50th Anniversary & Earth Day Celebration

Schedule

Sat Apr 26 2025 at 11:00 am to 04:00 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

966 W 12th St, Ogden, UT, United States, Utah 84404 | Ogden, UT

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50th Anniversary & Earth Day Celebration -- Free admission!
Saturday, April 26th from 11am - 4pm. Join us in celebrating 50 years of connecting nature and community! All ages are welcome.
This celebration is generously presented by Chromalox
Head out to the Ogden Nature Center and enjoy fun and engaging activities, a water-wise perennial plant sale, live performances, sustainability specialists, environmental experts, arts, crafts, food trucks, exhibits, and more. We're celebrating 50 years of connecting our community and nature, plus Earth Day!
FREE admission for all and complimentary cupcakes, generously provided by Intermountain Health/McKay Dee Hospital, while supplies last!
SPECIAL EXHIBITS:
• 32nd Annual Birdhouse Exhibit – featuring over 100 new birdhouses -- along Birdhouse Trail
• Earth Day Art – features artwork by hundreds of grade school children – inside the LS Peery Education Building
• Live Utah-Native Birds – features Owls, Hawks, Eagles, and a Raven -- at the Nature Center mews
EXHIBITORS:
YMCA youth programs
Trails Foundation of Northern Utah
Utah Mountain Lion Conservation
Ogden City Water Conservation -- water-wise landscaping
Ogden City Refuse, Sewer, and Storm -- recycling information
Ogden City Sustainability
Ogden City Backflow -- cross connection and cross contamination of water supply
Girl Scouts of Utah
League of Women Voters -- voter registration
Great Old Broads for Wilderness -- wild lands protection
Wasatch Audubon Society -- local birding & membership
Fleet Feet
Scenic Utah -- night sky protection and billboard control
Chromalox -- veggie plant starts
ACT Utah -- river clean up
9th Muse Academy of Art -- drawing & painting classes for all ages
Greenwood Charter School
Ogden Friends of Acoustic Music
Eden Streets/Grow Ogden -- growing food for local communities
Dancing Moose Farm -- farm stays / handcrafted body care
Dinosaur Park
Oaxaca
City Nature Challenge -- iNaturalist/bioblitz
ACTIVITIES:
Face Painting
Species Invaders
Children's Hour
Origami
Nature Crafts
Scavenger Hunt
Kite Making
Suni-ai Forest Bathing
Guided Nature Walks
ENTERTAINMENT/PRESENTATIONS:
11:30 -- Eagle presentation
11:30 -- Aoxaca
12:00 -- 50th Birthday Celebration with Ogden City Mayor Ben Nadolski, Spiker Ribbon Cutting, Cupcakes and Art Unveiling in the Nest Gift Shop
12:30 -- Hawks, Falcons, & Owls presentation
1:30 -- Samson's (the Red-tailed Hawk) 33rd Birthday celebration!
1:30 - 2:45 -- Celtic Beat Irish Dancing, African Dancing, Drumming & DIY
2:00 -- Snakes presentation
3:00 -- Reptiles presentation
VENDORS:
Local Artisan Collective -- upcycled goods & a kids activity
TETHERS -- photography
Mountain Girl Eclectic -- rock, crystal, and flower mobiles
Willard Bay Gardens -- native and waterwise plants
3G3D Printing -- 3D printed animals
Zulma and David -- handmade toys
Kirsten's Vintage Soaps -- handmade soaps
The Eco Location -- mending kits / repurposing
Urban Prairie -- microgreens / local food
FOOD:
Lucky Slice Pizza
World's Best Corn Dogs
Jill's Pink Drink
Menchie's Frozen Yogurt
Taqueria La Loteria
Seek Chocolate Shop
Emme's Cotton Candy
Grounds for Coffee
Many thanks to the following sponsors:

Presented by: Chromalox
Sponsored by: Elliott-Hall Company, Northrop Grumman, Intermountain Health / McKay Dee Hospital, Ogden City Arts, Grounds for Coffee, Weber County R.A.M.P.
The Ogden Nature Center is located at 966 W. 12th St., Ogden. Carpooling, riding bikes, or taking public transportation is encouraged. Parking is available across the street if the Nature Center lot is full. Please wear walking shoes and dress for the weather. This event will be held rain or shine.
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966 W 12th St, Ogden, UT, United States, Utah 84404

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