Love Your Block Litter Walk

Show a little love for the planet, starting on your own block. Keep Omaha Beautiful, invites you to celebrate SciFest, Earth Day, and Arbor Day with the Love Your Block Litter Walk. The Love Your Block Litter Walk is a way to slow down, see your neighborhood with fresh eyes, and enjoy the beauty and […]

Free

Investigate: Terrific Trees

University of Nebraska State Museum - Morrill Hall 645 North 14th Street, Lincoln, Nebraska

Learn about the history of Arbor Day, the importance of trees in our ecosystem, and common native trees. Then make a rubbing journal to explore trees in your neighborhood!   $8/member household; $10/non-member household

Virtual Learning Series: Vegetable Garden Basics

Join the GROBigRed team for our virtual learning series on vegetable garden basics where we will cover two topics, via Zoom. The next session is Saturday, April 10, starting at 10am CT. Come prepared to learn and to ask questions – our experts will be standing by to answer your burning vegetable garden questions. Sessions […]

Free

Composting 101

City Sprouts 4002 Seward Street, Omaha, NE, United States

Turn your trash into treasure! Divert your food and plant waste and build your soil to grow healthier plants. Join City Sprouts' Laura Simpson and Addie Gengenbach to learn different methods of composting and find out which is best for you. Free. Registration required.

Free

Science through Nature – The “ologies” series: Herbology

Fontenelle Forest 1111 Bellevue Blvd. N., Bellevue, NE

This year, students will learn about the "Ologies" or "the study of.' Each session will focus on a different "Ology" and how it can be applied to the diverse ecosystem of plant and animal life within the Forest. This session you'll learn about plants! What do plants need to survive? What's the life cycle of […]

Wildlife Wednesdays: Insects

Fontenelle Forest 1111 Bellevue Blvd. N., Bellevue, NE

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 […]

Wildlife Wednesdays: Insects

Fontenelle Forest 1111 Bellevue Blvd. N., Bellevue, NE

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 […]