When school is closed for a day or a week, our workshops offer time outside and endless possibilities for adventure. Workshops are for children ages 3.5 through 10 years old, unless noted otherwise. Children should be prepared to spend most of their day outside, bring lunch, and dress for the weather.
$95/child per day.
Online pre-registration required.
Registration is available by the day.
Registration now open!
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.
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.
Children will learn how Rye was impacted by the Ice Age and investigate the properties of water when it freezes.
Registration opens at 10am on Tues, Mar. 3
Join us as we learn about our local pollinators including honeybees, butterflies, bats, hummingbirds, and moths.
Registration opens at 10am on Tues, Mar. 3
Learn how our local watershed and Blind Brook is connected to the water cycle and what happens to rain after it hits the ground.
Registration opens at 10am on Tues, Mar. 3
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.
Registration opens at 10am on Tues, Mar. 3
Join us as we learn more about this diverse group of animals and what makes them successful in different environments.
Registration opens at 10am on Tues, Mar. 3
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.
Envirothon® is an academic competition for high school students focusing on solutions to environmental and natural resource conservation.
Discover the unsung heroes of the forest hidden under the layers of leaves and logs.
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.
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.
Celebrate Earth Month with hands-on activities that inspire sustainability!
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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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.
