October 2019 BITTERSWEET WREATHS – Saturday, October 5, 2 pm Bring your own clippers and gardening gloves for this workshop led by Ranger Dawn.  When you collect these beautiful orange-berried vines, ...

NATURE EXPLORERS – Wednesdays, September 4, 11; 10 am Join us for this 4-week pre-school/toddler program for children ages 2-5 and their adult explorer.  Participants will have fun exploring nature ev ...

August CHRIS ROWLANDS: Puppeteer and Singer – Friday, August 2, 7 pm Chris Rowlands is an award-winning singer and songwriter who offers an interactive kid-friendly presentation for those who love mus ...

July CREATURES OF LONG ISLAND SOUND – Saturday, July 13, 12 pm This is a great weekday family program to learn all about the creatures of Long Island Sound.  We will explore the Nature Center’s salt w ...

CONNECTICUT TRAILS DAY – Saturday, June 1, 9 am Join Nature Center Director Alison Rubelmann and Ranger Daniel Bosques for this morning walk.  Discover the beauty of the Nature Center’s typical New En ...

CONSERVATION PROJECT:  Weekend Warriors Part 1 Saturday, May 4, 9 am–1 pm Ranger Dan is seeking naturalists who want to help keep our park beautiful.  Managing our precious landscape requires your hel ...

ACOG MEMBERSHIP DRIVE – Saturday, April 6, 11 am–1 pm Are you interested in getting your own garden plot over by the Ansonia Nature Center (ANC)?  Stop by the ANC, learn about ACOG (the Ansonia Commun ...

FIELD TRIP:  Kaycee Farm Sugar Shack – Saturday, March 9, 10 am Each year in late winter, as the days start to lengthen, the sugar maple trees at Kaycee Farm in Hamden are tapped for their sweet sap. ...

GRUMPY GROUNDHOGS Saturday, February 2, 1:30 pm You’d be grumpy too if someone forced you to wake up when you weren’t ready!  Come learn all about the best winter nappers of all.  For all ages.  A sho ...

January REPURPOSE OLD CANDLES- Sunday, January 13, 2:30 pm Wondering what to do with all of your old, burnt out candles?  Bring them to this class!  Ranger Jess will show you how to melt down wax from ...

WINTER WREATH WORKSHOP – Saturday, December 1, 10 am Celebrate winter and the festive season as you create a wreath from fresh locally grown greens, then decorate your masterpiece with natural trimmin ...

NATURE EXPLORERS Wednesdays, November 7, 14; 10–11:30 am Join us for this 4-week pre-school/toddler program for children ages 2-5 and their adult explorer.  Participants will have fun exploring nature ...

FAERIE HOUSES AND TEA PARTY – Saturday, October 6, 1-3 pm Join us at Pavilion 2 to build faerie houses out of natural materials, which we will provide, and enjoy a tea party with mini-cupcakes and her ...

Ansonia Nature & Recreation Center  10 Deerfield Lane, Ansonia, CT 06401 Telephone: 203-736-1053 Email: ansnaturectr@ansoniact.org NATURE EXPLORERS Wednesdays, September 5, 12, 19, 26; 10 am Join ...

BUTTERFLIES AND DRAGONFLIES Wednesday, August 1, 1:00pm Enjoy an afternoon at the park on our guided hike.  Explore Redwing Pond and our meadows for these beautiful six-legged, four-winged insects.  S ...

Please call to register for all events at 203 736-1053 CREATURES OF LONG ISLAND SOUND – Saturday, July 7, 12 pm This is a great weekend family program to learn all about the creatures of Long Island S ...

SURVIVAL SCHOOL: Fire in the Rain – Saturday, May 5, 10 am–1 pm Have you ever wondered how people on the frontier kept warm on a wet day?  Fire starting is a craft which can be learned!  Ranger Dan wi ...

Please call to register for all events at 203 736-1053   FITNESS AWARENESS JOG – Mondays, begins April 2, 5:30 pm Calling all runners who want something out of the ordinary!  Ranger Dan will lead you ...

FUNDRAISER:  Creature Parade – Saturday, February 10, 12 noon – 4pm The animals at the Ansonia Nature Center serve as ambassadors for their species, here for the purpose of teaching about the natural ...

22ND ANNUAL DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.’S LEGACY OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL JUSTICE – Sunday, Januaary 14,  12 noon–4 pm; Monday, January 15, 10 am–4 pm Join the Nature Center at the Yale Peabody Mus ...