Project Blue River Rescue 24

Saturday, April 6, 9 am – 1 pm

Project Blue River Rescue
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Help clean up the Blue River by picking up trash along the banks and adjacent roads.

Earth Day 24

Sat., April 20, 10 am – 2 pm

Earth Day

Explore nature in the city and things you can do to support our planet.

City Nature Challenge 24

Sunday, April 28,
10 am – 12 pm

City Nature Challenge

Join an international competition to find and document plants and wildlife in cities across the globe.

Visit the Center
Visit the Center

Open Tuesday – Sunday, Free Admission

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Celebrate Your Birthday at Lakeside Nature Center!

Packages include a 2 ½-hour rental with
a 30-minute live animal presentation by a
Nature Center naturalist.

Hike with a Naturalist

Mother Nature Reads -Storytelling

Join Mother Nature for a fun morning of storytelling for children.

Fox Hollow Trail Work Day

Thursday, April 11th, 12 to 3 pm

Will provide gloves if needed or can bring favorite pair of work gloves.  Protective eye wear (sunglasses work) and insect repellant highly recommended as well as hydration.

Native Garden Work Day

Saturday, March 23rd, 9 to 11 am

Volunteers are welcome to join this native garden work day to plant, weed and deadhead the native gardens around Lakeside Nature Center.

Rehab and Release Program

After a brief visit to Lakeside’s rehabilitation hospital, these 3 red-shouldered hawklets were successfully renested and reunited with their parents. Please support our rehabilitation and release program with a gift.

Become a Friend of Lakeside Nature Center

Support the Nature Center with wildlife rehabilitation, events, educational programming, native garden and habitat creation/maintenance and much more. 

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