SPRING WINGS
celebrating all things with wings

May 2, 2026 from 10am - 2pm

LEE TARTT NATURE PRESERVE Grenada Historic District

Spring is for the birds, bees and butterflies! Join us as we celebrate the return of migrating songbirds, emerging butterflies and caterpillars with their host plants.

FREE ADMISSION FOR ALL AGES

ACTIVITIES
- Experience real raptors with Magnolia Wildlife Rehabilitation & live reptiles with the MS Museum of Natural History
- Paddle in kayaks & canoes through Chakchiuma Swamp with naturalist guides
- Walk with local naturalists on short guided hikes focused - plants, birds, butterflies,
plant medicine, swamp ecology, native plants
- Hunt like a Hawk scavenger hunt
- Explore your creative side with art activities led by local artists
- Meet and watch visual artists and musicians create on location
- Walk the storybook trail Cypress Knees and Tupelo Trees by Cathy Melvin. - Learn about Chakchiuma Culture and their relationship to land

SHOP
Swamp Swag - t-Shirts, tumblers, books, Swamp Songs / an album about Chakchiuma Swamp by Sally Vee and more
Native Plants / Camp Creek Natives
Notecards featuring plants & birds / Robin Whitfield Studio
Nature Activity Kits / OutsideIN MS
Bird Photography and candles / Brent & Tiffany McDaniel

GUIDED NATURE EXPERIENCES
Walks and paddles from 10 - 1
What to expect:
- 20 minutes at a slow pace for paying attention and asking questions
- No special shoes or gear required
- All Activities are for all ages and experience levels