Wonders of the Wetlands! program slated for Saturday at the Hudson Highlands Nature Museum

Cornwall — On Saturday, May 21 at 10 a.m., the Hudson Highlands Nature Museum will be hosting: Wonders of the Wetlands! Come take a close look at this remarkably diverse habitat and its resident wildlife with Environmental Educator Michele Diamanti at the Outdoor Discovery Center, on Muser Drive, across from 174 Angola Road, Cornwall. Learn about the importance of wetlands followed by a short hike with Michele through the Museum’s wetland trails where visitors might observe an active Muskrat building a home, a Great Blue Heron, and Red Winged Black Birds nesting and hear the calls of the bull frogs. Participants will also explore what can be found in a scoop net from the pond during this morning of discovery. This program is recommended for adults with or without children ages 5 and older. For more information call 534-5506, ext. 204. Visit the Museum’s Web site at www.hhnaturemuseum.org.