Brown Family Environmental Center Calendar

Join Kenyon organizations and the Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County for an eight-week series of community programs designed around an NEA Big Read book, "Interior Chinatown" by Charles Yu. Visit the library's website to browse upcoming events.

Join dancer and choreographer Ashley Sanchez for a movement workshop exploring water and its connection to dance. No experience required.

Join Land Manager Shane McGuire for a guided hike of two trails at the BFEC. We will wander through some of the oldest forested areas of the property and discuss how they have changed in the past 30 years.

Immerse yourself in a relaxing, transcendent experience of vibration and sound with Dr. Allan Bazzoli, M.D.

Immerse yourself in a relaxing, transcendent experience of vibration and sound with Dr. Allan Bazzoli, M.D.

Stop by the BFEC for the closing celebration of the NEA Big Read. Grab a bowl of lo mein and custom-dress your noodles at the noodle bar, then pick out a book to take home for your family library.

Acclaimed poet Cindy Juyoung Ok will lead participants through a series of prompts to write poems about place, celebrating the Public Library’s NEA Big Read theme, "Where We Live."

Common dandelions, reclusive wild leeks, stinging nettles — join Shawn Dailey to find and sample these edible plants and much more. We will hike approximately 2.5 miles of hilly terrain, and a wild-foods tasting will follow the hike.

Join the BFEC for the annual Keep it Wild! Earth Day festival. The free event will feature visiting mammals, bugs and birds of prey as well as activities for children, food trucks, live music and environmentally-focused vendors and organizations.

Cutleaf Toothwort, Trout Lily, Golden Alexander, Enchanter’s Nightshade, Miami Mist, Corn Salad. What do these names have in common? They are just some of the wildflowers that can be enjoyed at nature preserves around Knox County. Miriam Dean-Otting, BFEC volunteer naturalist, will guide us in finding spring wildflowers here at the BFEC. Meet at the picnic shelter.

Join us for a hands-on volunteer event to remove invasive plants and support the biodiversity (and overall health) of BFEC ecosystems. No experience needed; all ages welcome.

To discover how frogs catch their prey, survive seasonal changes, and more, join us at the BFEC for a fun morning of pond play.

Chipmunks and squirrels have incredible adaptations that allow them to find and store food. They also play a role in supporting our ecosystems. Discover similarities and differences between chipmunks and squirrels.

Use your Monday lunch break to de-stress with an outdoor yoga class. This free class is open to all ages.

Use your Monday lunch break to de-stress with an outdoor yoga class. This free class is open to all ages.

Ants have been around eons. During this program, we will explore how these insects survive in our modern world.

Use your Monday lunch break to de-stress with an outdoor yoga class. This free class is open to all ages.

Join the BFEC for our yearly Plein Air (outdoor painting) workshops. This summer’s theme is “Card Club.” Pre-registration is required.

Join Sabrina Schirtzinger, agriculture and natural resources educator at the OSU Extension Office, to learn the differences between plants and how to safely control them.

Discover fascinating facts about bats and discuss how they may even provide the answer to solving cancer. Each family will make and take their own bat house.