APRIL
Apr 1st, 2008 (Tue) 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Private Event
Apr 7th, 2008 (Mon) 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Evening Bird Walk
Join us to look for birds along the nature centers trails. Learn some tips to help identify common birds by sight, sound and behavior. Bring your own binoculars or borrow a pair from the nature center.
Registration is required by Monday, March 31
Cost: $5.00 per family w/NNC family membership and $2.00 per individual w/NNC membership, $7.00 per family and $3.00 per individual for non-NNC members.
Apr 10th, 2008 (Thu) 7:00 PM
NEEF Board of Directors Meeting
Ney Environmental Education Foundation Board of Directors Meeting
Meeting Place: Ney Nature Center Education Building
Apr 11th, 2008 (Fri)
Spring Fling benefit for the Ney Nature Center
Apr 18th, 2008 (Fri) – Apr 27th, 2008 (Sun)
Environmental Education Week
Activities and events during the week are designed to explore and discover the environment. We will hike, watch birds, identify trees, make nature crafts, play environmental games, and generally have fun in the natural world. Watch our website for more details on individual programs and activities. The nature center will have extended open hours during Environmental Education Week, and a wide array of self-guided activities will be available for those who want to explore and learn on their own.
Unless otherwise stated, registration is required for all Environmental Education Week activities. Registration deadline is Friday, April 11.
Apr 18th, 2008 (Fri)
Twilight Traipse with the Straub’s
This is a LS-H Community Education Program.
For details or to register contact LS-H Community Education
Apr 19th, 2008 (Sat)
Lil’ Ney Naturalist (and their folks)
Explore the natural world, looking for bugs, birds, animals and their signs on nature hikes and play simple nature games, listen to stories and sing songs.
For children ages 2-4.
When: The third Saturday of every month at 10:30 am 11:30 am
Cost: $3.00 per family w/NNC Family membership, $5.00 per family for non-NNC Members.
Registration is required.
Apr 19th, 2008 (Sat) 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Nature’s Balancing Act - A Year in the Life of a Lake
Cost: $5.00 per family w/NNC family membership and $2.00 per individual w/NNC membership, $7.00 per family and $3.00 per individual for non-NNC members.
Registration is required for all Environmental Education Week activities. Registration deadline is Friday, April 11.
Apr 20th, 2008 (Sun) 2 pm to 5 pm
Water is Life
Cost: $5.00 per family w/NNC family membership and $2.00 per individual w/NNC membership, $7.00 per family and $3.00 per individual for non-NNC members.
Registration is required for all Environmental Education Week activities. Registration deadline is Friday, April 11.
Apr 20th, 2008 (Sun) 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Spring Bird Walk
Cost: $5.00 per family w/NNC family membership and $2.00 per individual w/NNC membership, $7.00 per family and $3.00 per individual for non-NNC members.
Apr 22nd, 2008 (Tue) 3:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Earth Day Celebration Open House
Come pick up our summer map and walk our trails, browse our resource library, check-out a pair of binoculars, visit with our volunteers, fly a kite, sit around a campfire and enjoy the Ney Nature Center!
Apr 25th, 2008 (Fri) 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Arbor Day Celebration
Tree planting and Environmental Games
Cost: $8.00 per individual w/NNC membership, $10.00 per individual for non-NNC members
Registration is required for all Environmental Education Week activities. Registration deadline is Friday, April 11.
Apr 26th, 2008 (Sat)
Spring Flower Ramble
This is a LS-H Community Education Program.
For details or to register contact LS-H Community Education
Apr 27th, 2008 (Sun) 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Terrific Trees
Cost: $5.00 per family w/NNC family membership and $2.00 per individual w/NNC membership, $7.00 per family and $3.00 per individual for non-NNC members.
Registration is required for all Environmental Education Week activities. Registration deadline is Friday, April 11.
Apr 27th, 2008 (Sun) 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Forest Ecology
Cost: $5.00 per family w/NNC family membership and $2.00 per individual w/NNC membership, $7.00 per family and $3.00 per individual for non-NNC members.
Registration is required for all Environmental Education Week activities. Registration deadline is Friday, April 11.
MAY
May 8th, 2008 (Thu) 7:00 PM
NEEF Board of Directors Meeting
Ney Environmental Education Foundation Board of Directors Meeting
Meeting Place: Ney Nature Center Education Building
May 11th, 2008 (Sun) 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Spring Wildflower Walk
Come along and observe the profusion of spring flowers growing along the Ney Center Trails. Learn some of the fun and interesting folklore surrounding these flowers and their colorful names.
Registration is required by Monday, May 5
Cost: $5.00 per family w/NNC family membership and $2.00 per individual w/NNC membership, $7.00 per family and $3.00 per individual for non-NNC members.
May 14th, 2008 (Wed) 7:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Private Event
May 16th, 2008 (Fri) 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
DragonFly Workshop
Dragonflies and damselflies (known collectively as the Odonata) are fascinating and beautiful insects and can be found throughout Minnesota, from the prairies to the north woods. There are 98 known species of dragonfly and 34 known damselfly species in Minnesota with three dragonflies
and two damselflies added to the state list in the last two summers. The Minnesota Odonata Survey Project (MOSP) has been started, with Minnesota DNR funding, in an effort to expand our knowledge of where these charismatic insects live in Minnesota.
Join the MOSP for a fun and informative, hands-on workshop at the Ney Nature Center on May 16th, 2008 from 9-4:00. This workshop will be conducted by award-winning author of Dragonflies of the North Woods, Kurt Mead. During the workshop participants will receive an introduction to the
ecology, natural history and identification of dragonflies and damselflies. Time in the field will allow students to observe, catch (with a net) and identify dragonflies and damselflies.
Registration for this workshop can be made by contacting Kurt Mead at info@mndragonfly.org. More info about the MOSP is available at www.mndragonfly.org.
May 17th, 2008 (Sat) 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Lil’ Ney Naturalist (and their folks)
Explore the natural world, looking for bugs, birds, animals and their signs on nature hikes and play simple nature games, listen to stories and sing songs.
For children ages 2-4.
When: The third Saturday of every month at 10:30 am 11:30 am
Cost: $3.00 per family w/NNC Family membership, $5.00 per family for non-NNC Members.
Registration is required.
May 19th, 2008 (Mon) 6:00 PM
Private Event
May 26th, 2008 (Mon) 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Twilight Prairie Stroll
Native prairie is much more than just grass. Join us for a leisurely walk through the Ney Center prairie to learn about the plants and animals that depend on this fascinating natural habitat.
Registration is required by Monday, May 19
Cost: $5.00 per family w/NNC family membership and $2.00 per individual w/NNC membership, $7.00 per family and $3.00 per individual for non-NNC members.
COMING SOON! Registration form can be downloaded and printed from the Education Page Education Page on this website and dropped of at our office (Mon-Fri 9am-2pm) or mailed with full fee to: Ney Nature Center, PO Box 93 Henderson MN 56044