Program and Events

At these talks hosted by the Rice Creek Associates, speakers present on a variety of topics related to local ecology and environmental themes of interest to the community. Participants can join in person or by Zoom.

Our educational summer camp encourages young people's curiosity about their world. Participants discover nature first-hand through nature walks, activities, and games.

Budding junior naturalists and their families are invited for monthly themed walks and nature activities. Once children attend 5 programs, they are inducted as a "Rice Creek Junior Naturalist"!

Every other month, emeritus faculty member Dr. John Zielinski opens the Rice Creek Observatory for a weekend of observation evenings. Participants will gaze at the moon, stars, bright planets, galaxies, and nebulae.

Bird banding offers the opportunity to observe wild birds up close as they are humanely captured, measured, "banded" with a unique identifier bracelet, and released.

Each November, the public and campus community are invited to an afternoon celebrating the recent research and scholarly accomplishments of Rice Creek students and faculty through short presentations and posters.