Upcoming Events
The Highlands Center for Natural History works to connect everybody with the outdoors. Whether it’s through camps for children, outdoor music and theater events or educational programming it’s our goal offer experiences on and of nature for everyone.
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Summer Camp- Wild Explorers
June 14th-18th from 8am-4pm daily
Enroll your child so they can experience the wonders of nature first hand and explore our 80-acre campus through exciting educational activities.
Summer Camp- Highlands Adventurists
June 14th-18th from 8am-4pm daily
Enroll your child so they can experience the wonders of nature first hand and explore our 80-acre campus through exciting educational activities.
Summer Camp- Summer Sprouts
June 21st-25th from 8am-12pm daily
Enroll your child so they can experience the wonders of summer first hand and explore our 80-acre campus through exciting educational activities.
Summer Camp- Outdoor Investigator
June 21st-25th from 8am-4pm daily
Enroll your child so they can experience the wonders of nature first hand and explore our 80-acre campus through exciting educational activities.
The Flower Clock—What Wild Plants Tell Us About Time
Tuesday, June 22nd from 5 pm- 7 pm
In blossoming, wild plants reveal the true nature of the seasons in all their manifestations: long days or darkness, dry or rainy, warm or cool, buzzing with insects, or dormant. Join Susan lamb, past Grand Canyon Ranger-Naturalists and author of over 24 books on the natural world, for a presentation on what wild plants tell us about time.
Summer Camp- Wild Explorers
July 12th-16th from 8am-4pm daily
Enroll your child so they can experience the wonders of nature first hand and explore our 80-acre campus through exciting educational activities.
Summer Camp- Outdoor Investigator
June 28th-July 2nd from 8am-4pm daily
Enroll your child so they can experience the wonders of nature first hand and explore our 80-acre campus through exciting educational activities.
Playing Our Cards Right for a Thriving Arctic
June 29th from 7pm-8:30 pm
Free on Zoom
By 2040 much of the sea ice covering the Arctic Ocean is likely to be gone in summer. What will this mean for the people and animals that live in the Arctic? What can we do to minimize sea ice loss as well as adapt to changes in the circum-polar Arctic?
HCNH Concert Series: Acoustic Eidolon
Friday, July 2
The Highlands Center for Natural History is proud to present Acoustic Eidolon for the second show of the 2021 concert series.
The International duo, Acoustic Eidolon is a tour-de-force of acoustic music, described as “World Music for the Soul.”
Highlands Center For Natural History Book Club Meeting
Friday, July 2nd from 11 am-12 pm
In partnership with Peregrine Book Company, the Highlands Center for Natural History launched a book club. This book club is for adults eager to learn more about the natural history of the Southwest and connect with others who are as well. The book for spring is Coyote America: A Natural and Supernatural History by Dan Flores. Peregrine Book Company, is offering this book for purchase with a 10% discount for Highlands Center Book Club participants.
Summer Camp- Outdoor Investigator
July 6th-9th from 8am-4pm daily
Enroll your child so they can experience the wonders of nature first hand and explore our 80-acre campus through exciting educational activities.
Summer Camp- Highlands Adventurists
July 6th-9th from 8am-4pm daily
Enroll your child so they can experience the wonders of nature first hand and explore our 80-acre campus through exciting educational activities.
