Kids spring into education at Clark County Wetlands Park — PHOTOS
Naturalist Jody Walker laughs with Declan Kriebel, 4, during the Nature Tykes program at Clark County Wetlands Park in Las Vegas, Wednesday, March 20, 2019. The program incorporates story time, crafts, and exploration for kids through the park. The focus for this day's program was nests and babies, children identified and learned about both. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__rae
Naturalist Jody Walker shows Alina Velaochaga, 4, from left, Asante Ricigliano-Vaughn, 5, and Louie Schmidt, 3, how to pretend to be a baby owl during the Nature Tykes program at Clark County Wetlands Park in Las Vegas, Wednesday, March 20, 2019. The program incorporates story time, crafts, and exploration for kids through the park. The focus for this day's program was nests and babies, children identified and learned about both. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__rae
Declan Kriebel, 4, from left, Isabella LaMon, 3, Emma Campagna, 5, and Alina Velaochaga, 4, pretend to be owls during the Nature Tykes program at Clark County Wetlands Park in Las Vegas, Wednesday, March 20, 2019. The program incorporates story time, crafts, and exploration for kids through the park. The focus for this day's program was nests and babies, children identified and learned about both. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__rae
Declan Kriebel, 4, left, and Alina Velaochaga, 4, pretend to be owls during the Nature Tykes program at Clark County Wetlands Park in Las Vegas, Wednesday, March 20, 2019. The program incorporates story time, crafts, and exploration for kids through the park. The focus for this day's program was nests and babies, children identified and learned about both. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__rae
Jazzmine Schmidt works with her children Louie Schmidt, 3, left, and Boone Schmidt, 5, during an activity to learn about nests and birds during the Nature Tykes program at Clark County Wetlands Park in Las Vegas, Wednesday, March 20, 2019. The program incorporates story time, crafts, and exploration for kids through the park. The focus for this day's program was nests and babies, children identified and learned about both. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__rae
Lauryn Ricigliano helps her son Asante Ricigliano-Vaughn during an activity to learn about nests and birds during the Nature Tykes program at Clark County Wetlands Park in Las Vegas, Wednesday, March 20, 2019. The program incorporates story time, crafts, and exploration for kids through the park. The focus for this day's program was nests and babies, children identified and learned about both. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__rae
Volunteer Betty Monson reads a story to children during the Nature Tykes program at Clark County Wetlands Park in Las Vegas, Wednesday, March 20, 2019. The program incorporates story time, crafts, and exploration for kids through the park. The focus for this day's program was nests and babies, children identified and learned about both. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__rae
Naturalist Jody Walker helps Jesse Camacho, 7, put together a bird during the Nature Tykes program at Clark County Wetlands Park in Las Vegas, Wednesday, March 20, 2019. The program incorporates story time, crafts, and exploration for kids through the park. The focus for this day's program was nests and babies, children identified and learned about both. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__rae
Parents help their children create a "bad mother" bird during the Nature Tykes program at Clark County Wetlands Park in Las Vegas, Wednesday, March 20, 2019. The program incorporates story time, crafts, and exploration for kids through the park. Children used bright colors and created birds that couldn't be hidden well to protect their babies, making them "bad mom" birds. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__rae
Jazzmine Schimdt helps her kids create a "bad mother" bird during the Nature Tykes program at Clark County Wetlands Park in Las Vegas, Wednesday, March 20, 2019. The program incorporates story time, crafts, and exploration for kids through the park. Children used bright colors and created birds that couldn't be hidden well to protect their babies, making them "bad mom" birds. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__rae
Naturalist Jody Walker teases Louie Schmidt, 3, with the craft they created during the Nature Tykes program at Clark County Wetlands Park in Las Vegas, Wednesday, March 20, 2019. The program incorporates story time, crafts, and exploration for kids through the park. Children used bright colors and created birds that couldn't be hidden well to protect their babies, making them "bad mom" birds. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__rae
Boone Schmidt, 5, left, teases his brother Louie Schmidt, 3, during the Nature Tykes program at Clark County Wetlands Park in Las Vegas, Wednesday, March 20, 2019. The program incorporates story time, crafts, and exploration for kids through the park. Children used bright colors and created birds that couldn't be hidden well to protect their babies, making them "bad mom" birds. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__rae
Isabella LaMon, 3, from left, Emma Campagna, 5, and Quinn Stanley, 3, hold the crafts they created during the Nature Tykes program at Clark County Wetlands Park in Las Vegas, Wednesday, March 20, 2019. The program incorporates story time, crafts, and exploration for kids through the park. Children used bright colors and created birds that couldn't be hidden well to protect their babies, making them "bad mom" birds. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__rae
