Experience Nature All Year Long
Visit us during one of our many fun-filled activities throughout the year and help cherish and preserve the natural beauty around us. Dodge Nature Center activities are open to everyone.
Upcoming Activities
- Purchasing Organic December 2 – December 2 Seniors
With the high cost of food at the grocery store and headline news of salmonella outbreaks, is organic the way to go? Meg Moynihan of the Dept. of Agriculture will demystify what ... more details
- Dodge Nature Preschool Info Session December 4 – December 4 Preschoolers to Seniors
Prospective families are invited to join the Dodge Nature Preschool staff at an open house event to learn more about the program, meet the staff, and tour the school.
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- Nature Paper December 6 – December 6 Preschoolers to Seniors
Using household items we will show you how to make beautiful sheets of paper out of plant material including cattails, prairie grasses and recyclable paper, even junk mail! Not only ... more details
- Dodge Nature Preschool Info Session January 13 – January 13 Preschoolers to Seniors
Prospective families are invited to join the Dodge Nature Preschool staff at an open house event to learn more about the program, meet the staff, and tour the school.
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- Dodge Nature Preschool Info Session January 15 – January 15 Preschoolers to Seniors
Prospective families are invited to join the Dodge Nature Preschool staff at an open house event to learn more about the program, meet the staff, and tour the school.
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- Young Explorers - Eagles, Owls and Hawks: K-2 January 20, January 27, February 3, February 10 Kindergarteners to 2nd Graders
Young Explorers is an after school nature exploration program for students currently enrolled in kindergarten through 5th grade.
Scholarship monies are available. Click more details
- Young Explorers - Eagles, Owls and Hawks: 3-5 January 21, January 28, February 4, February 11 3rd Graders to 5th Graders
Young Explorers is an after school nature exploration program for students currently enrolled in kindergarten through 5th grade.
Scholarship monies are available. Click more details
- Frosty Fun Festival January 24 – January 24 Preschoolers to Seniors
Come to Dodge Nature Center on Saturday, January 24 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Adults and children can enjoy reindeer led sleigh rides, sled dog rides, snow shoeing, kick sledding, ... more details
- Pancake Breakfast March 21 – March 21 Preschoolers to Seniors
Every March we host an Annual Members' Pancake Breakfast featuring our very own maple syrup. We’ll serve an all-you-can-eat pancake and sausage breakfast, and our naturalists ... more details
- Young Explorers - Earth, Fire, Water & Air: 2-4 April 1, April 8, April 15, April 22, April 29, May 6, May 13, May 20, May 27 2nd Graders to 4th Graders
Earth, fire, water, and air, the elements of nature, have been studied by people since the beginning of time. During this session of Young Explorers we will participate in the Water ... more details
