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 Monarch Watcher and Learn More About the Monarch Migration
Join the Zilker Botanical Garden to learn more about the monarch migration and how you can support monarch butterflies on their journey south.
Pollinators & Pollinator Conservation
Trace the evolutionary origins of pollination and explore the extraordinary diversity and complexity of pollination systems in modern flowering plants in this one-hour webinar.
Native Bees of Texas
This one-hour webinar presentation will cover the rich range of diversity in Texas' native bees.
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.
Fall Native Pollinators
Join Festival Beach Food Forest (FBFF) on a video tour of different indigenous pollinators found at the FBFF and how they benefit our edible landscaping.
Request Seeds from the Seed Library
Request seeds or learn more about what and when to plant in Central Texas with the Seed Collection.
Create a Nature Mask
Just in time for Halloween, create your own nature mask with the City of Austin’s Grow Green program.
Playtime Crafts: Nature Bracelets
Make an incredibly fun, incredibly easy nature bracelet while you explore outside.
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!
Garden Buds: The A-Z of an Austin Garden
Join us on an Austin garden tour in the form of a haphazard alphabet in Episode 1 of Garden Buds.
Night Crafters: Papel Filigrana
Participe en un pequeño taller de cómo hacer flores de “bluebonnet” con papelitos enrollados.
Night Crafters: Paper Quilling
Join us for a tutorial on rolling and shaping narrow strips of paper to create a beautiful bluebonnet design.
Fall Blooming Plants for Beneficial Insects
Matt Morris from Zilker Botanical Garden took us for a tour in the butterfly garden to talk about the importance of fall blooming plants that attract beneficial insects such as pollinators and predators. He gives 5 tips on increasing diversity in your garden as well as 13 varieties of multi-use plants that attract insects and are also edible.
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.