The Macon County Conservation District is kicking off its sixtieth anniversary with the return of a longtime community favorite — the Pancake Breakfast.

The Sixtieth Anniversary Pancake Breakfast is set for Saturday, February twenty-eighth, from eight to eleven a.m. at the Rock Springs Nature Center on Nearing Lane in Decatur. The ten-dollar, all-you-can-eat breakfast will feature pancakes, sausage, juice, milk and coffee, served by Conservation District staff and volunteers.

In addition to breakfast, guests can attend free maple syrup education programs scheduled at eight-thirty, nine-thirty and ten-thirty. The programs highlight the history and process of maple syrup production, a tradition long tied to the Conservation District.

The pancake breakfasts began in the mid-1990s and quickly became a winter tradition, featuring real maple syrup harvested and boiled at local conservation areas. The events were eventually retired in 2010, making this year’s breakfast a special nod to the past as part of the District’s anniversary celebration.

This year’s event will be held in the Nature Center’s new indoor-outdoor classroom, with maple syrup programs taking place in the Greenberg Auditorium. Tickets will be available the day of the event, but advance purchase is encouraged. More information and tickets are available at MaconCCD.org.