
Family
Programs & Classes
Spend quality time together and learn about nature while having fun!
Pea Pods for Preschoolers Summer Series
Select a 10-session series
Thursdays, June 16-Aug. 18
Fridays, June 17-Aug. 19$125 member/$155 non-memberAll sessions SOLD OUT, waitlist available.Green Bean Family Garden Time
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Saturday, July 9, 9-11 a.m.
Saturday, July 23, 9-11 a.m.
Saturday, Aug. 6, 9-11 a.m.
Saturday, Aug. 13, 9-11 a.m.
Saturday, Aug. 27, 9-11 a.m.
Saturday, Sept. 10, 9-11 a.m.$7 Child (recommended ages 5-11) /$12 member Adult/$27 non-member Adult/Free for non-participating children age 15 & underSpecial Access: Honey Bee Hive Inspection - July 15
Friday, July 15, 10:30-11:45 a.m. or 1-2:15 p.m.
$22 member/$37 non-memberSOLD OUT, waitlist available.Watch the Beekeeper at Work
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Friday, July 22, 3-3:45 p.m.
Friday, Aug. 26, 11-11:45 a.m.Included with gate admissionDrop in, no registration required.Kaleidoscope Discovery Family Session: Create Your Own Heirloom
Saturday, July 30, 9:30-11:30 a.m.
No experience necessary.
$134 member/$154 non-memberCanceled.Special Access: Honey Bee Hive Inspection - Aug
Friday, Aug. 30, 10:30-11:45 a.m. or 1-2:15 p.m.
$22 member/$37 non-memberSOLD OUT, waitlist available.Pea Pods for Preschoolers Fall Series
10-session series
Tuesdays, Sept 13-27, Oct. 4-25, Nov. 1-15; 9:30-11:00 a.m.$125 member/$155 non-memberHomeschool Day: Apple Harvest (Grades 1-6)
Friday, October 7, 2022, 1:15-2:30 p.m.
$10 member/$12 non-memberMore spots just added!Homeschool Day: Green Grocery “Did You Eat a Plant Today?” (Grades 1-2)
Wednesday, December 14, 2022, 12:30-2:30 p.m.
$10 member/$12 non-memberHomeschool Day: Plants and Their Habitats (Grades 3-6)
Monday, February 20, 2023, 12:30-2:30 p.m.
$10 member/$12 non-member(Grades 1-5) Self-Guided Pollinator Activities Backpack for groups
Available daily May 8-June 2, 2023
$45/backpack rental, advance registration required.Homeschool Day: Ready, Set, Grow! (K-1)
Friday, May 19, 2023, 1:15-2:30 p.m.
$10 member/$12 non-member
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