Do your kids have hungry minds?

Kids dig it when they can prowl through the woods, track a porcupine, touch a reptile, or go eye-to-eye with a Great Horned Owl. That’s the Sunriver Nature Center. Our hands-on activities, programs and exhibits fit easily into a weekend vacation.

Summer: Daily 9 a.m.-5 p.m., plus Owl Prowls on selected evenings. Kids’ Classes fill up fast. Check our website www.sunrivernaturecenter.org, or call 541-593-4394. Admission $4 adults, $3 kids (ages 2-12), members free.

Passport to Nature

Sunday, July 26 | 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Travel to the sun, fly with the birds, hop with the toads, and wander among the trees during Sunriver Nature Center and Oregon Observatory’s Passport to Nature. This free event is a wonderful opportunity to meet nature up close and personal. Meet our Great Horned Owl, Golden Eagle and Rosy Boa. View the sun through the Observatory’s solar telescopes. Participants will visit different interpretive stations to learn interesting science and nature facts, get hands-on with nature, with each station earning them a stamp in their Passport to Nature. Station topics will include birds of prey, toads, snakes, weather, wild cats, space, and more. Snacks and prizes are included and a completed Passport earns entry into a grand prize drawing.

This event is free to all, no registration is required. Shuttle transport will be provided to and from Sunriver Resort.

Nature Center Program Schedule: July 1-Labor Day

WEEKDAYS AT THE NATURE CENTER

Monday

8:30-9:30 a.m. — Bird Walk: Old Mill, Bend

10 a.m.-noon — Animal Presentation: Nature Center

Noon-2 p.m. — Owl Talk & Solar Viewing: Old Mill, Bend

Tuesday

10 a.m.-noon — Kids Class: Nature Art (ages 4+)

10 a.m.-noon — Animal Presentations: Nature Center

Wednesday

10 a.m.-noon — Kids Class: Animal Themes (ages 4+)

10 a.m.-noon — Animal Presentations: Nature Center

7:30-8:30 p.m. — Owl Prowl

Thursday

10 a.m.-noon — Kids Class: Experiments in Nature (ages 5+)

10 a.m.-noon — Animal Presentations: Nature Center

Friday

10 a.m.-noon — Family Nature Hike

10 a.m.-noon — Animal Presentations: Nature Center

7:30-8:30 p.m. — Owl Prowl

WEEKENDS AT THE NATURE CENTER

Saturday

8:30-9:30 a.m. — Bird Walk

10 a.m.-noon — Animal Presentations: Nature Center

10 a.m.-noon — “Nature through the Lens” Lecture Series

Sunday

10 a.m.-noon — Animal Presentations: Nature Center

Program fees vary. Visit www.sunrivernaturecenter.org for more information.