September 2022
Wee Ones: Raccoons
Meet the bandits of the forest, and our friend, the raccoon. When you think about raccoons, you might think about them digging in trash cans. However, most raccoons prefer living in a tree along a body of water. A story…
Find out more »Wee Ones: Raccoons
Meet the bandits of the forest, and our friend, the raccoon. When you think about raccoons, you might think about them digging in trash cans. However, most raccoons prefer living in a tree along a body of water. A story…
Find out more »October 2022
Fall Crafts for Kids
The leaves will have started to change color and what a great time for children to create fall-themed crafts. Kids can be creative while making felt leaf finger puppets, paper plate owls and a popsicle stick scarecrow face. Oakwoods Nature…
Find out more »Adult Stream Stomping
What better way to learn about life in our local streams than going out to see for yourself. Participants will go into Aurand Run and use nets to catch fish, crayfish, and other smaller organisms, such as water pennies, damselfly…
Find out more »Insects: Open House
Come out and explore the world of insects. Some of them are important pollinators, like butterflies and moths, while others just seem to be there to BUG Us! There will be a display of different insects, including (asking Chris for…
Find out more »Leaf Rubbings
Leaf rubbing, especially in Autumn, is a fun nature art activity for children. We will take a short hike, collect leaves, and learn about trees. After that, children will experience leaf rubbing with crayons. Oakwoods Nature Preserve Discovery Center 10…
Find out more »Planetarium: New Moon
Where did the moon go? It’s not gone, it’s a New Moon. Find out what causes the moon to disappear in the sky and why this is the perfect time to see the other objects that are in our universe.…
Find out more »Nature Bat Craft
Halloween is coming and what better way to celebrate than to decorate your house with bats. Come and make your very own bat that you can hang up at home by using sticks, leaves, and other objects found in nature.…
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