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Growing Up with BREC: Homeschool Opportunities for All Ages
Your PAW-some Guide to Fur Friendly Events with BREC
Managing the Heat this Summer? Here's How it's Done for Baton Rouge Zoo Residents!
As the summer heats up, we often get asked by visitors what the zoo staff does to keep our animal residents cool. Read more to learn how!
Drag: A Theatrical Tradition
Did you know that the birth of theatre started in Ancient Greece? And with that, the creation of the performance art known as Drag.
Explore the Southern Bluffs Art Walk at the Scotlandville Greenway
May is National Bike Month. At BREC Greenways, we thought why not end the month by riding and checking out our newly named Southern Bluffs Trail that is part of the Scotlandville Parkway Greenway?
5 (Budget-Friendly) Must Haves for Every Golf Beginner
BREC's Guide to Plant ID
5 Spots to Start Your Birding Adventure
So you’ve decided to join the vast birder movement but don’t know where to begin with the 470 birds that traverse through Louisiana? We don’t blame you! From physical identification to call identification, each bird can have many variations of the two. With that, it can be a daunting task, but we’re here to help!
Celebrating American Wetlands Month In Louisiana
Did you know that May is American Wetlands Month? American Wetlands Month was created to help celebrate the importance and value of wetlands.
Witnessing the Magic of Creativity
Time and time again, I have seen the process of being creative change lives. Through teaching and organizing dozens, maybe even hundreds of art events, classes, camps and workshops I’ve noticed changes in almost every aspect of what makes us human. Curiosity, sudden realization, social and self-awareness, emotional investment, mindfulness, sensory development, vocabulary enrichment and a prideful sense of accomplishment. Being witness to such is my passion.
3 Hiking Spots for Beginners from a Beginner
Did you know BREC has a cornucopia of awesome hiking trails in our backyard? Seriously, I work for BREC and didn’t know this. Until recently, I’ve been saving my precious outdoor weekends for excursions to far off distant lands like Tunica Hills and the occasional Arkansas or Texas gem. But good news folks, we have some great places to visit that are not that far off the beaten path and you don’t even have to leave the state to find them.
5 Reasons You Should Visit North Sherwood Forest Community Park
So you’ve decided to join the vast birder movement but don’t know where to begin with the 470 birds that traverse through Louisiana? We don’t blame you! From physical identification to call identification, each bird can have many variations of the two. With that, it can be a daunting task, but we’re here to help!
Play & Grow Pros - The BREC Blog launches!
Welcome to 2020! As your parks and recreation system, we are always trying to make sure you know what we fun have to offer, what you can do at your parks, and how we are always working to improve what we do. But this year we wanted to take it a step further!