, the Bishop began to plan for a gothic cathedral atop the hill. The Cathedral has classical Gothic architecture with a strong French influence. It is solid masonry; no structural wood or steel were used. The dedication of the first section of the church was on October 20, 1929.

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Fat 'n Happy Farm Tour - FULL

4/26/2014

 
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When
Saturday, April 26, 2014, 10:00 am - 11:00 am

Where
Fat 'n Happy Farm, 7923 E. Bernhill Rd,  Colbert, WA
Look for the small “Fat-N-Happy Farm” sign on the left side of the dirt road.  The farm is on the left side of East Bernhill Rd, before the road curves left and becomes N. Kamiakin Trail Lane.

Come learn about llamas, sheep, goats, chickens, and miniature donkeys too!  These hobby farmers seem to collect animals that no one else wants (kind of like The Island of Misfit Toys from the 1964 Rudolf movie!)  Each animal has a unique story of how it came to be loved at the Fat 'n Happy Farm.       

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Intro to Archery

4/26/2014

 
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Saturday, April 26, 2014, 9:00 am - 12:00 noon
You can leave at any time.  You do not have to stay until the ending time.

Where
Evergreen Archery Club Range
Houston Rd at Palisades Park near Government Way, Spokane
Directions and Map

Volunteer members of the  Evergreen Archery Club will introduce you to archery or help you hone your skills.  The first hour is dedicated to instruction and safety. Then you will split into groups to shoot and explore the range with archery members.

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All About Pet Birds presentation

4/23/2014

 
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When
Wednesday, April 23, 2014, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Where
North Spokane Library meeting room
44 E. Hawthorne, Spokane

Come learn all about pet birds and ask questions from an avian expert from Sparky's Bird Store!  Sparky's Bird Store offers a full assortment of pet bird supplies including food, cages, cage accessories, toys, supplements, and pet bird services. Sparky's Bird Store cannot accommodate a large group for a field trip to their store so they are bringing some birds to the library to do a presentation there.

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Geocaching Adventure with the WA State Geocaching Association

4/12/2014

 
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When
Saturday, April 12, 2014, 10:00 am - 12:00 noon

Meet At
Cache Advance Cache Cave Store
2324 E Euclid Ave, Suite 204, Spokane
N 47° 41.140 W 117° 22.526 

The geocache adventure will meet at the Cache Cave.  Then everyone will caravan over to Beacon Hill to begin a hike looking for geo-caches.

This geocache activity is for all levels of geocachers, from the never-tried-it-before to the seasoned geocachers.  It will be led by volunteers who are members of the Inland Empire Chapter of the WA State Geocaching Association.  "Geocaching is a real-world, outdoor treasure hunting game using GPS-enabled devices. Participants navigate to a specific set of GPS coordinates and then attempt to find the geocache (container) hidden at that location." - Geocaching.com

You may also be interested in registering for our Geocaching 101 presentation and Cache Advance store tour that takes place on Saturday, April 5, 2014, 10 am - 11:30 am.

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Geocaching 101 presentation and Cache Advance store tour

4/5/2014

 
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When
Saturday, April 5, 2014, 10:00 am - 11:30 am

Where
Cache Advance Cache Cave Store
2324 E Euclid Ave, Suite 204, Spokane
 N 47° 41.140 W 117° 22.526 

This talk and tour is for all levels of geocachers, from the never-tried-it-before to the seasoned geocachers. While on this tour you can discover what geocaching is and see the tools and supplies needed for a successful geocache outing.  "Geocaching is the real-world treasure hunt that's happening right now, all around you. There are 2,322,984 active geocaches and over 6 million geocachers worldwide." - Geocaching.com

Cache Advance Inc. is an outdoor gear company specializing in all things Geocache, including  Geocaching Repair Kits, Newbie Kits and other caching gear/items such as camouflage paint and tape, and Official Geocaching gear, sneaky caches, gear for your geo-dog and more! 

You may also be interested in registering for our Geocaching Adventure activity with members of the Inland Empire Chapter of the WA State Geocaching Association that takes place on Saturday, April 12, 2014, 10 am - 12 noon.

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Pond and Ecology Science Activities

4/2/2014

 
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Wednesday, June 11, 2014
Tuesday, June 17, 2014
Tuesday, June 25, 2014
All dates are 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Where
Meet at Cannon Hill Park's pond, Spokane
At W. 19th Ave, S. Stevens St, and W. Shoshone Pl
Map

At the Department of Ecology, we’re proud to help you protect Washington’s environment and quality of life.  Educators from Ecology will help you take water quality samples from the Park's pond. They'll show you a model of ground water to help you better understand the water all around and below us.  This will be a memorable afternoon where science and fun are swirled together.

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Hike at Palisades Park

4/1/2014

 
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Tuesday, April 1, 2014, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm

Where
Palisades Park, Greenwood Rd at Rimrock Dr
Spokane. Directions

We'll begin with Scat Snacks Game - an animal signs activity. In a zoo, there are signs that tell you what animal to look for, such as “Moose.” But in their natural habitat, animals don't stand next to a sign that labels them. However they do leave us clues as to who was there, in the form of scat. Come learn to identify some Palisades inhabitants by their scat. Just like a naturalist, look for real scat and tracks on our hike. We will give each aspiring scientist marshmallows, jelly beans and other foods, which have the same size and shape as some animal scat.

Registration is recommended but not required.  It just helps us with planning purposes.

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 of the Inland Northwest
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Spokane, WA
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