Outreach Programs
Contact Information: To schedule an Outreach Education Program please contact Melissa Robinson, Outreach Educator at (801-621-7595) or at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Content: All programs last 45 minutes. Program content is based on Utah Science Core Curriculum Life Science goals and objectives and use grade appropriate concepts and vocabulary.
Costs: Programs listed below are $80 (unless otherwise noted), payable to The Ogden Nature Center. Program fees are based on the distance traveled by ONC staff and cover staff time, materials, administration, and mileage. There is a $0.50/mile charge for any program ten miles or more away from the Nature Center. For each additional program (same day and location) please add $40.
Program Options:
Whoooo Eats Whom?
- Examine different skulls and learn why eye placement and tooth structure are so important to predators and prey.
- With the help of one of our education birds, discuss special adaptations that help them survive as both a predator and a prey including: feet, body coloration, eye sight, hearing, smell, and echo-location.
- Go outside and look for evidence of food webs then draw your own food web based on what you’ve discovered.
- For older students (9-12th grade) define carrying capacity and formulate hypotheses related to wildlife populations.
Threatened & Endangered in Utah (this program is $115)
- What do the terms endangered and threatened species mean? With the help of one of our naturalists, discover what it means to be an endangered species and what causes animals/plants to become threatened and/or extinct (e.g., pollution, habitat destruction, over-hunting, invasive species). Examine a skeleton of the extinct passenger pigeon.
- Using pictures, skulls, and live animals (bald eagle, tortoise) learn about Utah’s endangered animals and plants.
- Discuss laws in place to protect our natural resources and generate ideas to help prevent animals and plants from becoming extinct. For older students (9-12) we’ll go into greater detail about the methods for species recovery.
Mammal Mia!
- Examine pelts and skulls while discovering what makes a mammal a mammal.
- Take a journey across the world with one of our teacher/naturalists and learn about some unique mammals and what makes them so special.
- Go outside and look for signs of mammals. While outside learn about the special adaptations that Utah and Great Basin mammals have.
A Day in the Life of a Scientist
- Did you ever think about becoming a biologist? Would you like to work outside? Meet the scientists and teacher/naturalists that work at the Ogden Nature Center.
- Discover what careers are available to those interested in the environment.
- Learn what it takes to become an environmental professional and get answers to your questions about what a biologist or naturalist does.
- Meet one of our live animals while our naturalists tell stories from the field.
Owl Tales / $80
- Decode the facts and fiction surrounding owls while meeting three different owls that live in Utah.
- Examine the adaptations that help owls survive in their environment and make them so special.
- Discuss habitat requirements for our owls and what’s on their menu.
- As an introduction to birds of prey and their unique characteristics, meet three of The Ogden Nature Center’s resident raptors.
- Examine the traits that characterize raptors and learn how to tell a raptor apart from other birds.
- Discover what raptors live in Utah and how they survive in our environment.
- Discuss threats to raptors in Utah and around the world and ways to protect these birds.
Revealing Reptiles /$50
- What makes a reptile a reptile? You’ll get up close and personal with some of our favorite cold blooded friends as you explore the fascinating lifestyles of these special creatures.
- Discover where reptiles live and how they survive in the wild.
- Identify interesting reptiles that make Utah their home.
Animals a la Carte:
This is the perfect program for the group or organization that wants to create a custom program to suite their needs. Special prices for mixing and matching, call for more information.
- Small Raptors /$40 per bird or two for $60: Saw-whet owl, American Kestrel
- Medium Raptors /$50 per bird, two for $75, or all three for $10: Great-horned Owl, Short-eared Owl, Red-tailed Hawk
- Large Raptors /$100: Bald Eagle
- Snakes & Tortoises / $30 per reptile or two for $45: Gopher Snake, Desert Tortoise, California King Snake
- Eagle Court of Honor/ $160: Bald Eagle
