Events Calendar

Experience the wonder and excitement of Thor's unique collection of reptiles, amphibians, and arachnids. Presented in a nurturing, hands-on format, these gentle creatures will delight and educate!

Join us in the Community Room and get ready for an educational, entertaining, and hands-on animal adventure! This fun and safe program introduces children to a fascinating variety of reptiles, amphibians, and arthropods.

Invent a gadget inspired by sharks.

Experience nature through art and observation. Learn how to use writing, drawing, and the five senses to study the nature around you.

Experience nature through art and observation! Create a nature journal with drawings and writings to document what you see and learn.

Join us for a fun bug meet-and-greet!

An interactive bug meet and greet, explaining facts about different insects and arachnids while presenting live bugs. Audience members will be able to hold or pet some of our bugs. We go over what makes our creatures unique and how they can be…

Celebrate LA Nature Quest with the Bug Gals at an interactive bug meet-and-greet. Find out what makes these creatures unique and how they are helpful to humans.

Join us to make compost seed bombs filled with California-native wildflower seeds.

Join us for an exciting workshop where participants will learn the basics of nature journaling and create a page to submit to the LA Nature Quest journaling contest!

Celebrate the 2026 LA Nature Quest by learning about how birds use their different beaks, then make a bird feeder to take home!

Learn the art and science of nature journaling!

Experience nature through art and observation! Create a nature journal with drawings and writings to document what you see and learn.

Learn the art and science of nature journaling.

Start a nature journal to document your observations and experiences in the great outdoors. Submit your entries to participate in our exciting contest!

What does it take to help wildlife safely cross a busy road? Kids will learn about real wildlife crossings and then become engineers themselves.

Embrace curiosity, creativity, and learning by recording your observations of the natural surroundings around you.

Join The Bug Gals for an interactive bug meet and greet while learning facts about different insects and arachnids.

Celebrate LA Nature Quest by making your own seed bombs.

Join us for an interactive game where you get to play a benevolent world overlord and try to solve the climate crisis in just 60 minutes.

Explore how desert animals stay cool, find food and water, and protect themselves from predators.

Experience nature through art and observation! Create a nature journal with drawings and writings to document what you see and learn.

Find out how to use natural indigo dye