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CincyNature Camp 2012

Explore Nature's Playground

CincyNature Camps are a fun way for kids to actively challenge their minds and bodies while using their creativity and imaginations in a natural setting. Each camp offers unique, age-appropriate activities that expose children to new and exciting outdoor adventures in a safe and friendly environment.

CincyNature Camps are week-long nature day camps for children and teens ages 3-15. Camps run from June through mid-August. Join us for an outdoor adventure that's anything but ordinary. Click here for more information, and to view the full listing for CincyNature Camp 2012.

Sweet Maple Days at Rowe Woods

The sap's rising! Savor the first taste of spring. Participate in this year's maple season by joining us for one of our programs. Click here for more details.

Ice Hike on the Creek at Long Branch Farm and Trails

A Saturday in early January

Explore the artful, frozen shapes in the ice of O’Bannon Creek as we hike on the shallow parts of the creek in search of frozen animal tracks and telltale signs of beaver. Enjoy ice-embedded crystals and bubbles as we look for groundwater icicles. Hot chocolate provided. This program occurs at Long Branch Farm and Trails.

If you would like to be notified to join a naturalist-led hike when conditions are favorable please e-mail Amy Johnson at ajohnson@CincyNature.org and type ICE HIKE in the subject line. Children over the age of 6 are invited to attend with an adult. Dress for the weather.

Members free; nonmember adult $8, child $3. Pay at Door.

Winter Tracking for Families

A Saturday in early January

Snow reveals the habits of animal inhabitants. Head out into the winter wonderland in search of tracks and sign of raccoons, mice, voles, raptors and coyote. Create some tracks your family can take home. Hot chocolate provided.

If you would like to be notified to join a naturalist-led hike when conditions are favorable please e-mail Amy Johnson at ajohnson@CincyNature.org and type TRACKING in the subject line. Children over the age of 4 are invited to attend with an adult. Dress for the weather.

Members free; nonmember adult $8, child $3. Pay at Door.

CNC Nature Preschool

CNC's new Nature Preschool will open in September 2012. We invite you and your preschooler to join us! 

Learn more about this exciting nature-based preschool, and meet CNC's Nature Preschool Director, Tisha Luthy, by setting up a personal meeting. See how the activity stations and classroom materials support learning, and picture these materials transferred to their new location in the Activities Building (currently under renovation to prepare for the Preschool).

Discover how CNC supports the nature of children through children in nature. Click here to learn more about the CNC Nature Preschool!

Join us for Programs at the Marge & Charles Schott Nature PlayScape

Join us for a day or a night in the Nature PlayScape. Attend one of our seasonal programs, or just stop by to check things out yourself! We're looking forward to sharing our passion for nature with you and your children.

For more information about the Nature PlayScape and for a listing of upcoming programs click here.

Come and see what all the excitement is about at the country’s largest Nature PlayScape!

NatureVersity: Higher Learning for the Outdoor Enthusiast

Cincinnati Nature Center’s NatureVersity offers training and positive experiences in nature for adults. Click here to learn more about our current offerings, or look for class listings in your Fall Newsleaf.

Celebrate Our Community at CNC this Winter!

During the months of December, January, and February, come to CNC and reflect on the common values of love, respect, and hope for the lands that tie our volunteers, visitors, members and donors together.  Exhibits and community-based programs will enhance your sense of the community at CNC and help you become an integral part of it.  Learn about the generations of people who came before us to make CNC what it is today.