Summer Exploration Series

Schedule

Thu Jun 04 2026 at 06:30 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Kalamazoo Nature Center | Kalamazoo, MI

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Summer Exploration Series
Looking for ways to keep your brain going all summer long? The Summer Exploration series is a great way for elementary and middle school scientists to get involved in ecology alongside their grown-ups.
Meet: Visitor Center Classroom
Fee: $12/Member child, $15/Non-Member child, 1 adult included in price.
Please Register > https://naturecenter.org/summer-exploration-series
Audience: Children with an adult
June 4- Slime and Scales: Learn about salamanders, snakes, turtles, and all things cold-blooded
June 18- Feathered Friends: The sounds, colors, and behaviors of the avian world
July 2- The Great Bug Hunt: Discover and identify the incredible world of insects
July 16- Aquatic Adventures: Dive under the surface to see the tiny life in our ponds and streams
August 6- Secret Lives of Plants: Take a deep breath and see the bright green world of our photosynthetic neighbors
August 20- Homes and Habitats: Dig into the ecology of our habitats, and the ways that plants, animals, and fungi find their niche
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Kalamazoo Nature Center, 6980 N Westnedge Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49009-6309, United States

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