Classroom Amenities: 

• Room can be reserved for 2 hour timeframes (half hour is allowed before and after for set up/clean up).
• Wildlife educator and/or room assistant.
• Room occupancy is 28 people total.
• Covered patio access with seating. 
• TV with HDMI laptop connectivity.
• Sink near classroom & the center’s bathrooms.
• Indoor/climate controlled room
• 10 seminar tables and 20 chairs

Help us be environmentally friendly! At no extra cost to you, we have a:

• Set of 20 washable cups & plates
• Black set and/ or a red set of reusable table covers
  • Please wash all items after event

Disclaimers and Facility Rules

• Every five kids should have 1 chaperone if at gathering.
• Kids under 13 years must stay in the classroom or on the patio during the party or must be under the supervision of an adult for animal and kid safety.
• Bring your own food, drinks, snacks etc.
• No smoking, firearms, glitter, confetti, balloons, or pets on property.
• No use of tape, staples or pins on walls.
• No loud speakers or items that make lots of noise.
• Please understand that we might ask for something to change because it is disturbing to the animals, it can be nothing you did, but the animal might be afraid of it, for example blue towels (please no blue towel like objects), we want to respect the animals.
• We do have animals that eat peanuts on-site.
• We also have very loud animals on-site for our hearing sensitive folks.

Gathering Cost: 

• $150 for two-hour gathering as listed above. (Optional add-on’s listed below)
• $50 non-refundable deposit due at booking
• Balance due 7 days prior to your event

Add On Options:

• $50 per additional 30 minutes
• $50 for an animal meet-and-greet (Additional $25.00 per animal)
• $75 activity:
  • Essential Enrichment: Learn why enrichment is so important for animals and make items for our hungry rehab opossums and squirrels! (takes 30 minutes or more depending on the group)
  • Nature’s Nursery Bingo: Learn all the different native animals in our area as you play! (You must provide prizes for winners if wanted; takes 15-30 minutes or more depending on the group, can do multiple rounds.)
  • Animal Room Tour: Learn about Nature’s Nursery’s wild ambassador animal friends and how they came to be at the center. (takes 30-45 minutes)
  • We do allow last minute add-ons during the event as long as we have the appropriate handler/ educator, materials, time and are paid beforehand.

*We recommend booking at least four weeks in advance.  We reserve the right to cancel a booking at any time if state or county health and safety guidelines warrant it.

* Our Fox, Vultures, Owls, Red-shouldered Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, American Crow, and Violet the Woodcuhck, are not able to make appearances at this time.

*Current availability: Tuesdays and Weekends are currently booked out through the end of the year.

For Booking:

Contact Education Director Jamie Forbush at jforbush@natures-nursery.org