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Call us at (912) 395-1212

711 Sandtown Rd
Savannah, GA 31410

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Our special events have always been wonderful opportunities for families to spend quality time together learning more about Oatland Island Wildlife Center. Due to our main buidling construction, for the 2009/10 season we are offering many more smaller scale events instead of the historically HUGE events.  Look for the return of the Medieval Festival, Halloween Hike and the Cane Grinding Festival in 2010!

 

 

- Sheep to Shawl-


Saturday March 13th,  2010   
10:00 a.m. until 4 p.m.

getting ready for a hair cut

By this time of year in the sunny south our sheep are looking for a little relief!  It has been a year since their last hair cut and their fleece has grown long and thick.  Once again, The Fiber Guild of the Savannahs will gather the shears and do their magic.  Come out and see how they do it. Try your hand at carding and spinning wool.  Enjoy concessions served by the Friends of Oatland.  Event FREE with regular admission price. 


Friends of Oatland Members enjoy free admissision year round to most all events!  Click here to join today.

 

 

-Fairy and Toad House Competition-

 

Saturday, April 10, 2010

11:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.

 fairy house

 

Put your wings and pointed ears on and come to Oatland Island Wildlife Center for a day of enchantment at our first annual Fairy and Toad House Day April 10, 11am-2pm. This family-themed day is all about the "wee folk"-fairies, pixies, sprites, and getting up close with the natural world. Children and their adults may enter a fairy house building contest using all natural materials. Will your house be able to lure a Fairy from her wings? Would a toad dare to tread past your threshold? House designs will be evaluated by a panel of judges and winners will be awarded prizes and the homes will remain on display after the competition. All competitors must follow these rules:

1. Fairy and Toad Houses should look so natural they are almost hidden. A location close to the ground is best.

2. You should use only natural materials. Dry grasses, leaves, sticks, pebbles and pinecones are just a few examples of materials to choose.

3. Be careful not to use or disturb any of nature's materials that are still living, especially flowers, ferns, mosses and lichen. Fairies do not like to disturb or destroy anything that is growing in nature.

Additional activities include a Scavenger Hunt; prize-winning games like Musical Mushrooms, and The Fairy Ring Stroll; Fairytale story telling and Fairy themed crafts will also be available.

Be sure to bring your whole family to stroll Oatland’s enchanted trails and see if you can catch a glimpse of any gnomes, trolls, elves and those warty wonders TOADS!

For further information, please call Oatland Island at 912-395-1500.

 

-International Migratory Bird Day-

 

Saturday, May 8, 2010

11:00 a.m. until 2 p.m.

 International Migratory Bird Day

 

The migratory birds are passing through on their way to their nesting grounds up north. On their long journey they stop to feed and rest.  Their are many stressors that are negatively affecting the populations of these birds-many of them are our beloved song-birds.  Find out why and how you can help these fine feathered seasonal visitors. Help celebrate their return with bird watching and other activities. Visit Environment for the Americas web site for more information: http://www.birdday.org/

 

 

 

-Georgia Wetlands Day-

 

Saturday, June 12, 2010

11:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.

 

Coastal Georgia has 1/3 of all the remaining salt marshes left along the east coast of the U.S.  They are critical habitat for our wildlife and our way of life.  Investigate what the salt marsh is, how it was formed and what kinds of organisms live their.