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Pre-registeration required |  Children’s Day
Remember the times before TV and video games? Join us at the Nature Center for an adventure in imagination. Bring the family and rediscover the freedom of playing in nature as you look for bugs, build a fort or just simply lie in the grass and look at the sky. The only restriction is you. August 15; 10am – 2pm.
2008 International Coastal Cleanup
Join citizens from around the world to clean up our beaches and wetlands. Cleanup will take place at beaches throughout the city. For more info, and group registration, call 570-4876. Saturday, Sept. 19; 9am - Noon. | | FOR FAMILIES
Pre-registration is required for all classes. | |
Family Nightlife Walk
Looking for an alternative to the computer and TV? Bring the kids to the Nature Center for a naturalist-led walk on the trails.
July 7, Aug. 4 Sept. 8, 7 – 9pm; $3 per person.
Pre-registration required.
Simple Saturdays
Celebrate the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development by visiting the Nature Center on the 2nd Saturday of each month. You’ll have a chance to discover new and simple ways you can live a healthier, happier life.
July 11, Aug 8; 10am – 2pm.
Evening Campfire
Get the family together for an hour and head outside for some fresh air, relaxation, stories, games and laughs around the campfire.
June 26, July 10, 24, Aug. 7, 21; 7:30 - 8:30pm; $2.00 per person.
Pre-registration required
Butterfly Display
Visit the Butterfly Table and interact with a naturalist on Saturday afternoons.
July 11, 25, Aug. 8, 22.
Solstice Campfire
Join us as we celebrate the longest day of the year and the beginning of the summer season. June 20; 7 – 9pm ; $3 per person.Pre-registration required.
Annual Butterfly Count
Help gather important data about which species are making the Nature Center home. Beginner’s welcome. Bring water, sun protection and a sack lunch.
June 27, 8am -12pm or 12:30 – 3pm.
North American Butterfly Association fee of $3 per person.
Pre-registration required.
Origami Outdoors
Bring the family and learn to create beautiful paper art inspired by nature.
Saturday, July 11 $2 per participant.
Session 1 10am -11:30am (Families with youth under 12),
Session 2 1pm –2:30 (families with youth 13 and up)
Pre-registration required.
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