Will the winter be mild or cold? Find out from the woolly bear caterpillar

CORNWALL — Can woolly bear caterpillars predict the weather?
Environmental Educator Pam Golben will explore the world of these fuzzy caterpillars on Saturday, Oct. 20, at the Hudson Highlands Nature Museum’s Outdoor Discovery Center.
The center is located on Muser Drive across from 174 Angola Road in Cornwall. The program starts at 10 a.m.
Explore these facts:

What do they turn into?
Where do they spend the winter?
Can they predict the weather? According to legend, the wider that middle brown section is (i.e., the more brown segments there are), the milder the coming winter will be.

Conversely, a narrow brown band is said to predict a harsh winter. But is it true?

Participants also will help release caterpillars back into the fields of the Outdoor Discovery Center and then create a Woolly Bear craft to take home.

This program is recommended for adults with or without children and children ages 5 and older.
Admission: $7 adults; $5 Children. Museum Members: $5 adults; $3 Children. For information, call 845-534-5506, ext 204. Visit the museum’s Web site at www.hhnaturemuseum.org .