UPPER LAKE — Archeology professor John Parker, will present a program on Saturday at 9 a.m. at the Rodman Preserve for children attending the monthly nature education program.
Parker will lead the children on a short walk where he will talk about what it was like to live on this land 1,000 years ago. He will share artifacts with participants and discuss and demonstrate the importance of tules to the original inhabitants of the area, according to Roberta Lyons.
Parker will be joined by nature education specialist, Elaine Mansell, who will assist students in using special drills to make their own necklace from cockle shells.
Parker will also demonstrate how Native Americans used to chip obsidian and show how points and knives were made, Lyons stated.
The program is free-of-charge and open to the public; however reservations are encouraged as attendance will be limited to 15 children.
Reservations can be made by calling Lyons at 994-2024or Mansell at 263-1637.
The Rodman Preserve and Nature Education Center is located at 6350 Westlake Road near Upper Lake.
The preserve is owned and operated by the Lake County Land Trust, which presents the monthly children”s nature education program throughout the summer.
For information, visit www.lakecountylandtrust.org.
