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September activities and events at the Ogden Nature Center

Presented by Ogden Nature Center at Ogden Nature Center

September 1-August 25, 2010

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http://WILD WEDNESDAYS – MIGRATION STATION: A BACK TO SCHOOL SPECIAL
Wednesday, September 1 at 3:30 pm
Free for ONC members or $2 children / $3 seniors / $4 adults
Are you ready to migrate back to school? Kick off another school year by learning about animal migration. Meet live animals that migrate and learn how they travel long distances to find food and shelter.

TIRE CRAFTING
Saturday, September 4 from 10 am - noon
Cost: $30 ($5 of fee donated to ONC)
Ages: adults
This workshop is designed to help you create a garden now in preparation for next spring’s planting season. You’ll learn how to recycle, conserve & grow fresh produce to share with your family and neighbors. No matter the space or layout of your yard, you can garden and harvest a maximum yield with minimum space, time, and expense. Those with health and mobility concerns can garden on porches, patios or driveways by recycling discarded tires into planters. Local tire crafting and gardening experts Paul and Jo Farber will facilitate this workshop. Please call 801-621-7595 to pre-register. A raffle drawing will send one attendee home with a tire planter!

WILD WEDNESDAYS – WILD AUTOGRAPHS
Wednesday, September 8 at 3:30 pm
Free for ONC members or $2 children / $3 seniors / $4 adults
Can you walk like a bear? Are your feet larger than a skunk’s? Get the answers to these questions and more while learning how to identify the amazing autographs that animals leave behind.

WILD WEDNESDAYS – CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE NATURAL KIND
Wednesday, September 15 at 3:30 pm
Free for ONC members
Or $2 children / $3 seniors / $4 adults
Have you ever wondered what the world looks like to an ant? Using a microscope you’ll get the chance to find out. With the help of a teacher naturalist you’ll have a close encounter of the natural kind.

WILDWOODS BASH!
Saturday, September 18 at 5 pm
Tickets are $60 per person or $1000 for a table of 8.
The Ogden Nature Center presents a special celebration of the 25th annual Wildwoods Bash – the Nature Center’s annual fundraising event. Enjoy an outdoor party featuring a gourmet dinner, audible and silent auctions and live jazz by Don Keipp and friends. All proceeds support Ogden Nature Center’s mission to unite people with nature and nurture appreciation and stewardship of the environment. Call 801-621-7595 for reservations or for more information. Reservations can also be made through the Ogden Nature Center website at www.ogdennaturecenter.org. Please make your reservation by September 6.

WILD WEDNESDAYS – FALL INTO AUTUMN
Wednesday, September 22 at 3:30 pm
Free for ONC members
Or $2 children / $3 seniors / $4 adults
Fall has arrived! Help bring in the new season as we learn how animals and plants adapt to a changing environment of less sunlight and cooler temperatures. Don’t forget to wear your best flannel shirt!

KUNDALINI YOGA FOR BEGINNERS
8-week session
Mondays, beginning September 27 from 6:30 - 7:45 pm
or Thursday, beginning September 30 from 6:30 - 7:45 pm
$45 members / $50 non-members
Ages: adult
This Kundalini Yoga class is ideal for beginners or for those who want a gentle Kundalini practice. Bring your own yoga mat and blanket. Wear loose, comfortable clothing. Taught by instructor Bruce Fisk. Please pre-register by calling 801-621-7595.

PRESCHOOL DISCOVERY DAYS– BIZZY BUZZY BUGS
Choose a time:
Friday, September 24: 9:30 am, 11 am, or 1 pm
Cost: $4 per child / adult chaperones are free
Ages: 3-5
Buzz and crawl around the Nature Center as you hunt and net insects. See a spider up close, grow your own wings, sing buggy songs and hear buggy stories. Programs are one hour. Pre-registration and deposit required. No walk-ins. Please call 801-621-7595 to sign up.

COLORFUL CONFUSION
Saturday, September 25 from 10 – 11 am
$2 members / $3 non-members
Ages: 5+
Join the Ogden Nature Center staff to explore how animals use color through games and activities around the nature preserve. Pre-registration is required by 5 pm Friday,
September 24.
 

The Ogden Nature Center is located at 966 W. 12th Street in Ogden, Utah. TO REGISTER FOR CLASSES or for more information, please call 801-621-7595. Class sizes are limited to ensure a quality experience. Call in your reservation and pay with credit card or come in person to pay with cash or check. We reserve the right to change instructors or cancel classes due to circumstances beyond our control including illness, inclement weather or low attendance.