Contact(s)
Looking for an outdoor adventure for your group? We have a variety of outdoor skills and discovery programs for organized groups such as church youth groups, naturalist clubs and teams. Bring your group on a snow shoe hike, survival challenge, night hike or a stream exploration to name a few of our programs. If you book a three hour program your group can enjoy an outdoor campfire as a wrap up. Our environmental educators will provide your group with an engaging fun outdoor experience. Group program can be booked on weeknights or weekends.
Cost, planning and other info
- Cost is $150 for a two-hour program or $200 for a three-hour program (including HST). Three-hour programs can include a campfire. Weekend and weeknight programs are available.
- If you have a not for profit organized youth group a subsidy may be available thanks to a generous grant to the Grand River Conservation Foundation. Please ask when you contact the Nature Centre.
- Maximum 25 participants if children are 6 and older. A minimum of two chaperones are required. If participants are older than 12 chaperones may not be required.
- Dress for the weather. Mud, rain and snow are all part of the adventure
Programs and locations
- Apps' Mill Nature Centre, Brantford (Map)
Call 519-752-0655 or email AppsMillNC@grandriver.ca
Awesome snake shows, stream studies, compass reading, wildflowers, snowshoeing and more. - Guelph Lake Nature Centre, Guelph (Map)
Call 519-836-7860 or email GuelphLakeNC@grandriver.ca
Awesome snake shows, creepy creature shows, tours of the Guelph Lake Dam (hydroelectricity), stream studies, bug hunts and more. - Laurel Creek Nature Centre, Waterloo (Map)
Call 519-885-1368 or email LaurelCreekNC@grandriver.ca
Stream studies, bug hunts, snowshoeing, nature exploration and more. - Rockwood Nature Centre, Rockwood (Map)
Call 519-836-7860 or email GuelphLakeNC@grandriver.ca
Geocaching, caving and exploring, water ecology, recreational canoeing and orienteering. (Programs are booked and taught by staff from Guelph Lake Nature Centre.) - Shade's Mills Nature Centre, Cambridge (Map)
Call 519-623-5573 or email ShadesMillNC@grandriver.ca
Stream studies, forest ecology, nature exploration, snowshoeing and more. - Taquanyah Nature Centre, Cayuga (Map)
Call 519-752-0655 or email AppsMillNC@grandriver.ca" AppsMillNC@grandriver.ca
Compass reading, wildflowers, owl prowls, snowshoeing and more. (Programs are booked and taught by staff from Apps' Mill Nature Centre.)
Scouting and Guiding badge programs
For information, including a list of available badge programs, go to our Scout and Guide Badge Programs page.
Photos
View our Flickr page for photos of students, groups and families enjoying our nature centre programs.
