Through a series of hands-on experiments and interactive demonstrations, participants will witness the remarkable transformations occurring when matter changes state.

Meet the Nature Center’s animals and hike our trails in search of schooling creatures. 

Groups will light a light bulb with a potato, see the reaction of baking soda and vinegar volcanoes, and get creative with messy Mentos geysers.

Do all birds fly south for the winter? Learn about the birds who live at Rye Nature Center during these snowy months.

We will learn about glaciers, ice cores, and even pot holes, as children investigate the properties of water when it freezes and how it impacts the living and nonliving things surrounding us!

Join us as we tap a tree and learn the process of making sweet maple syrup.

Children will join FRNC educators to design and build their very own structures out of natural and recycled materials.

Children will learn to identify common dinosaurs by name and search for clues that dinosaurs once ruled Rye!

Join us as we learn about our local pollinators including honeybees, butterflies, bats, hummingbirds, and moths. 

Dive into the mesmerizing world of natural phenomena, from the delicate dance of seeds falling from trees to the majestic flow of rivers downhill. 

We will learn about two fascinating group of animals - reptiles and amphibians.  We will hike in search of local reptiles and amphibians including eastern box turtles and spring peepers. 

Guided by a FRNC naturalist, children will visit the pond to search for clues of aquatic lifecycles.