Mercy Ecology at New Dawn hosts open house 1-12

CUMBERLAND - Mercy Ecology at New Dawn Earth Center, 75 Wrentham Road, will host an open house on Sunday, Jan. 12, from 2 to 4 p.m.

The family-friendly drop-in event is free.

From 2 to 3 p.m., make an animal track, touch the pelts of local mammals and learn about the strategies animals use to make it through the winter. A family program, "Local Animals out in the Cold," will start at 3 p.m.

Hot chocolate, coffee and cookies will be served.

Call 401-333-1341 for more information.