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For students looking to get away from the pressures of school or work, or those who just want to explore and connect with nature outside of Bakersfield, Wind Wolves Preserve will be hosting its Fourth Annual Spring Nature Festival on

Saturday and Sunday March 11 and 12.

The festival will feature guest experts and nature enthusiasts, including a variety of activities like guided nature hikes, safari tours, preserve tours, booth exhibits, wildlife viewing and more.

The festival is child-friendly and provides numerous activities for children to participate in, such as meeting reptilian and amphibious creatures, bird hikes, creative nature crafts, face painting, archeological exploration and exploring nature in the children’s hike.

Most guided nature hikes and tours last approximately 1.5 hours long and have themes such as bird watching, wildflower viewing, tracking and more. The preserve also offers hikes and tours in Spanish. On Saturday, activities are ongoing from 9 am to 4 pm, concluding with a night hike and astronomy talk from 6 to 8 pm. Sunday’s activities start at 9 am and wrap up at 2:30 pm.

Wind Wolves Preserve is located off Maricopa Highway (Hwy 166) 40 minutes south of Bakersfield. It is open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. the weekend of the Nature Festival