

“Seeing is Believing” at Nature Center
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A hike through the woods was a key part of this weekend’s Junior Naturalist Program series at the Idyllwild Nature Center. Titled “Seeing is Believing,” the Saturday, Aug. 27 program taught youngsters to look for minute details in everything they see. Leading the hike is Nature Center volunteer Bonnie Parlee, wearing a white hat, accompanying Lily D’Arrigl, from Idyllwild, along with Liam Walsh and his father, Paschal Walsh, from Temecula. Photo by Cid Castillo

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