All ages Join an avid birder from the Front Range Birding Company here at Majestic View Park for a bird walk around Oberon Lake. Hope to see Belted Kingfishers, Black-crowned Night-Herons and American Kestrels. Bring binoculars if you have them, a few extras will be on hand. Dress for the weather; bring water and a […]

Ages 5 - 10 yrs Explore the importance of plant pollination and helping all the pollinators in our backyards. It's not just honeybees that are busy! Make a native pollinator house to take home and encourage these beneficial insects to spend more time nearby. Presented by Pioneer Farmsteaders. Sign up in advance by registering at […]

All ages, Hear some heart-warming stories of animals rescued around the globe. Learn how zoos and aquariums play a role in individual animal rescue and species conservation.   We'll also touch on what you can do to help rescue animals and meet a special tortoise with an awesome story. Sign up in advance by registering at […]

The Greatest Choral Show on Earth, the Cherry Creek Chorale’s final concert of its 37th Season, will feature famous choral works recently selected from votes by our audience and chorale members. These include Miserere by Allegri, Hallelujah Chorus by Handel, Pie Jesu by Andrew Lloyd Weber, along with favorite opera choruses from Carmen, Aida and […]

All ages, $5/person, $15/family Colorado is home to many interesting species of amphibians and reptiles. Do you know the difference between them? Meet a few of these amazing animals in person while we learn just how they are different or the same. Sign up in advance by registering at Arvada.org/public-classes.

All ages Did you hear that a bill passed in 2016 making rain barrels legal in Colorado? Time to learn what you can do to help conserve water and quench your garden’s thirst. Learn why and how to properly use rain barrels, and make one to take home and install before the summer thunderstorm flurry. […]

Ages 4-10 yrs. and their families Meet the memorable characters in Dr. Seuss' The Lorax, with Charlotte Sandkuhler, a Lorax enthusiast!  Class complete with book, crafts, and even madlibs!  "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not!"  Sign up early by registering at Arvada.org/public-classes.

All ages. $5/person, $15/family The Downtown Aquarium’s animal ambassadors will be at the Nature Center to say hello! Learn about their adaptations up close! Sign up in advance at Arvada.org/public-classes, and leave your dogs at home.

All ages, Bring your children for a nature play date in our “Nature: Explore” space, where they can climb on logs, jump stump to stump, build forts, dig in the dirt and connect with their world. No screens, no plans, no slides or swings, rather loads of unstructured imagination and creativity.   Stay as long as […]

Saturday June 3rd, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm All ages, Free! Location: One site for 2017- Two Ponds National Wildlife Refuge- West 80th Avenue, just east of Kipling Street Celebrate National Trails Day in Arvada! Get outdoors and move your feet, pedal your bike or just enjoy a day of appreciating the outdoors as you […]

Saturday, June 10, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Adults & Teens, $5. Do you know what is best for your vegetable and flower gardens? Curious if your gardening knowledge is based on scientific facts or old wives tales? Come learn from a Jefferson County CSU Master Gardener about the truth and myths of back yard gardening. Sign up […]

Saturday, June 10, 3-4:30 p.m. All Ages, Free. Check out the West Denver Chapter of Trout Unlimited’s presentation on water and macro invertebrate (insects) sampling and learn why these processes are key to keeping data on the condition of a river or stream. Pick up fly tying tips geared to the insect life in the […]

Wednesday, June 14, Gather at 6:15 p.m., start at 6:30 p.m. All ages, $3/person, $9 per family. Meet at Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St. Back by request: Join Arvada native, Dean Bernard, on a casual walk along one of Arvada’s 150 miles of trails, lasting 1- 1 ½ hours. Dean has lots of stories […]