Nature Programs 

 
*Winter Class Registration Begins Monday, May 5.Pre-registration is required.
 
PARENT & ME WORKSHOPS
Ages: 2 years - 5 years. 10-11:30 A.M.  $21 per class. 
Bring your imagination and sense of adventure as you and your child celebrate the seasons with a special morning of stories, nature play, and outdoor exploration.  Investigate the incredible, changing, natural world with your child, while discovering creatures large and small. One caregiver per child enrolled.
 
Winter KaleidoscopeClass #68367
December 10
 
Feeling the Cold -
Class #68366
January 14
 
We Love Bugs 
Class #68368
February 11
 

ADULT WORKSHOPS

Pre-registration is required.
Naturalist-led walks give participants a sense of the unique space and all that it has to offer. Attend as many workshops as you’d like to expand your nature knowledge.
Ages: At least 16 years of age,
$10 per class,
10 A.M. – 12 P.M
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Nature’s Writers Workshop
Get inspired by the sights and sounds of nature during this outdoor writing workshop. This beginner-friendly workshop offers an encouraging environment to produce written works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, or song. We will share positive feedback and reflections as we walk the trails. Journals will be provided or bring your own.
Class# 69774 
January 10, 2026
 
Wild Love
Cupid’s bow is meant for us, but could animals be struck by the same stirrings of love? Explore the many ways our wild friends experience amore with a walk on the trail. No sweetheart needed for this stroll!
Class# 69772
February 14, 2026
*Note that this class will have more mature content, so keep this in mind when registering.
 
History of the Nature Center How did this 100-acre piece of land remain in such a “natural” state while the city built up around it? Come learn how the Nature Center's many transformations have shaped it into the vital habitat you see now.
Class# 69773
March 14, 2026.