Parks, Recreation and Marine

Nature Programs

PRE-SCHOOL PROGRAMS

Pre-registration is required at www.lbparks.org.

TAILS & TRAILS PARENT & ME WORKSHOPS
Ages: 18 months - 5 years. 10-11:30 A.M.  $20 per class. 

Bring your imagination and sense of adventure as you and your child celebrate the seasons with a special morning of stories, nature play, and outdoor exploration.  Investigate the incredible, changing, natural world with your child, while discovering creatures large and small. One caregiver per child enrolled please.

Way to Pollinate
March 12
Class #65912 

Animal Babies
April 9
Class #65913

Flowers Powers
May 14
Class #65914

Nature Kids! Spring Break Discovery Workshop

Ages: 5-8, $20 per class,10 A.M. – 12 P.M.   
Join us for a week of fun and exploration this spring!  Each day the children will learn about a different aspect of nature through investigation, hands-on activities, games, and crafts! Children must have Kindergarten experience. 
 
April 14 – Nature Rangers   
Class #65915
Join us to discover who patrols the trails, meadows, and everything in between. All animals have a job that keeps the Nature Center in balance. Find out how they work together before designing your own animal with its special role!
 
April 15 – Enchanted Forest   
Class #65916
Let’s use our imaginations and a little help from Mother Nature to design the most marvelous forest homes for magical friends. With nature as a guide, you’ll only be limited by your creativity.
 
April 16 – Mysterious Mutants   
Class #65917
Why do pine trees stay green in winter? How can squirrels climb trees leaps and bounds ahead of us? Answer these questions and more as we learn about the strange and wonderful abilities of the Nature Center’s resident plants and animals.
 
April 17 – Colors of the Wild   
Class #65918
We can marvel at nature’s color palette, but why not make our own? Together we’ll explore color blending, complementary and contrasting shades, and get inspired by nature’s most colorful characters to design our own works of art. Let’s get creating!
 
April 18 – Waking Up from Winter   
Class #65919
Yawn and stretch your way out of winter with the Nature Center’s animals – both furry and shelled. Together we’ll explore what animals do when the days get longer and warmer. Get ready to get moving with them!
 

ADULT WORKSHOPS

Pre-registration is required at www.lbparks.org.
Ages: At least 16 years of age, $10 per class,10 A.M. – 12 P.M.   
Tour the Nature Center like never before! Naturalist-led walks give participants a sense of the unique space and all that it has to offer. Each workshop will explore a different topic. Attend all workshops to expand your knowledge of our Nature Center.
 
March 8 – History of El Dorado Nature Center
Class #65920
Many who visit the Nature Center wonder about its history. How did this 100-acre piece of land remain in such a “natural” state while the city built up around it? Come learn how the Nature Center's many transformations have shaped it into the vital habitat you see now.
 
 
April 12 – What’s Blooming?
Class #65921
Nothing says spring quite like flowering plants in full bloom. Join expert staff for a trip through the Nature Center’s gardens and meadows to learn native plant identification and gain an appreciation for all they provide.
 
May 10 – Bees, Butterflies and Other Pollinators
Class #65922
Now that that plants are blooming, who is visiting the blossoms? Together we will explore which creatures you’ll find on the different plants at the Nature Center and how their niche fulfills a role in the ecosystem.