Rice Creek Field Station brings plenty of life to our campus and community with a number of nature education programs for all ages. In addition to our programming, the Field Station is open to view our natural history displays, featured artwork and to learn about the research conducted on-site.
Visitor Updates: (3/7/22) Per campus directives, we ask our visitors to please wear a mask while indoors unless they are fully vaccinated and boosted, and present their vaccination card as evidence. Thank you for supporting our efforts to keep our visitors safe and healthy.
Upcoming Events
Ongoing Programs
See our calendar for all event and program dates. For all programs, an adult must accompany children under 17.
Guided Nature Walks
2nd-5th Saturdays of each month, 11am
Free and open to the public
Rice Creek's naturalists will be your guides as you explore the forests, fields, wetlands, and waterways of the field station on these 1-hour walks. Snowshoes are available in winter, weather permitting.
Rice Creek Associates Reflections Presentations
Free and open to the public
At these bi-monthly talks hosted by the Rice Creek Associates, speakers present on a variety of topics related to local ecology and environmental themes of interest to the community.
Exploring Nature
Registration required
Exploring Nature is an educational summer day camp designed to encourage young people's curiosity and concern about their world. Participants ages 5-16 explore and investigate life around Rice Creek while discovering nature first hand through nature walks, activities, and games. Learn More and Register
Birdwatching for Citizen Science
Tuesdays, Nov - Apr, 9 - 10am
Free and open to the public
Be a citizen scientist as you survey the birds at the Rice Creek feeders from our indoor viewing area. Our naturalists are happy to help beginners learn to identify birds. This is a great activity for all ages.
Story Hour
Certain Saturdays, 11am
Free and open to the public
Join us as we share tales of nature, animals' wild ways, and how we relate to the world around us. These programs are designed for elementary-aged children, though all are welcome.
Nature Ed Newsletter
Free and open to the public
We want to help you and your family get engaged in nature. Through this monthly newsletter, you'll receive mini lessons and fun activities around a particular nature theme. We provide resources for exploring the theme through the lens of literature, science, art, and more. Pick and choose the resources that work for your family, and start learning and exploring! You'll also have the option to connect with other Nature Ed families through a private Facebook group.