Signs of Spring

The first signs of spring in the Nature Park are often the salmonberries flowering and the hummingbirds returning to nest. The male chickadees are very vocal in order to attract females and dandelions pop up their golden heads in the hope of being visited by our native bumblebees, who can tolerate the cooler temperatures of early spring. But the spring is also wet and in our puppet show, Morley the Mole laments that his mole tunnels are flooded out. Eventually, a garter snake, just awakening from her long winter sleep, points him to a dry one. After the show, there is an interactive guided tour on the Time Trail, just starting to wake up and become green itself.