The Audubon Community Nature Center’s Little Explorers will “Walk on the Wildflower Side” online on Saturday, May 9. The photograph of a wild red columbine by Rocky River, Ohio, photographer Alex Lenhart was a finalist in a previous Audubon Nature Photography Contest.

Since social distancing means that parents and children will not be able to come in person to Audubon Community Nature Center for May’s Little Explorers, Audubon is planning to come to hold its monthly event online instead.

Little Explorers will take place from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, May 9, with some at-home learning and “Walk on the Wildflower Side.” Chelsea Jandreau, Audubon Community Nature Center nature educator, will explore wildflowers and other early spring plants and find out which animals like to buzz around, pollinate, and eat some of those fresh spring buds and colorful petals.

The fee for the online program is $8 for adults, $6 for children and Nature Center members.

Make reservations by Thursday, May 7, by calling 569-2345 during business hours (9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday) or by going to AudubonCNC.org/Programs and clicking on “Current Schedule.”

A follow-up email will be sent with links for the online and live portions of the program.

The 2020 Little Explorers series is sponsored by Univera Healthcare. Little Explorers is presented on the second Saturday of every month, 10-11:30 a.m. It is temporarily being presented as an online program via Zoom, but it is traditionally an in-person program that takes place at the Nature Center.

Audubon Community Nature Center is located at 1600 Riverside Road, just east of Route 62 between Warren, Pa., and Jamestown, N.Y. Although the Nature Center building is closed until further notice due to COVID-19 per New York State restrictions, visitors are welcome to walk the six miles of trails and view Liberty, Audubon’s non-releasable Bald Eagle, from dawn to dusk daily while practicing safe social distancing measures.

To learn more about Audubon and its programs, call 569-2345 during business hours, visit AudubonCNC.org, or find Audubon Community Nature Center on Facebook.