Welcome to Cincinnati Nature Center! 

Registration for spring Baby Adventurers and Little Adventurers sessions is now open! This spring, immerse your child in the beauty of the natural world! Baby Adventurers is an eight-week program that helps connect children ages 1-2 and their adult mentors with the wonders of nature. Little Adventurers is a ten-week program for children ages 3-5 integrating nature into all aspects of the day. Click below to learn more! 

	Baby Adventurers 10-11 a.m. Fridays: March 19, 26; April 9, 16, 23, 30; May 7, 14 Click here to register or learn more.
	Little Adventurers 9:30-11:30 a.m. Wednesdays: March 10, 17, 24; April 7, 14, 21, 28; May 5, 12, 19 OR Thursdays: March 11, 18, 25; April 8, 15, 22, 29; May 6, 13, 20 Click here to register or learn more.

Maple Sugaring at Cincinnati Nature Center

Did you know that it takes approximately 40 gallons of maple sap to make one gallon of delicious syrup? Each year, with help from volunteers and students, CNC makes around 35 gallons of syrup. Join us for one of our upcoming maple programs to be a part of the whole process, from the collection of sap from trees in the sugarbush, to the taste of the final product.

Backyard Maple Sugaring on Feb. 13 from 2-4 p.m. is a hands-on, how-to workshop that teaches participants how to make syrup on a small scale using trees in their own backyards. Click here to learn more and register!

Maple Sugaring for Scouts on Feb. 16, 18, 23, and 25 offers an in-depth look at the science and lore of turning sap into sweet maple syrup. Click here for details, or contact to register!

Maple Syrup Making on Feb. 20 and 27 features an all-day open house for visitors to witness the process of making maple syrup.  Click here to learn more!

Woodcock Walks at CNC

Woodcocks are game birds that arrive here just as the mud starts to thaw.  They are nocturnal and require field habitat for their incredible mating ritual at dusk.  If you would like to be notified to join a naturalist-led hike at the peak of woodcock activity - sometime in late February to early March - please email and write WOODCOCK in the subject line.  Members are free; nonmembers pay daily admission.

"Celebrate Our Community" in February

February is the final month to see our winter exhibit which celebrates the CNC community and the many pieces that make it whole.  Stop by the Rowe Visitor Center to learn about the generations of people who made CNC what it is today.  Join in on programs designed to help you better connect with others in our community, like Cocktails and Conversation, or Family Nature at Night: An Overnight Program. As you hit the trails, reflect on the common values of love, respect, and hope for the land that tie our volunteers, visitors, members and donors together.