Kids
Supporting Tomorrow’s Naturalists Today: Buena Vista Audubon’s Teen Scholarship Program
BVAS is proud to announce the kickoff of a new program to support the nature-related study or project of a local teen. A wide array of activities will be considered: participation in BVAS or other Audubon-sponsored trips or classes, involvement in other scientific coursework, conferences, or field studies, or the creation and implementation of a…
Read MoreCelebrating BATS! From Fiction to Food
About 40 kids enjoyed a fun-filled (and tasty) event at our nature center last Saturday, when local childrens’ books author and illustrator Janell Cannon teamed up with Chef Amanda of the Good Food Factory kids’ TV cooking show to present stories and food about bats and their important role in pollination. Janell did a reading…
Read MoreBack to School
Each school week finds BVAS Garden Club members Jo Niedeck and Joan Bockman knee-deep in compost. They’re leading a treasure hunt with the children at Laurel, Mission, and South Oceanside Elementary Schools. The prizes? Tasty produce and an appreciation of the birds, insects, and other invertebrates that the garden supports. There’s no place like a…
Read MoreKids’ Art Project with the Muramid Museum is CANCELLED
CANCELLED
Read MoreBuena Vista Lagoon Nature Camp 2017
If you know a child who loves to learn about nature, you may want to get him or her signed up for Summer Camp at the Buena Vista Audubon Nature Center. Leader Dovie Christenson is planning daily activities that include walks, talks, games, crafts, and music. Visitors this summer include a professional botanist who will…
Read MoreENDANGERED SPECIES DAY OPEN HOUSE
Celebrate Endangered Species Day Open House at the Buena Vista Audubon Society Nature Center Saturday, May 20, from 10 AM-2 PM. Free! Learn what you can do to protect your local endangered species through fun activities for the entire family! Visit with hawks and falcons (until 1:00) and local snakes and lizards! Dip into the lagoon…
Read MoreThank you Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians and San Diego Parks4Kids
BVAS would like to thank two generous funders that recently awarded us grants: the first is the Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians, who awarded us a $5,000 grant for our childrens’ nature education programs. The second is San Diego Parks4Kids (a partnership between the Outdoor Foundation, Outdoor Industry Association, and the San Diego Foundation). They awarded us $700 from a crowdfunding campaign for our Sharing our…
Read MorePreSchool Nature Storytime winter schedule
Our schedule for Preschool Nature Storytime is up and running! See our schedule at this link: Preschool Nature Storytime Jan thru March 2017
Read MoreCelebrating Bats! recipe and bat conservation notes
For those who enjoyed the Celebrating Bats! event at the BVAS nature center, here is a flyer with the wonderful and simple parfait, made with foods pollinated by bats and also has great information about bat conservation.
Read MoreJoin local celebrities for a free kids event celebrating bats and bat-pollinated food!
Children’s author and illustrator Janell Cannon teams up with Amanda Mascia, creator of The Good Food Factory children’s healthy cooking show at the BVAS Nature Center on Saturday, October 15th at 1:00 p.m. Janell will read from her book Stellaluna, the story of a lost bat who finds her way home. Amanda will share her…
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