Front Desk Nature Moments

Drop in to the Rowe Visitor Center this summer for interactive programs presented by one of our Front Desk Naturalists. No preregistration is required, though nonmembers can purchase admission online. Free; nonmembers pay daily admission.

Native Stream Fish Feeding and Millipede Handling

Mondays, 10 am

• September 16
• September 30
• October 14
• October 28
• November 11
• November 25

Join the front desk staff for a 10-20 minute mini-program on our indoor native fish tank and fish feeding. You’ll also meet our millipedes!

Wildflower Stroll 

Sundays

• October 6, 10:30 am
• November 3, 10:30 am

Join naturalist Noel Prows as he collects wildflowers for the sequence of bloom display.

Snake Handling and Feeding

Thursdays, 11 am

• September 12
• September 26
• October 10
• October 24
• November 7
• November 21

Join the front desk staff for a 10-20 minute mini-program on our resident non-venomous snakes.

Red-eared Slider Turtle Feeding

Tuesdays, 10 am

• September 10
• September 24
• October 8
• October 22
• November 5
• November 19

Saturdays, 10 am

• September 14
• September 28
• October 12
• October 26
• November 9
• November 23

Join the front desk staff Tim McMannis for a 10-20 minute mini-program on our indoor red-eared slider.

Under The Boardwalk—Fish and Turtle Feeding

Sundays

• September 29, 11 am
• October 27, 11 am

Wednesdays, 3 pm

• September 11
• October 9

Join Visitor Experience Coordinator Tim Nabors for a 10-20 minute mini-program on why we only feed at Powel Crosley Lake.

Nature Discovery at the Nature Nook

Sundays, 11 am

• October 6
• November 3

Thursdays, 11 am

• September 19
• October 17
• November 21

Join Nature Ranger Jennifer Hetzler for a 10-20 minute mini-program on our Nature Nook.