Teach your children to love critters from an early age during Wildlife Wednesdays - a structured learning environment for children ages 3-5 accompanied by an adult. From our "feathered friends" to the "creepy crawlies," participants will have an opportunity to meet a critter up close. You never know which type...

Need to de-stress after a long work week? Just looking to make some new hiking buddies?  Join us for a relaxing, naturalist-guided "After Work Hike" . . . It's like happy hour, but nature-style! After Work Hikes occur every other Friday from April to December. Participants should meet at the...

Bring the family and join us for a fun and exciting afternoon of recreational activities and hiking at Neale Woods! Bring your athletic spirit for Spring-styled games and a relay race with the family! Compete against one another to see who has the best skills to make it through the...

Calling all craft beer lovers! That’s right…. It’s back, baby! Last year, we had to take our annual Beer on the Boardwalk OFF the Boardwalk. This year, we are very excited to announce that we are bringing this event back to the Forest for an in-person event ON the Boardwalk!...

Join our Naturalist Educators on a guided hike along the beautiful trails of Neale Woods on the 3rd Sunday of each month.  Neale Woods features miles of trails on a variety of terrain, allowing you to climb up to the ridgetops or explore deep in the hollows. Learn about the...

Is it Fact or Fiction? Can an owl turn his head all the way around? Can a snake hypnotize you? Can he spit poison? Are turkey vultures raptors or not? We will do a little myth-busting to find the answers to these and other questions about some of our resident...

Join our Naturalist Educators on a guided hike along the beautiful trails of Camp Wa-Kon-Da on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of each month.  Camp Wa-Kon-Da features a rich history of human civilization, from the Nebraska Phase people to explorers like Lewis and Clark! See markers for Earth Lodge sites...

What’s the point of burning sweetgrass? Grinding up purple coneflower? Eating prairie turnips? Learn about these plants and their cultural significance with Shannon Smith, Education Technician from the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail! Lewis and Clark’s Corps of Discovery would’ve surely perished before reaching the Pacific without the assistance...

Need to de-stress after a long work week? Just looking to make some new hiking buddies?  Join us for a relaxing, naturalist-guided "After Work Hike" . . . It's like happy hour, but nature-style! After Work Hikes occur every other Friday from April to December. Participants should meet at the...

Join our Naturalist Educators on a guided hike along the beautiful trails of Fontenelle Forest on the 1st and 5th Sundays of each month.  The Nature Center trails system includes a one-mile, ADA-accessible boardwalk and various difficulties of trails through the woods. There is also a trail that runs along...