Children hold the crafts they created during the Nature Tykes program at Clark County Wetlands Park in Las Vegas, Wednesday, March 20, 2019. The program incorporates story time, crafts, and exploration for kids through the park. Children used bright colors and created birds that couldn't be hidden well to protect their babies, making them "bad mom" birds. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__rae
Children hold the crafts they created during the Nature Tykes program at Clark County Wetlands Park in Las Vegas, Wednesday, March 20, 2019. The program incorporates story time, crafts, and exploration for kids through the park. Children used bright colors and created birds that couldn't be hidden well to protect their babies, making them "bad mom" birds. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__rae
Naturalist Judy Walker leads children around small pits made by beavers during the Nature Tykes program at Clark County Wetlands Park in Las Vegas, Wednesday, March 20, 2019. The program incorporates story time, crafts, and exploration for kids through the park. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__rae
Naturalist Judy Walker speaks to Jesse Camacho, 7, next to Boone Schmidt, 5, during the Nature Tykes program at Clark County Wetlands Park in Las Vegas, Wednesday, March 20, 2019. The program incorporates story time, crafts, and exploration for kids through the park. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__rae
Isabella LaMon, 3, from left, Boone Schmidt, 5, and Alina Velaochaga, 4, look at an owl pellet during the Nature Tykes program at Clark County Wetlands Park in Las Vegas, Wednesday, March 20, 2019. The program incorporates story time, crafts, and exploration for kids through the park. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__rae
Boone Schmidt, 5, walks through the park during the Nature Tykes program at Clark County Wetlands Park in Las Vegas, Wednesday, March 20, 2019. The program incorporates story time, crafts, and exploration for kids through the park. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__rae
Children play freely during the Nature Tykes program at Clark County Wetlands Park in Las Vegas, Wednesday, March 20, 2019. The program incorporates story time, crafts, and exploration for kids through the park. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__rae
Westley Valdez, 3, plays with Louie Schmidt, 3, during the Nature Tykes program at Clark County Wetlands Park in Las Vegas, Wednesday, March 20, 2019. The program incorporates story time, crafts, and exploration for kids through the park. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__rae
Hailey Stanley holds her son Rian Stanley, 1, from left, her daughter Quinn Stanley, 3, while exploring the creek next to Emma Campagna, 5, and Isabella LaMon, 3, during the Nature Tykes program at Clark County Wetlands Park in Las Vegas, Wednesday, March 20, 2019. The program incorporates story time, crafts, and exploration for kids through the park. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__rae
Children throw rocks into the creek during the Nature Tykes program at Clark County Wetlands Park in Las Vegas, Wednesday, March 20, 2019. The program incorporates story time, crafts, and exploration for kids through the park. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__rae
Children throw rocks into the creek during the Nature Tykes program at Clark County Wetlands Park in Las Vegas, Wednesday, March 20, 2019. The program incorporates story time, crafts, and exploration for kids through the park. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__rae
Children throw rocks into the creek during the Nature Tykes program at Clark County Wetlands Park in Las Vegas, Wednesday, March 20, 2019. The program incorporates story time, crafts, and exploration for kids through the park. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__rae
Children throw rocks into the creek during the Nature Tykes program at Clark County Wetlands Park in Las Vegas, Wednesday, March 20, 2019. The program incorporates story time, crafts, and exploration for kids through the park. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__rae
Elizabeth Valdez holds her son Westley Valdez, 3, as they enjoy the view during the Nature Tykes program at Clark County Wetlands Park in Las Vegas, Wednesday, March 20, 2019. The program incorporates story time, crafts, and exploration for kids through the park. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__rae
Eric Szukiewicz, from left, Shilo Chow, Blane Quitog, and Chansten Chow, play volleyball at Sunset Park in Las Vegas, Wednesday, March 20, 2019. Erik Verduzco Las Vegas Review-Journal @Erik_Verduzco
Blane Quitog, center, Eric Szukiewicz, left, and Chansten Chow, play volleyball at Sunset Park in Las Vegas, Wednesday, March 20, 2019. Erik Verduzco Las Vegas Review-Journal @Erik_Verduzco
Blane Quitog plays volleyball at Sunset Park in Las Vegas, Wednesday, March 20, 2019. Erik Verduzco Las Vegas Review-Journal @Erik_Verduzco
Blane Quitog plays volleyball at Sunset Park in Las Vegas, Wednesday, March 20, 2019. Erik Verduzco Las Vegas Review-Journal @Erik_Verduzco
Shilo Chow plays volleyball at Sunset Park in Las Vegas, Wednesday, March 20, 2019. Erik Verduzco Las Vegas Review-Journal @Erik_Verduzco
Chansten Chow, an UNLV volleyball player, plays with friends at Sunset Park in Las Vegas, Wednesday, March 20, 2019. Erik Verduzco Las Vegas Review-Journal @Erik_Verduzco
Children enjoyed a special learning experience during the Nature Tykes program at Clark County Wetlands Park in Las Vegas on Wednesday.
The program incorporated story time, crafts, and exploration for kids through the park. The focus for the day’s program was nests and babies, children identified and learned about both.
