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Maple Sapturday: Wildlife of the Sugarbush

Letchworth State Park 1 Letchworth State Park, Castille
Letchworth State Park Join a walk through the sugarbush and explore wildlife. Sugar house open until 12:30pm. Meet at Humphrey Nature Center. Registration: Not required...

Great Backyard Bird Count

Letchworth State Park 1 Letchworth State Park, Castille
Letchworth State Park Participate in the Great Backyard Bird Count. Meet at Humphrey Nature Center. Registration: Not required...

Exploring Snowflakes

Letchworth State Park 1 Letchworth State Park, Castille
Letchworth State Park Learn about the formation and shapes of snowflakes during this indoor workshop. Meet at Humphrey Nature Center. Registration: Not required...

HOME ECOLOGIST: Birch Stands (intermediate)

Letchworth State Park 1 Letchworth State Park, Castille
Letchworth State Park Learn about birch stands on this intermediate hike. Meet at Visitor Center. Registration: Not required...

Mythical Terrarium Workshop at the Gardens

Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens 2655 South Park Avenue, Buffalo, New York, United States
Create your own miniature magical world in this fun workshop for kids. The workshop includes all materials needed to build a tropical terrarium complete with mythical dragons and unicorns. Kids will learn about how terrariums work, how to create an enclosed ecosystem, how to care for their tropical plant and more. This special learning experience is best suited to kids ages 5-12. For full information and to reserve a spot go to: https://www.buffalogardens.com/events/mythical-terrarium-workshop/event/2025-02-19/...

Meet Zelda

Beaver Meadow Audubon Center 1610 Welch Rd., North Java, NY
Beaver Meadow Nature CenterMeet Zelda, Buffalo Audubon’s Screech-owl Ambassador, and learn all about the super-powered adaptations owls like her have to survive in a nocturnal world! ...

Friday Morning Birding – Rose Acres

Rose Acres Nature Preserve Tory Hill and Java Lake Road, Java Center, New York
Meet outside Nature CenterJoin the Buffalo Audubon Society for their weekly Birding Tour. This week the meeting will be at Rose Acres Nature Preserve, located at the intersection of Torrey Hill Rd and Java Lake Rd. . Binoculars are available.  Meet at Trailhead sign.  Click here for directions. For more information and to register go to: https://www.buffaloaudubon.org/february.html...

Rainforest Retreat at the Gardens

Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens 2655 South Park Avenue, Buffalo, New York, United States
The rainforest is home to the most biodiversity found on the planet. Explore the plant kingdom of the rainforest and create your own tropical planter to take home. In this workshop you will learn about rainforest ecology, plant adaptations, and how to create a tropical rainforest planter. This special learning experience is best suited for children eight to thirteen years old. For full information and to reserve a spot go to: https://www.buffalogardens.com/events/rainforest-retreat/event/2025-02-21/...
Event Series Maple SAPturday

Maple SAPturday

Letchworth State Park 1 Letchworth State Park, Castille
Letchworth State Park Learn the process of maple sugaring from sap to syrup. Morning walks at 10:00am discuss the history of maple sugaring and maple tree identification. To learn how present-day maple syrup is made, the sugarhouse will be open from 10:00am-12:30pm. There will be syrup samples! Meet at Humphrey Nature Center. Registration: Not required...

Dinosaur Terrarium Workshop at the Gardens

Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens 2655 South Park Avenue, Buffalo, New York, United States
Create your own miniature dinosaur world with this class just for kids The workshop includes all materials needed to build a tropical terrarium complete with dinosaur figures to take home with them. Kids will learn about how terrariums work, how to create an enclosed ecosystem, how to care for their tropical plant and more. This special learning experience is best suited to kids ages 5-12. For full information and to reserve your spot go to: https://www.buffalogardens.com/events/dinosaur-terrarium-workshop/event/2025-02-22/...