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  Ferguson Florissant School District’s Little Creek Nature Area kicked off its year-round 2018 50th Anniversary celebration on Saturday, Oct. 28 at its annual homecoming at 2295 Dunn Rd. The 50^th anniversary date has been set for Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018.

Guided tours of the preserve’s handicapped-accessible trails, nature-based arts and crafts, a puppet show, and a scavenger hunt were some of the activities featured that morning. There was also a Birds of Prey show by Treehouse Wildlife Rescue and Strings Attached provided live music. Visitors could also go on a hayride through the prairie loop to watch apple-pressing and cider-making and sample the cider.

    Since 1968, Little Creek Nature Area has been an outdoor classroom for students and teachers and a place of solace and discovery for nature lovers. It is operated by the Ferguson-Florissant School District.

Points of interest on the property are a log cabin, barn, a variety of gardens, an apiary, pastures, orchard, trails, Discovery Pond, caretaker’s workshop, Brown Nature viewing habitat, classroom, several bridge and a learning lab. Admission is free.

Little Creek is open to public Monday-Friday 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Phone (314) 831-7386. The large area is bounded by Dunn Road, Summerwood Condos, Christian College, Dunegant Park and Afshari Estates and Singing Pines.

PHOTO CAPTIONS:

APPLE CIDER TRAIL: Hayrides on Saturday at Little Creek Nature Area took kids and their parents down through the prairie loop to a place set up for apple crushing, (photo 1) then churning (photo 2) until the apples were liquid. Each person had a chance to sample the fruits of their labor, with a cup of warm apple cider (photo 3). ~~ Bob Lindsey photos

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