Nature Nights

Nature Nights: Fabulous Fall

Select Friday evenings in the Fall; from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

September 19 - Plants and People: From dyes to jelly, medicine to  your daily meal, find out the benefits and use of native plants in our everyday lives. In partnership with the Dr. Pound Pioneer Farmstead.

October 10 - Spiders! Meet experts "Spider Joe" Lapp and Dave Moellendorf of Austin Arachnological Services and some of their friends for an engaging evening on spiders! In cooperation with Joe Lapp and Austin Arachnological Services.

November 7 - Astronomy: Look to the stars and discover wonders of the night sky at the Wildflower Center. Take a tour of the evening skies for familiar and mysterious points of light and the wonder they provide.

Answers to Fossil Foray Scavenger Hunt, from Nature Nights: Fossils, July 31:

Station #1: bivalve; Station #2: gastropods; Station #3: cephalopods; Station #4: tertiary; Station #5: adapt

Answers to Birds of Prey Scavenger Hunt, from Nature Nights: Raptors, July 24:

Station #1: talons; Station #2: nest; Station #3: mammals; Station #4: binocularity

General Schedule for Nature Nights 

Wildflower Center Grounds are open from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Starting at 6:30: Habitat Walks throughout the evening

Discovery Stations in the Courtyard, craft activities in the Visitor's Gallery and more!

An Evening of Fun Family Learning, every Thursday In July and selected dates in the Spring and Fall

Welcome to Nature Nights, a special series of evening programs designed to share our wonderous nature in Central Texas. Join us in the Fall for select Friday evenings (September October 10, and November 7) from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. - just $1.00 per person and free for members and EcoExplorers. Each program we will explore new topics - plants and people, spiders and astronomy - learning about Texas culture, animal habits and the reach beyond the Earth. Each program will also feature a habitat hike, thematic crafts, and activities galore!

Fall Nature Nights are generously sponsored by KVUE Austin

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