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Whether it’s a favorite annual event, a hands-on workshop or retreat, or a guided adventure on the trails, there’s something for everyone at the Kalamazoo Nature Center!
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August 2026
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Summer Exploration Series
Looking for ways to keep your brain going all summer long? The Summer Exploration series is a great way for elementary and middle school scientists to get involved in ecology alongside their grown-ups. Please click on each week to register: Register for June 4– Slime and Scales: Learn about salamanders, snakes, turtles, and all things cold-blooded […]
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Creative Corner
Flex those creative muscles and stop by the visitor center for some fun unstructured art time! We’ll have an assortment of mediums and crafts to play with, so it’s a great time to relax and get creative. Saturday, August 8, 2026, 10 am-2 pm Sunday, August 9, 2026, 1-3 pm Meet: Visitor Center Classroom Fee: Included in regular KNC admission; KNC […]
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Saturday Story Time
Join us once a month for a picture book story time, featuring a selection of nature-themed books perfect for little explorers. We’ll follow our book with a gentle hike if weather permits, so be sure to bundle up! August 8, 2026– The Wild by Yuval Zommer September 12, 2026- Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn by Kenard Pak October 10, 2026- […]
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Prairie Power Guided Hike
Explore the wonders of a grassland sea! Prairies used to cover 240 million acres of our continent, but now these majestic ecosystems are few and far between. We’ll hike the mowed trails of Pitcher Prairie to see, smell and touch the plants and cool creatures who call this sun-swept landscape home. Saturday, August 8, 2026, 2-3 pm Meet: Visitor […]
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Creative Corner
Flex those creative muscles and stop by the visitor center for some fun unstructured art time! We’ll have an assortment of mediums and crafts to play with, so it’s a great time to relax and get creative. Saturday, August 8, 2026, 10 am-2 pm Sunday, August 9, 2026, 1-3 pm Meet: Visitor Center Classroom Fee: Included in regular KNC admission; KNC […]
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Preschool Explorers
Come dressed to explore the outdoors while developing early childhood readiness skills with your child. Each week you and your child will enjoy a nature inspired program based on a monthly theme with centers, a story, a movement activity and a craft. Preschool Explorers runs most Tuesdays all year with different themes each month! July Theme: Water […]
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Golf Cart Tour
Enjoy KNC at a whole new speed! Hop on the golf cart as we take a binocular tour of some of our most beautiful habitats. Binoculars will be provided. Register for August 13, 10:00 – 11:00AM > Register for August 13, 12:00 – 1:00PM > Meet: Visitor Center Fee: KNC Members $12; Non-Members $15 Audience: […]
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Golf Cart Tour
Enjoy KNC at a whole new speed! Hop on the golf cart as we take a binocular tour of some of our most beautiful habitats. Binoculars will be provided. Register for August 13, 10:00 – 11:00AM > Register for August 13, 12:00 – 1:00PM > Meet: Visitor Center Fee: KNC Members $12; Non-Members $15 Audience: […]
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Youth Mindfulness Night
Meet new friends and decompress with a night of yoga and mindfulness for nature lovers between the ages of 16-20. We’ll enjoy gentle yoga, breathe in the evening air, and leave feeling more grounded and connected to the world around us. Thursday, August 13, 2026, 6:30-8:30 pm Meet: Glen Vista Gallery inside the Visitor Center […]
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Women’s Wilderness Retreat
Step away from the noise of everyday life and join us for our second annual refreshing one-day retreat designed just for women. Surrounded by the peaceful landscape at KNC’s Stryker Nature Preserve, we’ll gather for reflection, crafts, gentle movement, meaningful conversation, and quiet renewal. Come as you are, and leave feeling grounded, refreshed, and inspired. Schedule of […]
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Public Bird Training
Have you ever wondered how we train our birds of prey? Come to the bird mews in the arboretum for a special training session with some of our most charismatic residents and learn more about these majestic raptors and their care. We’ll be outside, so be sure to bundle up and bring your best burning birdy questions! […]
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Guided Butterfly Walks
Join KNC staff this summer for guided butterfly walks around the Emma Pitcher Prairie. Participants will have the opportunity to search for butterflies, observe them up close, and learn more about what makes each species unique. This will be a great opportunity to see different butterfly species become active as the summer season progresses and as different food and […]
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