Child of the Wild

08/30/2026

🐢 COTW Memories Makers Family Nature Club spent the night at Hattiesburg Zoo for our Summer Campout, and we had the most bestest good time! From riding the train to exploring the zoo in the dark of night, we surely made some interesting memories this weekend!
❤️ BIG thank yous to all our friends that joined us and to the incredibly kind staff at the zoo!

08/26/2026

Come outside to play with us! Join our family nature club COTW Memories Makers Family Nature Club for outdoor family fun!
We’re camping out at the ZOO this weekend!!

08/24/2026

HEADS UP! 🌖🔴 This week a LUNAR ECLIPSE will be visible across the United States Thursday evening into early Friday morning (Aug 27/28)! 96% of the Moon’s visible disk will slip into Earth’s shadow. So close to totality that most of it will have a red tint while only a thin bright sliver remains.

Peak Viewing Times
Eastern: 12:13 AM (Friday)
Central: 11:13 PM (Thursday)
Mountain: 10:13 PM (Thursday)
Pacific: 9:13 PM (Thursday)

Only wild card of course will be your local weather, hope for the best! This should be one of the best lunar eclipses visible from the Unites States until the next total lunar eclipse in December 2028. Enjoy and get those cameras ready!

- Matt Devitt Weather

08/10/2026

Here's a fun game to help your team get ready for the Alabama Bird Search - Youth Challenge! Friends and supporters: please share, print, email, post this game to help us spread the word about this exciting opportunity for kids to get out into nature together!

Thank you to Alabama Audubon, Turkey Creek Nature Preserve, Jefferson County Greenways and Trailkeeper's Clothing Company for your support of this event!

Free and open to all pre-K through recently graduated high school kids in Alabama and surrounding states.



Printable version here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1c4eyUNtU1U4jMCzCR94BSO95U6UvHAdZ/view?usp=drive_link

08/09/2026

We invite you to come outside to play with us!

We have all sorts of fun at Child of the Wild! We have a few more fun Summer sessions planned including a campout at the zoo!

Join us at COTW Memories Makers Family Nature Club for more info!

08/07/2026

Join us for the Great Southeast Pollinator Census on Friday, August 21, from 9:30–11:30 AM at the Weeks Bay Visitors Center!

Spend just 15 minutes observing a flowering plant, count the pollinators you see, and help collect valuable data that supports pollinator conservation across the Southeast. No experience is needed!

📍 Weeks Bay Visitors Center
🗓️ August 21, 2026
⏰ 9:30–11:30 AM

07/31/2026

Save the date! Join us on Saturday, September 19, for NatureNauts STEM Day! Enjoy a morning of hands-on STEM activities, live animal encounters, interactive exhibits, and outdoor exploration with organizations from across the Gulf Coast. Plus, add on a cruise aboard Historic Blakely State Park's Delta Explorer for an unforgettable adventure. 🌿🔬

07/26/2026

07/25/2026

🗣📣New Date...

Same place. Same time. The National Parks and Recreation Month celebration continues!

Register at mprd.recdesk.com