Spring Wings
May 2, 2026 @ 9:00 am – 2:00 pm
Spring is for the birds, bees, and butterflies! Join us as we celebrate the return of migrating songbirds, emerging butterflies, and caterpillars with their host plants. Free admission for all ages.
- Experience real raptors with Magnolia Wildlife Rehabilitation & live reptiles with the MS Museum of Natural History
- Paddle in kayaks & canoes through Chakchiuma Swamp with naturalist guides
- Walk with local naturalists on short guided hikes focused – plants, birds, butterflies,
- plant medicine, swamp ecology, native plants
- Hunt like a Hawk scavenger hunt
- Learn about needle felting with hands on demonstrations by artist, Maggie Harrison
- Meet active artists and musicians inspired by nature
- Walk the storybook trail SPARROW LOVES BIRDS and meet the author, Murry Burress
