Yoga in the Canopy
JULY 26 – Welcome to a yoga class like you’ve never experienced before. Ascend into the treetops on the Forest Canopy Walk and immerse yourself in the beauty of the summer foliage. Expect a slow-flow class that will incorporate sun salutations, standing poses, balance poses, and brief meditation. All levels of experience are welcome.
Fledge Party
JULY 30 – Join ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ to celebrate the remarkable story of Windsor, Dewey & V-2! Event activities will include food trucks, drink options, a bluegrass band and a panel discussion with Bald Eagle experts.
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Survivor
AUGUST 1 – Stranded in the woods of the Nature Center with little more than the clothes on your back! You and your tribe of castaways must learn to provide food, fire, shelter and water for yourselves. Learn basic wilderness survival skills such as compass navigation, fire building, shelter building, creating a water filter, and foraging for wild edibles all while competing against your rival tribe in a set of team building challenges inspired by the TV show.
Coffee in the Canopy
AUGUST 6 – Greet the day high among the treetops on the Forest Canopy Walk at this free, adults-only cultivation series. Before our opening hours, sip coffee and savor fresh pastries as the morning sun lights up the Ottauquechee River and the forest foliage. Enjoy conversation with our Executive Director Alden Smith and ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Staff in a peaceful forest setting.
Fairy Door Workshop
AUGUST 15 – Join us for a day of making Fairy Doors and Elf Houses at the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Nature Center. Mike Bald, Founder of Got Weeds? will show us how to tinker with natural materials, explore building techniques, and use your creativity to craft whimsical Fairy Doors and Elf Houses that create an inspiring, joyful, and magical moment. Place them around the Nature Center OR take the enchantment home!
Fairy House Building Contest
AUGUST 17 – 21: Build for fun, or enter our contest for the chance to win prizes! The contest is open for anyone to build a fairy house at the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Nature Center. Winners for each age category will be selected by a panel of judges and awarded with a gift bag from the Nature Store. A crowd favorite from each category will receive a grand prize of a Private Experience – Animal Encounter.
Drawing from Nature: Beauty of Butterflies
AUGUST 22 – Join us for an inspiring watercolor workshop where art and natural history come together. Using real butterfly specimens as our reference, participants will explore the beauty, color, and intricate patterns of these remarkable creatures while developing their watercolor painting skills. Along the way, participants will gain a deeper appreciation for the natural world and learn about the beauty and diversity of these important pollinators.
Fairy Festival
AUGUST 22 – Discover the forest through hands-on play, and celebrate creativity with the art form that is fairy houses! Build for fun, or enter in our contest for the chance to win prizes. Be sure to hit the trails on a fairy hunt for the chance to explore and learn about the forest around you while searching for our fairy friends!
Yoga in the Canopy
AUGUST 23 – Welcome to a yoga class like you’ve never experienced before. Ascend into the treetops on the Forest Canopy Walk and immerse yourself in the beauty of the summer foliage. Expect a slow-flow class that will incorporate sun salutations, standing poses, balance poses, and brief meditation. All levels of experience are welcome.
Yoga in the Canopy
AUGUST 30 – Welcome to a yoga class like you’ve never experienced before. Ascend into the treetops on the Forest Canopy Walk and immerse yourself in the beauty of the summer foliage. Expect a slow-flow class that will incorporate sun salutations, standing poses, balance poses, and brief meditation. All levels of experience are welcome.
Hawkwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
SEPTEMBER 5 – We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted into Hawkwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry! Join a ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ educator for this magical event where you can choose your classes and learn all about the real world magic of science!
Yoga in the Canopy
SEPTEMBER 13 – Welcome to a yoga class like you’ve never experienced before. Ascend into the treetops on the Forest Canopy Walk and immerse yourself in the beauty of the summer foliage. Expect a slow-flow class that will incorporate sun salutations, standing poses, balance poses, and brief meditation. All levels of experience are welcome.
Wild Night Out
September 17 – Join us for a special after-hours evening at the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Nature Center, where we’ll dive into the wild, weird, and wonderful world of animal sex. We’re welcoming author and illustrator Perrin Ireland for a book talk and presentation based on her new brilliant, punchy, illustrated graphic non-fiction book, Poking the Squid — a joyful, science-backed romp through how the other 99.99% of species get it on.
Drawing from Nature: Hawks
SEPTEMBER 19 – Experience the art of nature journaling through the captivating presence of live hawks. In this unique workshop, participants will spend time observing the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ resident raptors and use their observations as inspiration for sketching, drawing, painting, and recording discoveries in their journals. In the afternoon, join Lois and Cynthia for a bird’s eye view of migrating hawks at Mount Ascutney State Park!
Magnificent Mammals Day
SEPTEMBER 26 – Join us for a day exploring the amazing diversity of mammals. Discover the specialties of our furred cousins and find out how important they are to our ecosystems. Meet a few live mammals that could live in your backyard with Squam Lakes Natural Science Center, and explore the wonderful world of goats with Five Rooster Farm. Hear tales of the mystical world of mammals with the Vermont Museum of Natural History. With live mammals, pelts and skulls, and hands-on activities and crafts, it’s sure to be a magnificent day!
Coffee in the Canopy
SEPTEMBER 30 – Greet the day high among the treetops on the Forest Canopy Walk at this free, adults-only cultivation series. Before our opening hours, sip coffee and savor fresh pastries as the morning sun lights up the Ottauquechee River and the forest foliage. Enjoy conversation with our Executive Director Alden Smith and ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Staff in a peaceful forest setting.
Sensory Friendly Hour
OCTOBER 3 – Join us for Sensory Friendly Hour at the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Nature Center, a special morning experience designed for visitors who prefer a quieter, less crowded environment. For an hour in the morning, we minimize noise, crowds, and other sensory stimuli throughout our exhibits and trails. Guests are welcome to stay and explore at their own pace until our regular closing time at 5 PM.
Coffee in the Canopy
OCTOBER 16 – Greet the day high among the treetops on the Forest Canopy Walk at this free, adults-only cultivation series. Before our opening hours, sip coffee and savor fresh pastries as the morning sun lights up the Ottauquechee River and the forest foliage. Enjoy conversation with our Executive Director Alden Smith and ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Staff in a peaceful forest setting.
Escape from ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ!
OCTOBER 17 – Solve an escape room like no other at the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Nature Center! Put your puzzle solving skills to the test all while learning new facts in our three different themed escape rooms – Forest Forager, Migration Mania, and Prehistoric Predators.
Dinosaur Discoveries
NOVEMBER 14 – Join a ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ educator as we explore dinosaur discoveries! Meet some of T. Rex’s great great grandchildren, and get a chance to touch a living fossil in a program featuring ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ live animal ambassadors. Next brush up on your paleontology skills and join a scavenger hunt for dinosaur bones.
Paint, Sip, & Soar
DECEMBER 12 – Join a ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Educator for a one of a kind – Paint, Sip & Soar – featuring a live raptor model. Get up close and personal with one of our avian ambassadors and garner techniques in painting from life, all while learning about raptor natural history and anatomy.