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September 2019
Pints for a Cause for Nearby Nature
Join us for a fundraiser at the Ninkasi Tasting Room at 272 Van Buren Street in Eugene — $1 from every pint sold will be donated to Nearby Nature on this day. Thanks Ninkasi!
Find out more »Green Start Play Day: Slime Time!
Enjoy outdoor nature play in our Learnscape plus toddler and pre-school activities and stories -- this month all about slimy critters! Rain or shine! Kids 5 and under only, with an adult. Members FREE, non-members $5/family. Pre-register online or call 541-687-9699, ext 2.
Find out more »Fall Volunteer Information Session
Love nature? Enjoy kids? Care about parks? Learn all about leading school nature walks in Alton Baker Park this fall as well as other Nearby Nature volunteer opportunities — including gardening projects, restoration work, school visits, weekend events, TAG Team graffiti patrol, and the Haunted Hike! No experience is needed–training provided. Check out our Guides Program Overview for more information about the program and our Fall 2019 Guide Training Schedule, for details about trainings. See our Internships to learn about…
Find out more »Capella Market Benefit Barbeque and Raffle
Join us at Capella Market in South Eugene today for a benefit barbeque for Nearby Nature plus your last chance to buy raffle tickets for a shopping spree at Capella plus a $100 cooking-themed gift basket from Down to Earth! Raffle tickets will be on sale at the store starting in late August.
Find out more »Alton Baker Park Cleanup
As part of SOLVE's statewide Beach and Riverside Cleanup, Nearby Nature is once again hosting a cleanup of Alton Baker Park and the Whilamut Natural Area on Saturday, Sep. 21 from 10 am to 1 pm. This event will focus on the extensive waterways and riparian areas found in the park, protecting the creatures that live here and enhancing natural beauty. Join neighbors, community organizations, and local businesses in picking up litter and helping to ensure the space is clean…
Find out more »2019 Day of Caring: Hays Tree Garden Work Party
Join Nearby Nature for this year's Day of Caring on Thursday, September 26 and help enhance the area around Hays Tree Garden in Alton Baker Park. This beautiful area sits adjacent to the Cuthbert Amphitheater and showcases trees noted for brilliant spring bloom or fall foliage, each donated in honor of loved ones as a living legacy. From 9 am to 12 pm on Sep. 26, volunteers will weed and re-mulch the garden beds in and around the tree garden and the…
Find out more »Citizen Science Saturday: Fall Forest Fungi
Join us for citizen science investigations, including data collection, observations, photography, and more. This month we will focus on fungi in the fall forests of Alton Baker Park's Eastgate Woodlands. Event open to all but designed especially for adult participants. If you have a smartphone or a camera, please bring one to take pictures. Smartphone users please load the iNaturalist app (https://www.inaturalist.org/) onto your phone if possible. Members FREE, non-members $5. Pre-register at 541-687-9699 or online. Meet in the parking…
Find out more »October 2019
Cornucopia Fundraiser
Check back soon for more information about a great fundraiser we're having at Cornucopia on this day!
Find out more »Green Start Play Day: Creatures of the Night
Enjoy outdoor nature play in our Learnscape plus toddler and pre-school activities and stories -- this month about creatures of the night. Rain or shine! Kids 5 and under only, with an adult. Members FREE, non-members $5/family. Pre-register online or call 541-687-9699, ext 2.
Find out more »Citizen Science Saturday: Blight, Blister, Blotch
Join us for citizen science investigations, including data collection, observations, photography, and more. This month we will focus on end-of-season garden and compost fungi in the Learnscape and beyond. Event open to all but designed especially for adult participants. If you have a smartphone or a camera, please bring one to take pictures. Smartphone users please load the iNaturalist app (https://www.inaturalist.org/) onto your phone if possible. Members FREE, non-members $5. Pre-register at 541-687-9699 or online. Meet on the Water Wise…
Find out more »Haunted Hike Pumpkin Carving
Help us carve 80+ pumpkin for the Haunted Hike! Bring your own tools or use ours -- and plan to get creative! Meet in the Learnscape at Nearby Nature. All welcome -- please RSVP to programs@nearbynature.org if you are bringing a group.
Find out more »Haunted Hike
Curious about local night life? Wonder who’s tiptoeing through the treetops? Who’s crunching in the compost? If your kids like to pretend and they think night creatures are cool, then they'll love Nearby Nature’s 23rd annual Haunted Hike in Alton Baker Park! At this fun, family-oriented event, Nearby Nature guides will lead special night hikes along a festive pumpkin-lit trail through the Alton Baker Park woods. On each hike, folks will encounter all sorts of furry and feathered creatures of…
Find out more »Track Town Pizza Fundraiser
Track Town Pizza welcomes Nearby Nature on Wednesday October 23rd for a day of fundraising for Nearby Nature! Please bring our special coupon for 50% back to Nearby Nature on each dollar spent on food at Track Town at 1809 Franklin Blvd. from 11 am-midnight today. Good for in-store or to-go purchases only.* If you purchase Gift Certificates on this day, Track Town will give 25% of that purchase back to Nearby Nature as well. This fundraiser is only valid…
Find out more »November 2019
Falling Sky Fundraiser
Visit any one of Falling Sky's three locations (1334 Oak Alley Pub, 790 Blair Blvd Deli, or the UO EMU Pizzaria) on November 5th and 25% of your purchase cost will be donated to Nearby Nature if you print out or show on your phone our special flyer here. Thanks, Falling Sky, for your support!
Find out more »Green Start Play Day: Log Life
Enjoy outdoor nature play in our Learnscape plus toddler and pre-school activities and stories -- this month about life in a log. Rain or shine! Kids 5 and under only, with an adult. Members FREE, non-members $5/family. Pre-register online or call 541-687-9699, ext 2.
Find out more »Dancing Weasel Toy Store Fundraiser — Cancelled
Sorry to let you know this fundraiser will not be able to happen. Unfortunately, the Dancing Weasel will close as of July 31. We wish the owners all the best and appreciate all their past support!
Find out more »Citizen Science Saturday: Mushrooms and More
Join us for citizen science investigations, including data collection, observations, photography, and more. This month we will focus on the wonders of fruiting fungi in the Whilamut Natural Area of Alton Baker Park. Event open to all but designed especially for adult participants. If you have a smartphone or a camera, please bring one to take pictures. Smartphone users please load the iNaturalist app (https://www.inaturalist.org/) onto your phone if possible. Members FREE, non-members $5. Pre-register at 541-687-9699 or online. Meet…
Find out more »December 2019
Green Start Play Day: Cozy Critters
Enjoy outdoor nature play in our Learnscape plus toddler and pre-school activities and stories -- this month about how critters stay warm in winter. Rain or shine! Kids 5 and under only, with an adult. Members FREE, non-members $5/family. Pre-register online or call 541-687-9699, ext 2.
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