Three Rivers Park District volunteer Laurie Donohue, left, explains sheep gestation to Anna Lang, 7, center, her sister Amellia, 4, and their big brother, Connor, 8, in the livestock barn at Gale Woods Farm during the annual 'Spring Into Farming' event Friday, March 29, in Minnetrista.
Lucas Krieg, 6, holds a chicken in the coop at Gale Woods Farm Saturday, March 20 in Minnetrista, while in a classroom parents learn the intricacies of how to raise chickens at home, in an urban setting. To Lucas' left is children's book author Vickie Black, who led educational activities with the kids and shared her tips on getting them involved in raising chickens, using her book, 'Young Chicken Farmers'.
Savannah Larson, from Chaska, holds a Corn Snake, offered by Three Rivers Park District naturalist Judy Englund, Sunday, March 3, during 'Creature Feature: Snakes', a free interactive class held the first and third Sundays each month at Lowry Nature Center in Carver Park Reserve In Victoria.
