Discover some of nature's secrets with crafts, activities, and games.

Class meets two Mondays each month, either in the morning (9:30 to 11:00 am) or in the afternoon (12:30 to 2:00 pm).

Wear gym shoes or boots and plan to go outside. (No open toe shoes.)

Must be toilet trained

Explore the world of nature. Each class will focus on a theme from environmental science or natural history. Activities include projects, hikes, experiments, games, and take-home activities. A snack is included.

Class meets once a month on Saturday afternoons from 1:00 to 4:00 pm.

Dress to go outside. (No open toe shoes.)

Participants must have completed kindergarten.

Environmental Science Investigations is a Saturday afternoon class for kids who enjoy investigating scientific principles, experiments, and hands-on activities.

Participants will learn simple data collection and analysis techniques, and work with equipment used by real scientists to study plants and animals.

Class meets one Saturday a month from 1:00 to 4:00 pm in the afternoon. Participants should come prepared to go outside and get dirty. (No open toe shoes.)

Friday night at the Nature Center is a great way to kick off the weekend! Kids enjoy games, projects, hikes, and a snack.

Note: Participants must be toilet trained.

Dress to spend much of the night outside. (No open toe shoes, sandals, or crocs.)

Friday night at the Nature Center is a great way to kick off the weekend! Kids enjoy games, projects, hikes, and a snack.

Dress to spend much of the night outside. (No open toe shoes.)

Fishing is a great way to spend a summer day. Learn basic fishing techniques, fishing ethics, safety issues, and rules and regulations. Receive instruction on baiting a hook, tying knots, casting, and how to handle and return fish to the water. As part of the program participants are provided with rods, reels, and bait for catch-and-release fishing in our stocked lake. All ages are welcome, but children under 14 must be accomanied by an adult.

10:00am - Noon

Have FUN learning about spiders! Create a clay spider, build a web, go on a spider hunt, and much more! Dress to got outside and wear gym shoes (no sandals or crocs).

9:30-11:00am
   or
12:30-2:00pm

Bring the family for a night around the campfire. Learn how to make a fire without matches, sing songs, listen to stories (or tell some of your own), make s'mores, and enjoy the glow of a campfire. All ages are welcome, but children under 14 must be accomanied by an adult.

8:30-10:00pm.

Get ready to blast off into outer space! Little astronauts will explore space travel, the moon, and the stars. Dress to go outside and wear gym shoes (no sandals or crocs).

9:30-11:00am
   or
12:30-2:00pm

Learn about rocks and ways to investigate them just like the rock hounds of science: geologists. Make a rainbow rock collection to take home. Wear gym shoes for the rock hunt (no sandals or crocs).

9:30-11:00am
   or
12:30-2:00pm