Hear a tale and hike a trail with your preschooler to discover the natural wonders around you together! This is a 1.5-hour monthly program designed for children ages 3-5, with younger siblings welcome to join, led by a Merry Lea educator.
Read MoreConservation Leadership School
Upcoming high school juniors and seniors can make Merry Lea their home for a week this summer! Camp overnight and explore the world of natural resources and conservation by canoeing across glacial lakes, planning a nature event, and experiencing careers like botany, land management or sustainable agriculture.
Read MoreNature Play Day
Join families all over Indiana who are getting outside for Nature Play Days! Merry Lea is hosting this free, family-friendly event with a variety of guided and self-guided activities to choose from all afternoon. Dip for tadpoles, create a nature craft, go on a hike, work on a scavenger hunt and much more.
Read MoreMerry Lea Nature Explorers
Elementary-aged students can join us to get outside and engage in the habitats and landscapes across Merry Lea. Come explore three new ecosystems and uncover the animal and plant residents through games, activities and trail investigations.
Read MoreGoat Cheesemaking Workshop
Have you ever wanted to learn to make your own goat cheese? Don’t miss this opportunity to work with Merry Lea’s animal husbandry expert Ruth Mischler to transform fresh milk from Merry Lea’s resident goats into cheese.
Read MoreNature-Based Education Professional Development
What is nature-based education and what does it look like? This full day workshop is geared toward educators of grades PreK through elementary, to learn the major tenets of this educational philosophy and engage in hands-on activities that demonstrate these elements.
Read MoreOrchard Workshop: Summer Pruning
Learn how to promote tree health, increase fruit production and stave off disease in this hands-on workshop in our fruit orchard.
Read MoreBird Banding Family Workshop
Take a peek into the world of bird research at Merry Lea! Play some banding games, handle the tools and observe actual research in action.
Read MoreJunior & Teen Indiana Master Naturalist Summer Day Camp
A weeklong summer day camp for introductory nature discovery and service learning for youth ages 9 -15.
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