Bring your 3-5 year olds to the Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge to meet one of the education animals and learn more about them.
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Bison Feeding Hayride
Meet at the Hardwicke Interpretive Center and hop on a hay wagon to see and feed bison at the Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge.
Bison Feeding Hayride
Meet at the Hardwicke Interpretive Center and hop on a hay wagon to see and feed bison at the Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge.
Nature Journal Class and Hike
Bring the family out to the Fort Worth Nature Center to make your own nature journal and head out on the trail with a naturalist for a hike to add your first entry.
Hidden Homes Hike
Hike through the Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge with a naturalist to find different homes in nature from spider webs to beaver lodges.
Fall Night Hike
Explore the thrilling sights, smells, and sounds of night with Heard Trail Guides. Night hikers will be encouraged to sharpen their senses to be able to spot signs of animal life and learn more about the inhabitants of the Heard.
Dallas Arboretum Homeschool Family Workshop—Nature Writing
Homeschool students experiment with different writing techniques to tap into their inner wordsmith. Then, visit the fall pumpkin display at Dallas Arboretum.
Dallas Arboretum Homeschool Days—Planetary Voyage
Homeschool students in third–eighth grades view 360 degree imagery of the planets through NASA satellite views projected on the five-foot-tall OmniGlobe.
Dallas Arboretum Homeschool Days—Nature’s Works of Art
Homeschool students in K–sixth grades gain new insight to color, shape, line and texture throughout the natural world that has enchanted artists for centuries.
Animals Around the World
Learn about the continents and habitats of these animals and how they have adapted to environmental conditions all over the globe.
Mariposa Market & Monarch Migration Festival
Learn how to create your very own butterfly garden, watch ballet folklorico and see Day of the Dead altars on display at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden for the Monarch Migration Festival.
Pumpkin Fest at Calloway’s Nursery
Celebrate the arrival of the harvest season at Pumpkin Fest, featuring a number of free family-friendly activities at all Calloway’s Nursery locations across Dallas-Fort Worth.
Monarch Butterfly Festival
Learn all about the migration routes for monarchs and how to help save the king of butterflies by attending Bob Jones Nature Center and Preserve’s fourth annual Monarch Butterfly Festival.
WOW! Wonders of Water & Nature Explore Trail Grand Opening
See the City of Plano’s new Nature Explore Trail at the Wonders of Water (WOW!) family fun event. Swim like a fish, hop like a frog or fly like a heron during this morning of engaging activities for the whole family.
Owl Prowl and Campfire
Stroll through the forested part of Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area at night to listen for owls, and warm up afterward with s’mores and hot chocolate.
BioBlitz
LLELA’s BioBlitz includes presentations and guided hikes led by experts on all sorts of topics: butterflies, reptiles and amphibians, wildflowers, birds and more.
Butterfly Flutterby
In honor of the monarch butterflies’ migration from Canada to Mexico, dress up your kids and come to Grapevine Botanical Gardens for a costume parade, costume contest and butterfly releases.
Animal Adventures
Brought to the Biodiversity Education Center by the Dallas Zoo, the interactive program Animal Adventures features animals from around the world.
Fall Frolic
Join the annual Fall Frolic at the Biodiversity Education Center for a day of outdoor autumn fun and activities on the trails.
Stars on the Prairie
Learn how to find the north star and identify constellations during this naked-eye astronomy program at LLELA, the Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area.