Field Trips for K-8

Give your students the wonderful opportunity to get outside the classroom walls this year and make connections with the natural world.

Preschool Programs

Join the Ogden Nature Center for a Kneehigh Naturalist class! Explore wildlife and nature through games, crafts, stories and live animal introductions that are age appropriate. This hour-long program is designed for preschoolers 3-5 years of age and their adult chaperones.

Homeschool Naturalists

Join us for a 12 week program with with education hands on lessons taught outdoors at the Ogden Nature Center! Spring and Fall semesters available.

Summer Camps

The Ogden Nature Center is offering a variety of summer camps for ages 2 through 12, plus a Volunteens Program for ages 13-16, and even some family and adult camps. All of the camps are age-specific.

Kids & teens will learn fascinating and important nature knowledge, and grow both minds and spirits! This is a wonderful opportunity to have fun, be gritty, get dirty, make friends, and of course...  BE OUTSIDE!

Community Programs

Community programs are designed to connect people of all ages to the natural world. No matter what your interest, we have a class you will enjoy.

Outreach Programs

Wildlife presentations that travel to your school, community event or Eagle Court of Honor.

Informal Science Education Enhancement

Ogden Nature Center is a member of the Informal Science Education Enhancement program of the State Board of Education.

Utah’s Informal Science Education Enhancement (iSEE) is a collaborative partnership between Clark Planetarium, Discovery Gateway, Hogle Zoo, The Leonardo, The Living Planet Aquarium, Red Butte Garden, Natural History Museum of Utah, HawkWatch International, Thanksgiving Point, USU Extension and the Utah State Office of Education. iSEE programs serve K-12 teachers and students and are designed to spark students’ natural curiosity and sense of wonder by providing exciting opportunities to experience science, practice science skills, and gain a deeper understanding of science.

Teacher Resources

Free teacher professional development, teacher resources and virtual field trips available for all K-12 students, teachers and parents.

Meet Our Ambassador Animals

The Ogden Nature Center is home to over 20 Utah-native, non-releasable birds of prey and other animals such as snakes, salamanders, rabbits, and tortoises. These animals have been permanently injured or imprinted, and can no longer survive on their own in the wild. Today they serve as animal ambassadors at the Ogden Nature Center, helping teach our community about wildlife, ecosystems, and the importance of habitats.

Adopt an Animal

Your generous donation helps us care for our ambassador animals!

At the Mews

On exhibit at the Ogden Nature Center are several birds of prey such as owls, hawks, eagles and corvids.  These magnificent birds have been injured or imprinted and cannot take care of themselves in the wild.  Therefore, we have adopted them as part of our education team, to help us teach about Utah’s native animal species, their habitats, and the role they play in our ecosystems. 

Current Projects

The Ogden Nature Center serves as a critical refuge for urban wildlife and remaining native habitats. Learn about our current conservation projects.

Philosophy and Plans

The Ogden Nature Center has a mission to connect people with nature. To achieve this goal, the center focuses on preserving native habitat and wildlife in an urban environment. Lean more about our philosophy and plans.