Earthplace hosts a cool event celebrating winter

Sloane Dwyer, 4, of Fairfield, tries out a pair of snowshoes at Earthplace's Winterfest event on Saturday. WESTPORT NEWS, CT 1/19/13

Photo: Mike Lauterborn

Pete Fraboni talks to a group of Earthplace visitors about wintertime animals and conditions before leading a Winterfest trail hike Saturday. WESTPORT NEWS, CT 1/19/13

Photo: Mike Lauterborn

Michael and Albert Zhang, of Westport, tie fishing flies at Earthplacer's Winterfest on Saturday. WESTPORT NEWS, CT 1/19/13 Photo: Mike Lauterborn

Dave Cadre, an animal technician at Earthplace, shows off Ladybird, a Great Horned Owl, at the nature center's Winterfest on Saturday. WESTPORT NEWS, CT 1/19/13 Photo: Mike Lauterborn

Piper Markowski, 3, of Wilton, fashions a coffee filter in a snowflake design Saturday at Earthplace's Winterfest on Saturday. WESPORT NEWS, CT 1/19/13 Photo: Mike Lauterborn

Quinn Mullineaux, a student volunteer at Earthplace, shows a pine cone bird feeder he made at the nature center's Winterfest on Saturday. WINTERFEST, CT 1/19/13 Photo: Mike Lauterborn

Nobu, Ken and Roy Kimura are bundled for a trail hike at Earthplace on Saturday. WESTPORT NEWS, CT 1/19/13

Photo: Mike Lauterborn