Submitted by Molly
My 3-year-old daughter and I went to Polk County Conservation’s Nature Storytime at Greenwood Park. 
It was a lot of fun and very informative, but unfortunately swarming with mosquitoes.
The theme for this week was turtles. The guide read us a story, told us a fable about a turtle using a puppet, and then showed us some old shells and a live box turtle tha had recently been rescued.
We then went on a guided hike around the pond to look for turtles and frogs. My daughter was surprised that turtles live outside, so I guess we could stand to get out into nature more often. If it hadn't been so hot and buggy, it would have been terrific. We’ll definitely try to go to more of these events.
For more information on similar events, visit www.leadingyououtdoors.com. If you go, be sure to bring your bug spray.
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