Maplewood sports outdoors events

Capturing Insects Through Your Camera

Saturday, Aug 17 9:00a

Maplewood Nature Center, Maplewood

Learn the secrets of photographing bugs close-up from expert photographer Bill Johnson...

Monarch Open House: King of the Butterflies

Saturday, Aug 24 1:00p

Maplewood Nature Center, Maplewood

Drop by between 1 and 3 to help the Naturalist tag Monarchs on their way to Mexico. Learn about the Monarch s upcoming journey and Color the Giant Monarch Mural...

Peer Into the Pond

Saturday, May 25 11:00a

Maplewood Nature Center, Maplewood

Children 5 and up with adult. Catch, identify and release snails, water bugs and minnows from our 600 foot floating boardwalk. View them live under our TV video cam...

Wilderness Wisdom

Saturday, Jun 15 10:00a

Maplewood Nature Center, Maplewood

Join the Naturalist for a hike to discover what s safe and what to watch out for on your summer camping trips...

Walk When the Moon is Full

Tuesday, Aug 20 7:30p

Maplewood Nature Center, Maplewood

Families with kids 5 and up. Join us for a evening walk around the ponds and woods. We ll listen and look for Muskrats feeding, and listen for the katydids and crickets calling...

Fishing Clinic

Wednesday, Jul 17 6:30p

Maplewood Nature Center, Maplewood

Wednesday, July 17 at the nature center--Time: 6:30 -9:00pm. Thursday July 18: 6:30-8:00pm Meet at Silver Lake. Best for children age 8 and older with adult...

7th Annual Bat Survey

Thursday, Jul 25 8:00p

Maplewood Nature Center, Maplewood

Adults, families and children 7 and up. Hike the trails at twilight to listen for bat clicks and chirps with our electronic echo-locator...

Tree ID & Disease Workshop

Saturday, Jul 13 9:30a

Maplewood Nature Center, Maplewood

Deadly infectious disease and invasive pests threaten our ash, elm and oak trees. Learn what these diseases and pests are, how they spread, and what you can do to protect trees...

Turtle Tales

Wednesday, Jun 19 4:00p

Maplewood Nature Center, Maplewood

For Families with kids age 3-10. Visit with a live turtle, walk the yard to find their nests, make your own shell to wear. Find out what to do when you see a turtle crossing the road...

Live Animals

Wednesday, Aug 14 4:00p

Maplewood Nature Center, Maplewood

Families with children 3- 10 years. Get up close and personal with an American toad and Tiger salamander, meet a friendly snake...

Super Spiders

Saturday, Aug 3 10:00a

Maplewood Nature Center, Maplewood

Ages 4-10, with adult, 11+ . Spiders are nature s bug zappers! Meet live spiders and learn about webs and spider silk. Put together a spider identification book to take home...

Jumping Frogs Storytime and Hike

Saturday, Jun 8 10:00a

Maplewood Nature Center, Maplewood

Ages 2 – 5 with an adult Put on some frog eyes and learn all about being a frog. Listen for frogs and search by the pond for all that frogs and tadpoles need for life in the wet. Fee: $3/child...

Quack, Quack, Ribbet, Ribbet Puppet Show

Thursday, Jun 13 10:30a

Maplewood Nature Center, Maplewood

Best for ages 2 and up, small daycares welcome. Laugh and sing along with our wild animals puppets as they teach us about their habitat...

Snakes Alive

Wednesday, Jun 12 10:00a

Maplewood Nature Center, Maplewood

Snakes rule! Meet a real live snake: get up close and personal. Do a snakey craft, play dead like a hog-nose snake. Hike outside to play snake bingo. FREE, (Donations accepted)...