Through forest walks, nature crafts, sensory games, and seasonal stories, children discover the wonder of fall.

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Older students dive into environmental science with fire-building, obstacle courses, and experiments that bring seasonal ecology to life.

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A fun-filled hour outside with your child!

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Join us for a walk through the woods as we explore the secret life of wild turkeys!

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Through forest walks, nature crafts, sensory games, and seasonal stories, children discover the wonder of fall.

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Join us to become a peer leader as we delve deep into the problems that face our local ecosystem, the importance of conservation and sustainability, and master your knowledge of local wildlife and flora.

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The Chamber of Commerce will once again transform Purchase Street into a winter wonderland, offering fun activities, performers, crafts, and games for the entire family.

Bundle up and embrace winter! Activities include ice experiments, sledding, hot cocoa, birdwatching, and more to show kids that cold weather is full of discovery.

This teamwork-focused session teaches practical nature skills like orienteering, animal tracking, and making winter snacks, all while learning how wildlife thrives in the cold.

A fun-filled hour outside with your child!

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Join us as we create wonderful decorations to light up the short days of winter.

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Bundle up and embrace winter! Activities include ice experiments, sledding, hot cocoa, birdwatching, and more to show kids that cold weather is full of discovery.

This teamwork-focused session teaches practical nature skills like orienteering, animal tracking, and making winter snacks, all while learning how wildlife thrives in the cold.

A fun-filled hour outside with your child!

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A fun-filled hour outside with your child!

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Bundle up and embrace winter! Activities include ice experiments, sledding, hot cocoa, birdwatching, and more to show kids that cold weather is full of discovery.

Join us to become a peer leader as we delve deep into the problems that face our local ecosystem, the importance of conservation and sustainability, and master your knowledge of local wildlife and flora.

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This teamwork-focused session teaches practical nature skills like orienteering, animal tracking, and making winter snacks, all while learning how wildlife thrives in the cold.

A fun-filled hour outside with your child!

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We’ll wander towards the high point in search of greenery and uncover which mosses and winter buds are hiding in plain sight.

Join us for a meet and greet with the Nature Center animals! Children and families will get to learn about our resident mammals, reptiles, and birds.

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Bundle up and embrace winter! Activities include ice experiments, sledding, hot cocoa, birdwatching, and more to show kids that cold weather is full of discovery.

This teamwork-focused session teaches practical nature skills like orienteering, animal tracking, and making winter snacks, all while learning how wildlife thrives in the cold.

A fun-filled hour outside with your child!

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Enjoy a cozy hour around the campfire with nature-based stories and a sweet treat.

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Bundle up and embrace winter! Activities include ice experiments, sledding, hot cocoa, birdwatching, and more to show kids that cold weather is full of discovery.

This teamwork-focused session teaches practical nature skills like orienteering, animal tracking, and making winter snacks, all while learning how wildlife thrives in the cold.

Envirothon® is an academic competition for high school students focusing on solutions to environmental and natural resource conservation.

A fun-filled hour outside with your child!

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Bundle up and embrace winter! Activities include ice experiments, sledding, hot cocoa, birdwatching, and more to show kids that cold weather is full of discovery.

This teamwork-focused session teaches practical nature skills like orienteering, animal tracking, and making winter snacks, all while learning how wildlife thrives in the cold.

A fun-filled hour outside with your child!

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A fun-filled hour outside with your child!

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Bundle up and embrace winter! Activities include ice experiments, sledding, hot cocoa, birdwatching, and more to show kids that cold weather is full of discovery.

This teamwork-focused session teaches practical nature skills like orienteering, animal tracking, and making winter snacks, all while learning how wildlife thrives in the cold.

A fun-filled hour outside with your child!

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Learn which birds stay for winter, what they eat, and how to help them thrive in cold months.

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Bundle up and embrace winter! Activities include ice experiments, sledding, hot cocoa, birdwatching, and more to show kids that cold weather is full of discovery.

This teamwork-focused session teaches practical nature skills like orienteering, animal tracking, and making winter snacks, all while learning how wildlife thrives in the cold.

A fun-filled hour outside with your child!

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Step into the world of mosses and lichens on this observation-focused hike.

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Bundle up and embrace winter! Activities include ice experiments, sledding, hot cocoa, birdwatching, and more to show kids that cold weather is full of discovery.

This teamwork-focused session teaches practical nature skills like orienteering, animal tracking, and making winter snacks, all while learning how wildlife thrives in the cold.

Envirothon® is an academic competition for high school students focusing on solutions to environmental and natural resource conservation.

A fun-filled hour outside with your child!

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Learn how to tap a maple tree! Families will learn about the process of creating maple syrup and get a tour of our Sugar Shed.

Do all birds fly south for the winter? Learn about the birds who live at Rye Nature Center during these snowy months.

Children will learn the tracks of local animals to find out how they’ve been spending their days.

We will learn about glaciers, ice cores, and even pot holes, as children investigate the properties of water when it freezes and how it impacts the living and nonliving things surrounding us!

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A fun-filled hour outside with your child!

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Learn how to tap a maple tree! Families will learn about the process of creating maple syrup and get a tour of our Sugar Shed.

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Bundle up and embrace winter! Activities include ice experiments, sledding, hot cocoa, birdwatching, and more to show kids that cold weather is full of discovery.

Learn how to best support the needs of pollinators that are vital to our environment and food sources. Join Rye and the surrounding region to create a Pollinator Pathway network of pollinator-friendly habitats.

