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  • Green Start Play Day: Follow Your Nose!

    Alton Baker Park 100 Day Island Rd, Eugene, OR

    Enjoy outdoor nature play in our Learnscape plus toddler and pre-school activities and stories. This month we'll follow our noses! Rain or shine! Kids 5 and under only, with an […]

    Free – $5

  • Spring Volunteer Information Session

    Eugene Public Library 100 W. 10th Avenue, Eugene, Oregon, United States

    Love nature? Enjoy kids? Learn all about leading school nature walks in Alton Baker Park this spring as well as other Nearby Nature volunteer opportunities -- including gardening, restoration work, […]

    Free

  • Learnscape Volunteer Day

    Your Neighborhood OR, United States

    Join us in the Learnscape to get your hands in the soil and prepare the gardens for another vibrant season. We'll weed, compost, and plant while enjoying bird song and […]

  • by Bruce Newhouse

    Nearby Nature Quest: Treefrog Tunes (rescheduled from March 9th)

    Amazon Park 22 Amazon Pkwy, Eugene, OR, United States

    Learn all about (and listen for!) Pacific treefrogs! Meet at the Amazon Park playground. Nearby Nature members FREE, non-members $5/family. Pre-register online or 541-687-9699. (Rescheduled from March 9th due to […]

    Free – $5

  • No School Day Adventure: Talking Stones Trail

    Alton Baker Park 100 Day Island Rd, Eugene, OR

    Journey to the days before wagon trains as we hike to the Kalapuya Talking Stones and build forest-inspired shelters. Learn words, play games, and hear stories from different native cultures. […]

    $45 – $50

  • No School Day Adventure: Paws, Claws, and Jaws

    Alton Baker Park 100 Day Island Rd, Eugene, OR

    Sneak through the trees and stalk through the grasses in search of mammal tracks and traces. Unlock the mysteries of local critters as we investigate real pelts, skulls, and antlers. […]

    $45 – $50

  • Nature Kids at the Eugene Public Library

    Eugene Public Library 100 W. 10th Avenue, Eugene, Oregon, United States

    Enjoy water tales, play a musical river walk game, and craft magic rain wands from natural and recycled materials with Beth Stein of Nearby Nature. For ages 6 to 12. […]

    Free

  • Green Start Play Day: Flower Power

    Your Neighborhood OR, United States

    Join us for self led exploration, songs and activities all about flowers and pollinators! Enjoy outdoor nature play in our Learnscape plus toddler and pre-school activities and stories. Rain or […]

    Free – $5

  • SOLVE IT for Earth Day: Alton Baker Park Cleanup

    Nearby Nature 622 Day Island Rd, Eugene, OR, United States

    In honor of Earth Day, Nearby Nature is once again partnering with SOLVE for an annual cleanup of Alton Baker Park. And this year we've joined forces with Willamette Riverkeeper […]

  • Track Town Pizza Fundraiser

    Track Town Pizza 1809 Franklin Blvd., Eugene, OR, United States

    Track Town Pizza welcomes Nearby Nature on Wednesday April 24th for a day of fundraising for Nearby Nature’s Youth Scholarship Fund! Please bring our special coupon for 50% back to […]

  • Learnscape Bioblitz!

    Your Neighborhood OR, United States

    The world around us is teeming with life! Come take a closer look at this web of life on Saturday, April 27, by participating in a bioblitz of Nearby Nature’s […]

  • by Anupam Katkar

    Nearby Nature Quest: Wow Newts!

    Tugman Park 3666 Hilyard St, Eugene, OR, United States

    Join us for our 4th annual newt count! Learn all about newts from naturalist Tom Titus as we count these cool critters in Tugman Park's creek. Meet at the picnic […]

    Free – $5

  • No School Day Adventure: Creature Teachers

    Your Neighborhood OR, United States

    What can we learn about sharing and caring from nature nearby? Explore the park and search for examples of communication, cooperation, and teamwork in the animal and plant communities around […]

    $45 – $50

  • Green Start Play Day: Mighty Mamas

    Your Neighborhood OR, United States

    Let's celebrate moms in nature! We will explore nests and eggs, and learn about local animal babies and the mothers who raise them. Enjoy outdoor nature play in our Learnscape […]

  • Green Start Play Day: Mucky Mud

    Your Neighborhood OR, United States

    Dig in the dirt, play in the sandbox, and make mud pies while exploring the wonderful world of soil! Enjoy outdoor nature play in our Learnscape plus toddler and pre-school […]

    Free – $5