TUPELO, MS - The Natchez Trace Parkway invites children and their families to “Mississippi Reptiles," a Junior Ranger program to be held at the Parkway Visitor Center on Saturday, June 30, 2018, at 10 am. Do you know the difference between a crocodile and an American alligator? Join Conservation Educator Deb Waz from the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science, for this 45-minute program to discover the answer to this and other interesting questions about reptiles in our backyard. This free live animal program is ideal for children seven to 12 years old, but everyone is welcome.
The visitor center is located at milepost 266 on the Natchez Trace Parkway, near Tupelo, Mississippi. For additional information, please call 1-800-305-7417.
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Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
