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July 2020
Green Start Play Day: Creepers and Crawlers — on ZOOM Live!
In this program, we’ll be going “live” with our regular monthly Green Start Play Day — this month with a focus on creepy crawlies in Alton Baker Park. Check out live insects we find in the park, enjoy a story, learn about a craft you can do at home, and do a fun movement activity! Best for kids 5 and under. The Zoom link for this program is: Topic: Nearby Nature Green Start for July 14th Time: Jul 14, 2020…
Find out more »Nature Quest: Wee Beasties — on Zoom Live!
Due to COVID-19 concerns, we'll be moving this event to Zoom Live! Details coming soon.... Go on a virtual creepy-crawly bug hunt in meadows of Alton Baker Park and learn about all sorts of cool critters. Free!
Find out more »August 2020
Green Start Play Day: Get Wet
Enjoy outdoor nature play in our Learnscape plus toddler and pre-school activities and stories. This month we’ll cool off with watershed art, stream table play, and games in our Learnscape’s River Run play area. Kids 5 and under only, with an adult. Rain or shine! Members FREE, non-members $7/family. Pre-register online or call 541-687-9699.
Find out more »Willamette River Festival
Join Nearby Nature at the Willamette River Festival! Details to come!
Find out more »September 2020
Green Start Play Day: Garden Goodies
Enjoy outdoor nature play in our Learnscape plus toddler and pre-school activities and stories. This month we’ll taste yummy garden snacks, celebrate the harvest moon, and make vegetable stamps as we transition from summer into fall! Kids 5 and under only, with an adult. Rain or shine! Members FREE, non-members $7/family. Pre-register online or call 541-687-9699.
Find out more »October 2020
Green Start Play Day: Hide Outside
Enjoy outdoor nature play in our Learnscape plus toddler and pre-school activities and stories. Celebrate the fall season this month as we learn about nocturnal animals, play camouflage games, and create colorful autumn leaf art. Kids 5 and under only, with an adult. Rain or shine! Members FREE, non-members $7/family. Pre-register online or call 541-687-9699.
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 think night creatures are cool, then they'll love Nearby Nature’s 24th annual Haunted Hike in Alton Baker Park! Go on a special night hike along a festive pumpkin-lit trail in Alton Baker Park -- meet seven furry and feathered night creatures in costume, from a gigantic bat to a sneaky spider. Enjoy creepy crafts, fun games, tricky…
Find out more »November 2020
Play in the Rain Day
Looking for a fun way to spend time outside with your family this fall? Then you should go to Play in the Rain Day, on Saturday, November 7th, from 10 am to 3 pm at Mt. Pisgah Arboretum. Activities will include hayrides, nature crafts, hikes, campfire cookery, tree climbing, and much more! Parking and all activities are free. Nearby Nature will be there with Frannie Frog and fun Earth Art activities. Rain or shine! For more info, check out the…
Find out more »Green Start Play Day: Forest Floor
Enjoy outdoor nature play in our Learnscape plus toddler and pre-school activities and stories. Get down with decomposers as we hunt for invertebrates, build mushrooms, and dance to the “break down boogie”! Kids 5 and under only, with an adult. Rain or shine! Members FREE, non-members $7/family. Pre-register online or call 541-687-9699.
Find out more »Track Town Pizza Fundraiser
Track Town Pizza welcomes Nearby Nature on Wednesday November 11 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 »December 2020
Green Start Play Day: Furry Friends
Enjoy outdoor nature play in our Learnscape plus toddler and pre-school activities and stories. This month we’ll learn all about our furry friends in the forest. We’ll check out real pelts and skulls and make our own paw-printed stories. Kids 5 and under only, with an adult. Rain or shine! Members FREE, non-members $7/family. Pre-register online or call 541-687-9699.
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