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Nature Center Hours
Trails: Tue-Sun, 8am-5pm
Museum: Tue-Fri, 10am-4pm
Sat/Sun, 8:30am-4pm

El Dorado Nature Center
7550 E. Spring St.
Long Beach CA 90815
562-570-1745


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INTERLUDES FOR ADULTS
Pre-registration is required for all classes


Drawing in Nature — Spectacular Spring

Join us one Saturday a month to explore the Center.

Learn basic colored pencils techniques

while drawing from natural forms like leaves, berries,

and branches.Bring lunch and wear walking shoes.

Supply list provided on sign up. lOam-

3pm.

Saturday, Apr 26. $25 per class

Springtime at the Nature Center

Wildflower season is upon us. Join a naturalist for a guided tour to visit the

California native plants in their finery of flower and scent.

Saturday, Apr 26. lOam-noon.$5.


Community Dinners for a Healthy Planet
The last Tuesday of the month is a vegetarian potluck and celebration of new
friends and community. Bring your own place setting and food for 5. 6:30-9 pm.
Tuesday, Apr 29.

 

Out of the Wilds, and Into Your Garden

Want to learn more about native and water wise gardening?
Come to our free gardening class and talk with
California native plant experts. First Saturday of each month.

Call for program topic.

May 3, June 7, July 5, Aug 2; 2 – 4pm.

Adult Nightlife Walk

Enjoy the sights and sounds of nature on a quiet
reflective walk on the trails with a naturalist.

May 20, June 17, July 1, 15, Aug. 5; 7 – 9pm ; $3 per person.

Drawing in Nature

We will walk and observe, journal and photograph out on the
Nature Center trails and then turn our observations
into colored pencil drawings. Learn the basics of using colored pencils,
including blending, burnishing and impressed line while
incorporating the techniques of botanical drawing. Call for supply list.

May 24, June 27, July 28, Aug. 23; 10am – 3pm.

Adults: $25 per person each session.

 


 Community Dinners for a Healthy Planet

Join us on the last Tuesday of each month for a vegetarian
potluck and celebration of new friends and community.

We'll share music, conversation or evening strolls as
we feed our bodies and souls with good fresh food and friends.

May 27, June 24, July 29, Aug. 26; 6:30 – 9pm.

El Dorado Audubon Society Meeting

Twilight walk and a delicious year-end potluck.

June 19, 5:30 - 9pm.

Butterfly Walk

People aren't the only ones who enjoy wildflowers.
You'll see wildflower plantings and observe
the “wild things” that visit the spring-flowering plants.

Adults only. June 21, July 19, Aug. 16; 1 – 3pm ; $5 per person.












 
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