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Event Series Juniors: Get Moving! Journey

Juniors: Get Moving! Journey

Energize your understanding of the Earth’s energy and how we can use, misuse, and protect this essential resource in our daily lives. Cost: $15 per scout To register or schedule a private program date for your Troop (minimum of 8 Scouts) please call Tifft Nature Preserve at 716.825.6397 or email tifftreservations@sciencebuff.org.

SciNight: Tying Knots and Getting Hitched

Tifft Nature Preserve 1200 Furhmann Blvd, Buffalo, NY, United States

Learn the art of knot tying, cordage-making, and lashing branches to build real structures during a fun, indoor and hands-on workshop perfect for a date night! Parachord and other take-home resources provided. Advance registration required. Space is limited. Age: 18+ Cost: $20 per person. BMS Members save 10%

SOLD OUT: Handmade Native Plant Seed Paper Valentines

Tifft Nature Preserve 1200 Furhmann Blvd, Buffalo, NY, United States

Use recycled paper pulp to create handmade paper full of native plant seeds to share with your Valentines this winter. Explore why WNY native plants are beneficial for you and your Valentine, whether they are human or wildlife! Advance registration required. Space is limited. Age: 5+ Cost:$10 per person. BMS Members...

Starry Night Valentine Hike

Tifft Nature Preserve 1200 Furhmann Blvd, Buffalo, NY, United States

This is the new date of the originally scheduled February 4 event. Grab your favorite someone and enjoy the crisp night air while we stroll through Tifft’s trails and end with a hot cocoa bar and make-your-own Valentine's Day cards in Tifft’s cozy, candlelit Education Center. (Snowshoe rentals are additional...

Little Tykes on the Trails

Tifft Nature Preserve 1200 Furhmann Blvd, Buffalo, NY, United States

Enjoy a morning of early childhood fun with a storytime, guided trail walk, and playful activities to help foster the nature explorer in your child. Bring your own snack to enjoy in the Center or on the Deck. Rain or shine. Advance registration required. Space is limited. Age: 3-5 Cost: $8 per...

Virtual Book Club: The Home Place

Tifft Nature Preserve 1200 Furhmann Blvd, Buffalo, NY, United States

Join us for a live virtual discussion of J. Drew Lanham's award-winning The Home Place: Memoirs of a Colored Man's Love Affair with Nature. The author is an Alumni Distinguished Professor of Wildlife Ecology at Clemson University, a birder, naturalist, and hunter-conservationist. Please read the book selection prior to our...

SOLD OUT: Family-Friendly Bird Walk

Tifft Nature Preserve 1200 Furhmann Blvd, Buffalo, NY, United States

Save your spot in our FREE guided bird walk for all ages at Tifft. This program is just one of MANY offerings by guest speakers and partnering orgnizations during the region-wide annual Birds on the Niagara: An International Winter Birding Festival! Advance registration required. Space is limited. Age: All ages Cost: Free

SOLD OUT!: Discovery Camp: Warm-up to Winter (Ages 6-9)

Tifft Nature Preserve 1200 Furhmann Blvd, Buffalo, NY, United States

Registration is now open for February mid-winter break Discovery Camp at Tifft! Stay cozy in the cabin while investigating all things winter with science experiments, crafts, games, and daily outdoor exploration. Snacks provided. Please bring lunch in a reusable container. Late pick-up arrangements must be reserved at time of pre-registration:...