Teach your children to love critters from an early age during Wildlife Wednesdays - a structured learning environment for children ages 3-5 accompanied by an adult. Each session includes a storytime, take home craft, and opportunity to meet a critter, and other fun activities. Registration required. $5 per child for members, $15 per child […]
Teach your children to love critters from an early age during Wildlife Wednesdays - a structured learning environment for children ages 3-5 accompanied by an adult. Each session includes a storytime, take home craft, and opportunity to meet a critter, and other fun activities. Registration required. $5 per child for members, $15 per child […]
Join City Sprouts' Shannon Kyler and The Big Garden's Kay Carlson to learn all about the life of a bee colony and the basics for getting started with beekeeping. Free. Registration required.
Have you heard of the Emerald Ash Borer? How about Zebra Mussels? Sometimes species end up where they don’t belong. This can cause devastating effects on a native community of plants and animals. Invasive species are a big problem in the natural world. Allison Zach is the Program Coordinator for the Nebraska Invasive Species Program […]
Tiny, but beautiful, hummingbirds are a treat to see. Learn all about the hummingbirds that you can see in Nebraska, and marvel at some of the exotic species that live in other parts of the world. Registration required.
Each year, as part of Chemists Celebrate Earth Week (CCEW), the American Chemical Society (ACS) sponsors an illustrated poem contest for K-12 students. The Omaha ACS section invites all area students to compete. The theme of CCEW 2022 is The Buzz About Bugs: Insect Chemistry. Students in grades K-12, click here for more Information. Parents and Teachers: You can also […]
Open to all ages, we want you to create (draw, paint, glue, sculpt) artwork that reflects ocean life and be entered to win an NE SciFest swag package. Three winners will receive a swag bag of NE SciFest goodies. Send a clear photo of your creation to nescifest@gmail.com by April 30 to be entered to win […]
Do you love rye? Do you love raptors? Have you ever thought it would be fun to drink rye and talk about raptors? Well, this is the event for you! Before the rye is poured, Denise Lewis, Director of Programs from Fontenelle Forest, will talk all things raptors. Come early to see these glorious creatures […]
The popular third Tuesday bird outing has returned for a new year. Join a knowledgeable bird guide on an outing around the accessible trails. Meet fellow birders and learn the birds of the prairie. Free admission. We ask for on-line registration so we know who and how many are coming and so we can email […]
Join us on April 20, noon, for a very special Lunch and Learn with National Geographic Live biomedical scientist, Zoltan Takacs at the Holland Center. This intimate setting will allow you to ask questions related to Earth's Deadliest Lifesavers and Zoltan Takacs career. The Earth’s deadliest animal venoms are a source of a number of lifesaving medicines […]
