APF's Tree and Pollinator Coloring Pages
Download a set of 6 Austin Parks Foundation coloring pages that celebrate trees, pollinators, and connecting to nature!
Become a Super Sapling Superhero!
Become a Super Sapling Superhero with the City of Austin’s Urban Forest Program by completing a tree-themed adventure.
Color Your Own Butterfly
Choose crayons, markers, colored pencils, or paint to color in your own butterfly.
Create a Butterfly Imprint
In this activity, you will be guided to create a homemade butterfly stencil with unique patterns and designs. You will then color on top of your butterfly stencil to create your very own imprint.
Draw and Tell: Butterflies!
Follow the story and draw along to create a beautiful butterfly!
Playtime Crafts: Nature Bracelets
Make an incredibly fun, incredibly easy nature bracelet while you explore outside.
Observing Leaves, Using Our Senses
We will collect leaves outside and make observations using four of our five senses. Also introduces the idea of sorting and making comparisons of the leaves we observe.
Bug Collection
This week we are going to learn more about incredible insects! Learn about Insect habitats, how to catch them, and how to identify them on this Tinker Tuesday!
All About Arthropods
Welcome to the Austin Nature and Science Center’s Incredible Insects program! Join us every day this week to learn all about arthropods!
Butterfly Craft!
Thanks for joining me this Thoughtful Thursday! Today we are going to learn about another migrating, flying creature—butterflies! I will teach you how to make an awesome butterfly craft today. I hope you enjoy!
Stellaluna Reading
Welcome to Thoughtful Thursday! Today we are going to learn all about bats. I will read you one of my favorite bat stories — Stellaluna. Thanks for tuning in!
Meet an Animal: Gone Batty
Welcome to the Austin Nature and Science Center’s Fizzy Flying, and fun week! At the Austin Nature and Science Center we love our flying mammals. Join us to learn about Austin bats and their special wings!
Tiny Tours: Birds of Prey Overlook
Join ANSC Tiny Tours to catch a glimpse of our beautiful site and learn all about the animals, exhibits, and natural spaces that surround us!
Calendario de Actividades en el Bosque Urbano
Pasa un poco de tiempo cada día en el bosque urbano con la ayuda de este calendario!
Wildland Self Guided Hikes
Many of Austin's best hikes are part of one of the city's best kept secrets, the Wildland Conservation Division. Even though the Wildland's primary purpose is to conserve endangered species habitat and to optimize the water recharging the Edwards Aquifer, it does allow limited public access. This map shows you where to find the nine locations that offer self-guided hikes.
Wild Neighbors: Backyard Bugs
Learn more about the creatures that play an important role in our environment and that can be found right in your backyard with friend of the Canyonlands and bug expert, Val Bugh.
A Closer Look at Insects
Della Barbato, Director of Education for the Native Prairies Association of Texas and volunteer Chuck Duplant give you a closer look at some insects that are found on Lawther-Deer Park Prairie in Harris County, Texas.
Wild Neighbors: Owls of Central Texas
Learn about local owls! Dr. Tania Homayoun of Texas Parks & Wildlife talks all about these amazing creatures, from special adaptations that make them amazing hunters, to their "relentlessly cute" owlets.
Literature Live: The Wilds of Austin
Van goes wild with Water Quality Protection Lands Program Manager Kevin Thuesen. Kevin gives us a behind the scenes tour of the 40,000 acres that make up Austin’s Wildlands. We learn about how water gets from the Wildlands to the city. We also see and learn about how the many wonderful critters are in abundance there.