Preschool Explorers
Tuesdays at 10 am
Audience: Youth 5 and under
Fee: Member $4.20/child, Non-Member $6/child, 1 adult free. Register or drop in.
Come dressed to explore the outdoors while developing early childhood readiness skills. Read more >
Amazing Animal Ambassadors
Tuesdays, October 10, & November 14, 4 pm
Audience: Kids & Families
Fee: Member $7, Non-Member $10. Register or drop in.
Head to KNC to visit with animal care staff and meet the animal ambassadors for feeding time!
October: Snakes >
November: Birds of Prey >
Stewardship Walk & Talk: Beaver Hike
Saturday, September 23, 7:30-9:30 am
Fee: Included in regular KNC admission | Audience: All ages
Meet: Market Barn, 357 W E Avenue
Head out on an early morning hike with KNC Stewardship Director, Ryan Koziatek, to learn how KNC is choosing to live with beavers on the landscape.
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Monarch Tagging
Tuesdays, September 19 & 26
Saturdays, September 16 & 23, 1-3 pm
Fee: $7/Member, $10/Non-Member
Audience: All ages/Families
Join KNC researchers for our beginner-friendly monarch tagging days and help in this vital effort to conserve the species!
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Music Mornings
Saturday, September 30 at 11 am
Audience: All Ages
Fee: Included in regular KNC admission
Carolyn Koebel and guests will bring in the morning with beats at the KNC Camp Amphitheater.
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Returning & Reskilling at DeLano Homestead
September 30, October 28, & November 25, 10-11:30 am
Fee: $7/Member, $10/Non-Member. Register or drop in.
Audience: Adults and youth ages 8+. | Meet: DeLano Homestead
Artists & Authors: Creative Wilderness
Thursdays, September 14 and November 1-3 pm
Audience: Geared for Adults, kids 12+ w/an adult are welcome to join
Fee: $7/Member, $10/Non-Member. Register or drop in.
Guest artists and authors meet to share their work, talk about their process and help guide artmaking.
September 14: Tom Springer: Nature, Essays and the Power of I. The author of Looking for Hickories and The Star in the Sycamore discusses how to turn personal experiences into stories that sell. Register here >
October 14: Photography Walk with Jim Triezenberg Enjoy the fall colors along the Beech Maple Trail and pick up some pointers for using your smartphone and DSLR cameras. Photo, above: Jim Triezenberg
November 9: Renae Baumgart, Rip Studio Learn how this local artist creates unique pieces by freehand ripping repurposed wallpaper.
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