Join Conserving Carolina Speaker Series at Walnut Creek Preserve on Saturday, August 11th when the Executive Director and head naturalist of Earthshine Nature Programs (501c3), Steve O’Neil, will present, “Misunderstood Wildlife” at the Anne Elizabeth Suratt Nature Center at Walnut Creek Preserve at 10:30 a.m.

This is a free program, open to the public.

Steve will present a live animal program focusing on many of the more misunderstood animals we share our world with. These animals are integral parts of a healthy ecosystem, healthy earth, and healthy humans, yet they have been misunderstood and mistreated by many for centuries. It’s time to end the misunderstandings and build some respect for our wild friends.

Steve will have several tame animals of the more misunderstood varieties with him for you to meet and even hold such as snakes, turtles, tortoises and possibly even an opossum! Come out, and bring the kids, to meet Steve and his friends and learn some amazing secrets of our less than cuddly wild neighbors.

Contact the Southeast (Polk County) office of Conserving Carolina to register for the workshop or for more information, 828-859-5060, or Pam Torlina at [email protected].

Follow this link for directions to the Nature Center, https://goo.gl/maps/ThL7d7sX4RS2