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  • Watercolor painting

    Plein Air Painting Workshop: Gouache

    Aug 19, 2025

    Join the BFEC for our yearly Plein Air (outdoor painting) workshops. This summer’s theme is “Card Club.” Pre-registration is required.

    When 5:00 pm
    Where Brown Family Environmental Center (BFEC)
    Category
    • Nature Activities

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    Fairy Door Hike

    Jul 21, 2025 — Sep 30, 2025

    Hike the BREC trails and spy out seven fairy doors. Mark the names on a map to receive a prize.

    When All Day
    Where Brown Family Environmental Center (BFEC)
    Category
    • Nature Activities
  • BFEC logo

    Family Nature Quest: Did You Notice?

    Jul 26, 2025

    Explore how the BFEC has changed since it was founded 30 years ago. We will investigate fast changes — like fallen trees — and slow changes — like hills eroding into streams— and create a timeline comparing these observations to changes in our own lives.

    When 10:30 am
    Where Brown Family Environmental Center (BFEC)
    Category
    • Nature Activities
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    BINGO Hikes: Pollinators and Trees

    Jul 28, 2025 — Sep 30, 2025

    Hike the BFEC trails and gardens looking for pollinators or trees and mark them on BINGO cards to receive a prize.

    When 8:30 am
    Where Brown Family Environmental Center (BFEC)
    Category
    • Nature Activities
  • Yoga in the Garden

    Jul 28, 2025

    Use your Monday lunch break to de-stress with an outdoor yoga class. This free class is open to all ages.

    When 11:30 am
    Where Brown Family Environmental Center (BFEC)
    Category
    • Athletics & Fitness
  • BFEC logo

    Family Nature Quest: Explosions and Hitchhikers

    Aug 2, 2025

    Join the BFEC for the last Family Nature Quest of the summer season and learn about different kinds of seeds. We will explore our prairie, collect seeds and pot our own plants to bring home.

    When 10:30 am
    Where Brown Family Environmental Center (BFEC)
    Category
    • Nature Activities
  • Yoga in the Garden

    Aug 4, 2025

    Use your Monday lunch break to de-stress with an outdoor yoga class. This free class is open to all ages.

    When 11:30 am
    Where Brown Family Environmental Center (BFEC)
    Category
    • Athletics & Fitness
  • BFEC logo

    Reiki and More

    Aug 7, 2025

    Treat yourself to a tranquil and relaxing experience with Reiki, guided meditation and aromatherapy in the BFEC garden with Sarah Spangler.  

    When 4:45 pm
    Where Brown Family Environmental Center (BFEC)
    Category
    • Nature Activities
  • BFEC logo

    GROUNDED // MY RETURN Exhibition

    Aug 11, 2025 — Oct 27, 2025

    Local artist Paige Hashman invites us into a personal journey of transformation and self-discovery. Through acrylic and clay, this body of work offers a visual narrative of returning home to oneself after a time of challenges and growth.

    When All Day
    Where Brown Family Environmental Center (BFEC)
    Category
    • Exhibitions
  • Yoga in the Garden

    Aug 11, 2025

    Use your Monday lunch break to de-stress with an outdoor yoga class. This free class is open to all ages.

    When 11:30 am
    Where Brown Family Environmental Center (BFEC)
    Category
    • Athletics & Fitness
  • BFEC logo

    Artist Reception with Paige Hashman

    Aug 15, 2025

    Meet local artist Paige Hashman and view her new exhibition, GROUNDED // MY RETURN.

    When 4:30 pm
    Where Brown Family Environmental Center (BFEC)
    Category
    • Exhibitions
  • Yoga in the Garden

    Aug 18, 2025

    Use your Monday lunch break to de-stress with an outdoor yoga class. This free class is open to all ages.

    When 11:30 am
    Where Brown Family Environmental Center (BFEC)
    Category
    • Athletics & Fitness
  • Watercolor painting

    Plein Air Painting Workshop: Gouache

    Aug 19, 2025

    Join the BFEC for our yearly Plein Air (outdoor painting) workshops. This summer’s theme is “Card Club.” Pre-registration is required.

    When 5:00 pm
    Where Brown Family Environmental Center (BFEC)
    Category
    • Nature Activities
  • BFEC logo

    Reiki and More

    Aug 21, 2025

    Treat yourself to a tranquil and relaxing experience with Reiki, guided meditation and aromatherapy in the BFEC garden with Sarah Spangler.  

    When 4:45 pm
    Where Brown Family Environmental Center (BFEC)
    Category
    • Nature Activities
  • Yoga in the Garden

    Aug 25, 2025

    Use your Monday lunch break to de-stress with an outdoor yoga class. This free class is open to all ages.

    When 11:30 am
    Where Brown Family Environmental Center (BFEC)
    Category
    • Athletics & Fitness
  • BFEC logo

    River Trail Guided Hike

    Aug 30, 2025

    Join Post-Baccalaureate Fellow Will Pritchard for a guided hike of one of the most beloved trails at the BFEC. Enjoy views of the State Scenic Kokosing River and learn how the landscape has changed in the past 30 years.

    When 2:00 pm
    Where Brown Family Environmental Center (BFEC)
    Category
    • Nature Activities
  • BFEC logo

    Reiki and More

    Sep 4, 2025

    Treat yourself to a tranquil and relaxing experience with Reiki, guided meditation and aromatherapy in the BFEC garden with Sarah Spangler.  

    When 4:45 pm
    Where Brown Family Environmental Center (BFEC)
    Category
    • Nature Activities
  • Yoga in the Garden

    Sep 8, 2025

    Use your Monday lunch break to de-stress with an outdoor yoga class. This free class is open to all ages.

    When 11:30 am
    Where Brown Family Environmental Center (BFEC)
    Category
    • Athletics & Fitness
  • Yoga in the Garden

    Sep 15, 2025

    Use your Monday lunch break to de-stress with an outdoor yoga class. This free class is open to all ages.

    When 11:30 am
    Where Brown Family Environmental Center (BFEC)
    Category
    • Athletics & Fitness
  • BFEC logo

    Reiki and More

    Sep 18, 2025

    Treat yourself to a tranquil and relaxing experience with Reiki, guided meditation and aromatherapy in the BFEC garden with Sarah Spangler.  

    When 4:45 pm
    Where Brown Family Environmental Center (BFEC)
    Category
    • Nature Activities
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