Date/Time June 21, 2019 to December 13, 2019 12:00 AM Location Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary View map…
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Asteroid Day
The Perot Museum of Nature and Science will celebrate Asteroid Day to raise awareness about asteroids and explore solutions to minimize the threats they pose to the planet.
Wild Time with the Dallas Zoo
Things will get wild when the Dallas Zoo presents this interactive program featuring a variety of birds, mammals and reptiles at Plano’s Harrington Library.
Off the Beaten Path
The Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge trail map reveals many trails you can venture on in search of wildflowers, trees and wildlife, however, there is another path not listed on that map that you can travel on by joining this hike.
Summer Natural History Adventures – Kindergarten: Signs of Nature
Join this program to learn about animal tracks and how to search for wildlife at the Fort Worth Nature Center and Refuge.
Summer Natural History Adventures – Kindergarten: Arach No Phobia
Spiders spin beautiful webs. Some are large and some are tiny. Some live in trees and some on the ground. Join this program at the Fort Worth Nature Center and Refuge to search high and low along the trails to study them.
Summer Natural History Adventures – Kindergarten: Furry Friends
Hair and being warm-blooded are just some of the traits of mammals. Join the Fort Worth Nature Center and Refuge and find out which mammal species benefit the Nature Center ecosystems.
Summer Natural History Adventures – Kindergarten: Reptile-o-Rama
Enter the bizarre and fascinating world of these scaly cold-blooded creatures. Come to the Fort Worth Nature Center and Refuge to investigate the lives of slithery snakes, leisurely turtles and darting lizards.
Summer Natural History Adventures – Kindergarten: Winged Wonders
The Fort Worth Nature Center is home to a wide variety of birds. Join this program to visit different habitats looking for egrets, hawks and songbirds. Come learn how each bird group is specialized to survive in their habitat.
Summer Natural History Adventures – Kindergarten: A Buggy World
Insects can get overlooked by larger animals but are very important to our habitats. Join the Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge as you study the lives of some of common six-legged animals by examining their life cycles and adaptations.
Summer Natural History Adventures – Kindergarten: Water Wonderland
Join the Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge and gain an understanding of animals that use the wetlands to survive. Use a dip net to capture some aquatic insects and learn how they can reveal the water’s health.
Lavender Festival
Date/Time May 25, 2019 to May 27, 2019 12:00 AM Location Lavender Ridge Farms View map Description Saturday–Monday, May 25–27,…
Breakfast with the Beasts
Bring your little animals to eat breakfast with our little animals! Join us for the next gathering of the Fort Worth Zoo’s Breakfast Club to meet some new furry, feathered and scaled friends and learn more about them from Animal Outreach staff.
Junior Geologist
Join a naturalist at Oliver Nature Park in Mansfield for a geology-related lesson and a walk to explore the inorganic side of nature.
Father’s Day Weekend at the Arboretum
Bring dad and grandpa to the Dallas Arboretum on Father’s Day Weekend for a car show, live music and more family fun.
Butterfly Tea Party
Enjoy fancy activities, crafts, tea and snacks, as you celebrate the book, Bonjour Butterfly, a book in the Fancy Nancy series. The party concludes with the noon butterfly release.
Storywalk with Children’s Author Dianna Aston
GROW educators with the Fort Worth Botanic Garden and BRIT invite children and parents to the first StoryWalk, a concept combining the love of reading with the outdoors.
Latte Da Dairy Spring Open House
On Mother’s Day Sunday, come tour the Latte Da Dairy dairy goat farm in Flower Mound and meet the friendly goats dubbed dairy divas.
Pups in the Park
Bring your family dog for a nature walk through spring wildflowers of the Native Texas Park on the south side of the George W. Bush Presidential Center.
Monarch Festival
Drive out to Oliver Nature Park in Mansfield to celebrate the Monarch Butterfly at this day festival with games, crafts, nature walks, plant ID hikes and a butterfly release.