Saturday, February 22, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Fountain Creek Nature Center, 320 Peppergrass Lane, Fountain, CO There is a world of miniature magical creatures all around us! Join Andrew Cronk as he guides you through this amazing realm of winged wonders, eight-legged beauties, and cool creepy crawlies! Andrew will teach kids basic entomology as…
Saturday, January 25, 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. Fountain Creek Nature Center, 320 Peppergrass Lane, Fountain, CO Learn about hawks, owls, eagles, and vultures through a live birds of prey program with the Nature & Wildlife Discovery Center! The presentation includes 2-3 different birds of prey and discussion of adaptations, predator-prey relationships, natural history, and personal…
Tuesday, February 11, 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. Fountain Creek Nature Center, 320 Peppergrass Lane, Fountain, CO Let’s warm up and feel the love with a get-together and nature program celebrating Valentines Day! Of course, romance in nature isn’t all hearts and candy – it can be gross, funny, inspiring, and weird. Wine, alcohol-free drinks, and…
January 11, 10am-12pm Fox Run Regional Park, 2110 Stella Dr, Colorado Springs, CO 80921 Meet at the Warming Hut Hone your scientific thinking and solve puzzles in nature with Sherlock Hemlock and Hercule Poirot, Master Nature Detectives.” A fun, interactive introduction will prime your minds for the hike where we’ll gather clues and make predictions…
Saturday, January 25, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Bear Creek Nature Center Enjoy an art class with practicing artist Saraiya Kanning using water-soluble Pilot V5 ink pens to draw a variety of local trees, snow-capped mountains, and icy creeks in this fun, all levels class. Saraiya’s classes aim to nurture the seeds of creativity in each participant…
Saturday, January 18, 3:00-9:00 p.m. Bear Creek Nature Center Learn with fellow nature nerds at this adults only day camp! We’ll view our day star, the Sun, as well as night stars and constellations. Join Colorado Springs Astronomical Society to gaze through telescopes and learn the science of stars. Take a hike to enjoy the…
Friday, December 13, 5:00-8:00 p.m. 245 Bear Creek Road, Colorado Springs, CO 80906 Join us for Bear Creek Nature Center’s annual holiday celebration! Enjoy live music, chili dinner from Texas Roadhouse, Santa, live wolf dogs, hot chocolate, take-home craft kits, and a walk on luminary lit nature trails. Preregister for specific hour-long time frames. $8…
Fountain & Bear Creek Nature Centers One Friday each season. Doors open at 5pm. Let’s play Bunco in the Nature Center! Join us for wonderful evenings of excitement, laughs, and rolling dice. We will provide the dice, score cards, nacho bar, and prizes. Unlike other Bunco parties, these Bunco parties are for everyone ages 13…
Saturday, December 14, 10:00-11:30 a.m. & 1:00-2:30 p.m. Fountain Creek Nature Center, 320 Peppergrass Lane, Fountain, CO Santa’s coming to Fountain Creek Nature Center! While we wait on him, we’ll have an interactive reading of the classic holiday story, “Twas the Night Before Christmas”. Once Santa arrives we’ll hike the nature trail with him…
Saturday, January 25, 4:00-6:30 p.m. Bear Creek Nature Center Are puzzles your pastime? Head to Bear Creek Nature Center for a thrilling Jigsaw Puzzle Race! Teams will compete to complete a puzzle as quickly as possible, testing your teamwork, focus, and speed. The race is on to see who finishes first! Each team will keep…