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Explore and Play is an opportunity for families and community-members to enjoy access to free, play-based learning, and self-guided tabletop activities with a focus on environmental education, STEM, literacy, and...
This hiking series is an opportunity to simultaneously build your mental and physical health. During the hike, we will also calm our minds with reflective walks, engaging with nature, and...
Each StoryWalk® event celebrates the new season in a fun and meaningful way with extra fun and special activities. The February book is Hibernation Station by Michelle Meadows, with illustrations by Kurt Cyrus. Sweet rhyming text delights young readers as the story introduces them to different types of hibernating animals. The creatures on the train are preparing to...
Join for one (or all) of the five 30 minute webinars where DCNR will discuss the Draft of the 2025-2029 Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP), and each of the five Priority Areas. February 3 - Promoting Community & Economic Development February 5 - Advancing Health and Wellness February 10 - Supporting Inclusion & Equity...
Designed for kids in grades K to 5, the winter EXPLORE! programs will run on six Tuesdays, January 14, 21, 28 and February 4, 11, 18. All program activities are outside, and each week features a different theme. Taught by educators from Buttonwood Nature Center, home of The Institute, programs include educational activities related to the...
This community science project collects data on birds visiting feeders in the winter. Enjoy hot cocoa, tea, or coffee while we spend some time in the warm Education Building watching our birdfeeders and collecting count data. No experience necessary - beginners and experienced birders welcome!
This winter we are offering a series of six new Wee Wonders sessions. Each session is 75 minutes of educational FUN for our youngest naturalists! Taught by educators from Buttonwood Nature Center (formerly The Institute), age-appropriate program activities make learning fun, and include exploring the outdoors, hikes, theme-related and nature stories, crafts, rhymes, songs, finger...
Join for one (or all) of the five 30 minute webinars where DCNR will discuss the Draft of the 2025-2029 Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP), and each of the five Priority Areas. February 3 - Promoting Community & Economic Development February 5 - Advancing Health and Wellness February 10 - Supporting Inclusion & Equity...
Join for a free nighttime nature hike under the Hunger Moon! This time of year is hard. The days often seem to drag on as the cold presses in, unyielding in its persistence. The forest remains deep in sleep and it’s a hardscrabble life for those who venture out of their dens in search of...
Join online via Zoom for these winter web-based online programs. Register online to receive the Zoom link. All programs start at 6 PM.Thursday, January 30 Salty Stream Science Each winter, the weather creates hazards for our roads. We typically combat them with salt. How can that affect our streams, and what can you do to...
Explore and Play is an opportunity for families and community-members to enjoy access to free, play-based learning, and self-guided tabletop activities with a focus on environmental education, STEM, literacy, and local history. It’s a bridge between a nature center and classroom. Free & open to the public
Join the wintery fun! Ms. Ruth will lead our Pre-K friends and families on weekly hikes through the wonderful winter woods. Each hike will run about 50-minute and afterwards Ms. Ruth will host a craft or activity in the Nature Classroom. Register HERE.
