LAND BETWEEN THE LAKES, KY/TN - The Homeplace 1850s Farm<http://www.landbetweenthelakes.us/seendo/attractions/homeplace/> at Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area hosts a week of programs dedicated to working with wool Monday-Saturday, April 4-9. Invited artist, Gary Larson, will give Homeplace sheep their "haircut" for the year, 1850's style, on Sheep Shearing Day Saturday, April 9. Programs will be ongoing from 10am-4pm each day. "The sheep are ready to shed their wool from the past year and that means new fleeces to wash, tease, card, spin, and dye," said Cindy Earls, Homeplace Lead Interpreter. "We will show each step it takes to process our sheep's raw wool into yarn, which we can knit or weave into clothing. Visitors are invited to get some hands-on experience and lend a hand preparing the new fleeces for spinning into yarn." Programs included with regular admission: ages 13 and up $5; ages 5-12 $3; ages 4 and under are free. Fourth grade students can go to https://everykidinapark.gov/, get their free Every Kid in a Park pass, and get their family in for free. [cid:image012.png@01D18061.81A321F0]Wool Week<http://www.landbetweenthelakes.us/calendar/wool-week/2016-04-04/> Program Schedule: * Mon. - Washing a Fleece * Tue. - Carding Wool * Wed. - Spinning Yarn * Thu. - Dyeing Colors * Fri. - Knitting/Crocheting/Weaving Sheep Shearing Day<http://www.landbetweenthelakes.us/calendar/sheep-shearing-day-3/> Program Schedule: * 10am-4pm - Wool Work * 10am-12pm & 1-3pm - Going to the "Baa-bar Shop": Spring Sheep Shearing * 12-1pm - Meet and Greet with Sheep Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area manages more than 170,000 acres in western Kentucky and Tennessee as part of the U.S. Forest Service and the Department of Agriculture's public lands program. Land Between The Lakes offers outdoor recreation, lake access, land management, and environmental education to over 1.4 million visitors annually. The Friends of Land Between The Lakes works in partnership with the Forest Service providing program services, funds development, and volunteer support. To find more information about Land Between The Lakes, log on to the official website at www.landbetweenthelakes.us<http://www.landbetweenthelakes.us> or call toll-free at 1-800-LBL-7077 or local at 270-924-2000. For more information on the Friends of Land Between The Lakes, log on to www.friendsoflbl.org<http://www.friendsoflbl.org>. To subscribe to the official electronic newsletter, send an email to LBLinfo@fs.fed.us<mailto:LBLinfo@fs.fed.us>. Land Between The Lakes official Twitter accounts include @LBLScreechOwl<https://twitter.com/LBLScreechOwl>, @LBLNature<https://twitter.com/LBLNature>, @LBLHomeplace<https://twitter.com/LBLHomeplace>, and @LandBtwnLakes<https://twitter.com/LandBtwnLakes>, and Pinterest www.pinterest.com/lblnra<http://www.pinterest.com/lblnra>. Photos are available on Flickr for downloading at https://www.flickr.com/photos/lblkytn/sets. USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.