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This teamwork-focused session teaches practical nature skills like orienteering, animal tracking, and making winter snacks, all while learning how wildlife thrives in the cold.

A fun-filled hour outside with your child!

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Join us for a 49-year-old Rye tradition!

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Explore how the forest and brook come alive in spring! Children will track migrating animals, catch insects with nets, and observe seasonal changes in real time.

Be a citizen scientist! Kids will study the glass eel migration in Blind Brook using fyke nets, while learning about aquatic ecosystems and the incredible life of an eel.

A fun-filled hour outside with your child!

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Learn about the clever ways birds build nests using natural materials.

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Explore how the forest and brook come alive in spring! Children will track migrating animals, catch insects with nets, and observe seasonal changes in real time.

Be a citizen scientist! Kids will study the glass eel migration in Blind Brook using fyke nets, while learning about aquatic ecosystems and the incredible life of an eel.

Envirothon® is an academic competition for high school students focusing on solutions to environmental and natural resource conservation.

A fun-filled hour outside with your child!

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Learn how to tap a maple tree! Families will learn about the process of creating maple syrup and get a tour of our Sugar Shed.

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Explore how the forest and brook come alive in spring! Children will track migrating animals, catch insects with nets, and observe seasonal changes in real time.

Be a citizen scientist! Kids will study the glass eel migration in Blind Brook using fyke nets, while learning about aquatic ecosystems and the incredible life of an eel.

Discover how to identify trees just as they begin to wake up in anticipation of the summer months.

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Explore how the forest and brook come alive in spring! Children will track migrating animals, catch insects with nets, and observe seasonal changes in real time.

Be a citizen scientist! Kids will study the glass eel migration in Blind Brook using fyke nets, while learning about aquatic ecosystems and the incredible life of an eel.

A fun-filled hour outside with your child!

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A fun-filled hour outside with your child!

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Children will learn how Rye was impacted by the Ice Age and investigate the properties of water when it freezes.

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Join us as we learn about our local pollinators including honeybees, butterflies, bats, hummingbirds, and moths. 

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Learn how our local watershed and Blind Brook is connected to the water cycle and what happens to rain after it hits the ground.

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Join us as we learn more about this diverse group of animals and what makes them successful in different environments.

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We will learn about two fascinating group of animals - reptiles and amphibians.  We will hike in search of local reptiles and amphibians including eastern box turtles and spring peepers. 

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A fun-filled hour outside with your child!

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Explore how the forest and brook come alive in spring! Children will track migrating animals, catch insects with nets, and observe seasonal changes in real time.

Be a citizen scientist! Kids will study the glass eel migration in Blind Brook using fyke nets, while learning about aquatic ecosystems and the incredible life of an eel.

A fun-filled hour outside with your child!

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Get your hands dirty and jumpstart your garden!

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Explore how the forest and brook come alive in spring! Children will track migrating animals, catch insects with nets, and observe seasonal changes in real time.

Be a citizen scientist! Kids will study the glass eel migration in Blind Brook using fyke nets, while learning about aquatic ecosystems and the incredible life of an eel.

Envirothon® is an academic competition for high school students focusing on solutions to environmental and natural resource conservation.

A fun-filled hour outside with your child!

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Discover the unsung heroes of the forest hidden under the layers of leaves and logs.

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Explore how the forest and brook come alive in spring! Children will track migrating animals, catch insects with nets, and observe seasonal changes in real time.

Join us for a night of brain-twisting fun at Rye Nature Center. From pop culture and science to bizarre wildlife facts, our trivia will blow your mind.

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Be a citizen scientist! Kids will study the glass eel migration in Blind Brook using fyke nets, while learning about aquatic ecosystems and the incredible life of an eel.

A fun-filled hour outside with your child!

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Celebrate Earth Month with hands-on activities that inspire sustainability!

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Learn how to best support the needs of pollinators that are vital to our environment and food sources. Join Rye and the surrounding region to create a Pollinator Pathway network of pollinator-friendly habitats.

FREE

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Explore how the forest and brook come alive in spring! Children will track migrating animals, catch insects with nets, and observe seasonal changes in real time.

Be a citizen scientist! Kids will study the glass eel migration in Blind Brook using fyke nets, while learning about aquatic ecosystems and the incredible life of an eel.

A fun-filled hour outside with your child!

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Step into a world of enchantment and imagination at our first-annual Fairy House Festival.

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Explore how the forest and brook come alive in spring! Children will track migrating animals, catch insects with nets, and observe seasonal changes in real time.

Be a citizen scientist! Kids will study the glass eel migration in Blind Brook using fyke nets, while learning about aquatic ecosystems and the incredible life of an eel.

Join us as we search for spring eggs and nests.

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Explore how the forest and brook come alive in spring! Children will track migrating animals, catch insects with nets, and observe seasonal changes in real time.

Be a citizen scientist! Kids will study the glass eel migration in Blind Brook using fyke nets, while learning about aquatic ecosystems and the incredible life of an eel.

A fun-filled hour outside with your child!

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Explore how the forest and brook come alive in spring! Children will track migrating animals, catch insects with nets, and observe seasonal changes in real time.

Be a citizen scientist! Kids will study the glass eel migration in Blind Brook using fyke nets, while learning about aquatic ecosystems and the incredible life of an eel.

Explore how the forest and brook come alive in spring! Children will track migrating animals, catch insects with nets, and observe seasonal changes in real time.

Be a citizen scientist! Kids will study the glass eel migration in Blind Brook using fyke nets, while learning about aquatic ecosystems and the incredible life of an eel.