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Featured Events

  • 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

    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
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    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 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
  • Prairie Wildflower Seeds: Tiny Songs

    Sep 13, 2025

    Prairie wildflowers yield many seeds make sounds in their dry, dormant state — a source of inspiration for many artists and writers. Author and poet Terry Hermsen will share his thoughts and poems along with a guided prairie hike.

    When 2:00 pm
    Where Brown Family Environmental Center (BFEC)
    Category
    • Nature Activities
  • 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
  • Himalayan Bowls and Chanting

    Sep 27, 2025

    Immerse yourself in a relaxing, transcendent experience of vibration and sound with Dr. Allan Bazzoli, M.D.

    When 10:30 am
    Where Brown Family Environmental Center (BFEC)
    Category
    • Nature Activities
  • Himalayan Bowls and Chanting

    Sep 27, 2025

    Immerse yourself in a relaxing, transcendent experience of vibration and sound with Dr. Allan Bazzoli, M.D.

    When 1:00 pm
    Where Brown Family Environmental Center (BFEC)
    Category
    • Nature Activities
  • BFEC logo

    Central Trail System Guided Hike

    Sep 27, 2025

    As part of the BFEC's 30th anniversary celebration, join staff for a guided hike that will include parts of Walker's Pond, New Gambier Loop, Bishop's Backbone, Givens' Grove and the Corridor Trail.

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

    Oct 18, 2025

    This annual event features horse-drawn hayrides, pumpkin decorating, live music, cider press, and children's games and activities.

    When 12:00 pm
    Where Brown Family Environmental Center (BFEC)
    Category
    • Nature Activities
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