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Maple Syrup Festival
Eastman Nature Center 13351 Elm Creek Rd., Maple Grove, MN, United StatesVisit the sugar bush, collect fresh sap and explore the history and science of maple syrup. Warm up by a steaming cauldron and watch sap transform into syrup (weather permitting). Taste maple syrup, learn how to make maple sugar and enjoy syrup sundaes. Drop-in anytime. Everyone attending this program must register and pay. Participants ages […]
Sap Collecting Sundays
Eastman Nature Center 13351 Elm Creek Rd., Maple Grove, MN, United StatesStep into spring and the maple syrup season by helping to collect sap from our maple trees! Visit the boiling cauldron and learn how we turn sap into the sweet syrup that you can taste before you leave. This activity is perfect for all ages. Drop in anytime. Participants ages 11 years and younger must […]
Wellness Wednesday
Eastman Nature Center 13351 Elm Creek Rd., Maple Grove, MN, United StatesJoin us for a low-impact, guided trail walk that engages the whole person (physical, mental and emotional). Each session includes low-impact physical activity and wellness activity such as meditation, breathing or nature reading. Participants will be on uneven trails for up to two miles. Wear close toed shoes and comfortable clothing. The program meets every […]
Cooking with Maple Syrup
Eastman Nature Center 13351 Elm Creek Rd., Maple Grove, MN, United StatesLove cooking and baking with your kids? Come spend an afternoon at Eastman Nature Center baking and cooking simple recipes using Eastman's maple syrup! Satisfy your sweet tooth by sampling what you make. All supplies will be provided, take home some recipes for your future cooking adventures. Up to two children per adult. No younger […]
Free Family Fun Day: Maple Sap & Data Collection
Eastman Nature Center 13351 Elm Creek Rd., Maple Grove, MN, United StatesCome out and support our maple syrup production and learn at the same time. We will be collecting sap from the forest as well as important data to study how climate change is affecting our syrup production. It's all hands-on deck as we haul buckets and see the process. Participants ages 11 years and younger […]
Sap Collecting Sundays
Eastman Nature Center 13351 Elm Creek Rd., Maple Grove, MN, United StatesStep into spring and the maple syrup season by helping to collect sap from our maple trees! Visit the boiling cauldron and learn how we turn sap into the sweet syrup that you can taste before you leave. This activity is perfect for all ages. Drop in anytime. Participants ages 11 years and younger must […]
Wellness Wednesday
Eastman Nature Center 13351 Elm Creek Rd., Maple Grove, MN, United StatesJoin us for a low-impact, guided trail walk that engages the whole person (physical, mental and emotional). Each session includes low-impact physical activity and wellness activity such as meditation, breathing or nature reading. Participants will be on uneven trails for up to two miles. Wear close toed shoes and comfortable clothing. The program meets every […]
Every Body Can Bird
Eastman Nature Center 13351 Elm Creek Rd., Maple Grove, MN, United StatesAccessible and inclusive birding for every body! Borrow binoculars. Practice birding by ear. Enjoy the company of other birders. Go birding with a naturalist on the sidewalk around the nature center and move inside to the Observation Room where birds visit the feeders right outside the windows. For more detailed accessibility information find our site […]
Woodcocks: Stalk the Dusk Sky Dancers
Eastman Nature Center 13351 Elm Creek Rd., Maple Grove, MN, United StatesStart with videos at home to learn the natural history of this fascinating fowl, then meet on-site to hike out and stalk the "timberdoodle" at dusk. Rush for position, then sit and listen as the male swoops and twitters in a high aerial dance and hope he lands nearby. This is an auditory treat, with […]
April Fools’ Day Crazy Camouflage Challenge
Eastman Nature Center 13351 Elm Creek Rd., Maple Grove, MN, United StatesSaturday, April 1, from 10 a.m. – noon, at Eastman Nature Center, in Elm Creek Park Reserve. Join a naturalist as we explore how camouflage helps animals fool us and other animals. Visit with the nature center’s live animals and see camouflage in action. Head out on the crazy camouflage trail to search for hidden […]
Wellness Wednesday
Eastman Nature Center 13351 Elm Creek Rd., Maple Grove, MN, United StatesJoin us for a low-impact, guided trail walk that engages the whole person (physical, mental and emotional). Each session includes low-impact physical activity and wellness activity such as meditation, breathing or nature reading. Participants will be on uneven trails for up to two miles. Wear close toed shoes and comfortable clothing. The program meets every […]
Free Family Day: Eco-Art Party
Eastman Nature Center 13351 Elm Creek Rd., Maple Grove, MN, United StatesCelebrate the season by creating Eco-Art! Drop-in anytime to see examples of Eco-Art, learn about Eco-Artists and make your own art creation in the front lawn. Participants ages 11 years and younger must be accompanied by an adult. This program is outdoors; please dress for the weather.