- March 6, 2025
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The Wildlife Wonderland workshop held monthly at Nehrling Gardens in Gotha allows attendees to learn about the animals that live in the Gardens.
Attendees of the workshop first received an informational session where they learned about ecosystems, the eating habits of dragonflies, benefits of gopher tortoises and why the eastern glass lizard looks like a snake.
Nehrling Gardens caretakers Caroline and David Chomanics explain what the strange growth on a tree stump is to Skylar Fox.
Caretaker Caroline Chomanics pulls out air potato plants from the ground to display what they look like and why they're considered an invasive species.
Nehrling Gardens Caretakers took attendees of the workshop on a scavenger hunt around the gardens, searching for wildlife and insects.
Skylar Fox, 6, is encouraged to take a whiff of a pink lantana flowering plant during the scavenger hunt after smelling flowers from the almond bush and lemon grass.
Hailey Myer, 8, spreads peanut butter on a toilet paper roll with holes to create what will be a bird feeder.
Finn Costin, who is 4-and-one-half years old, sprinkles bird seed onto his nearly-finished bird feeder.
Caretaker Caroline Chomanics helps Hailey Myer roll her bird feeder in a pile of bird seeds.
The makeshift bird feeders were created using peanut butter, bird seeds, sticks, yarn and a toilet paper roll.
Participants of the workshop proudly displayed their new bird feeders once they were finished.
GOTHA –– Nehrling Gardens hosted a two-hour workshop featuring an informational lecture, scavenger hunt and arts and crafts session for attendees of the Wildlife Wonderland Workshop on June 17.
The workshop, held from 10 a.m. to noon, allowed participants to learn about the animals, insects and reptiles that call Nehrling Gardens home. After being introduced to several facts about the Florida ecosystem, including how gopher tortoises make burrows for homes, the eating habits of bobcats and dragonflies, and the names of several butterflies – such as the zebra longwing, clouded sulphur and gulf fritillary – kids and parents were invited to go on a scavenger hunt around the gardens in search of the creatures.
After the scavenger hunt, kids were given the chance to create their own bird feeders using common household items: peanut butter, a toilet paper roll, bird seed, sticks and yarn. The suggested donation for the monthly workshop is $10 per child. You can keep up with the family-friendly events held at Nehrling Gardens by visiting their Facebook page.
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Contact Gabby Baquero at [email protected]
