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Our beautiful gardens and grounds are the perfect place for your wedding! Contact us to help you celebrate.
Our Facility Rental Rates for the 2024 Summer Season and Off-Season. Book your next birthday party, wedding, spring tea, or corporate party with us!
Discover the joy of gardening in our community oasis! With plots ready for your green thumb, our garden is more than just a patch of earth – it's a place to cultivate friendships and nourish your soul.
We do birthdays at Ellis Nature Centre! Children's parties and adult birthday parties can be accommodated, with various times and spaces to rent.
Celebrate mountain bluebirds and other songbirds with us on the second Saturday in July at our Bluebird Festival!
Join us in August for the Bug Jamboree! Fun for all ages! Go on a bug hunt, a butterfly walk and learn about native bees and pollinators!
Events | Get Involved | Visit | Workshops
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Make Ellis Nature Centre a part of your Canada Day celebrations!
Meet Tansi the Great Horned Owl and learn all about bird Diversity in Alberta as we welcome Beaverhills Bird Observatory.
Meet Tansi the Great Horned Owl and learn all about bird Diversity in Alberta as we welcome Beaverhills Bird Observatory.
Celebrate World Migratory Bird Day by joining us for a morning of birding on the Ellis Nature Centre site.
Join us for an evening of stitching and fiber arts. Bring your current project and create alongside fellow crafters amongst the peace of nature.
Join our BioBlitz to participate in citizen science and collect data about birds, bugs, and plants at Ellis Nature Centre
Join us to learn all about ducks on July 3 from 10:30am-12pm! Ages 3-6 Parented
Join us to learn all about flowers on July 5 from 10:30am-12pm! Ages 3-6 Parented
Join us to learn all about frogs on July 8 from 10:30am-12pm! Ages 3-6 Parented
Join us to learn all about bluebirds on July 10 from 10:30am-12pm! Ages 3-6 Parented
Join us to learn all about beavers on July 15 from 10:30am-12pm! Ages 3-6 Parented
Join us to learn all about bees on July 17 from 10:30am-12pm! Ages 3-6 Parented
Join us to learn all about great horned owls on July 19 from 10:30am-12pm! Ages 3-6 Parented
Join us to learn all about butterflies on July 22 from 10:30am-12pm! Ages 3-6 Parented
Join us to learn all about squirrels on July 24 from 10:30am-12pm! Ages 3-6 Parented
Join us to learn all about bats on July 26 from 10:30am-12pm! Ages 3-6 Parented
Join us to learn all about aquatic insects on July 29 from 10:30am-12pm! Ages 3-6 Parented
Join us to learn all about chickens on July 31 from 10:30am-12pm! Ages 3-6 Parented
Join us to learn all about dragonflies on August 2 from 10:30am-12pm! Ages 3-6 Parented
Join us to learn all about foxes on August 5 from 10:30am-12pm! Ages 3-6 Parented
Join us to learn all about rabbits on August 7 from 10:30am-12pm! Ages 3-6 Parented
Join us to learn all about goats on August 12 from 10:30am-12pm! Ages 3-6 Parented
Join us to learn all about native plants on August 14 from 10:30am-12pm! Ages 3-6 Parented
Join us to learn all about cows on August 16 from 10:30am-12pm! Ages 3-6 Parented
Join us to learn all about hawks on August 19 from 10:30am-12pm! Ages 3-6 Parented
Join us to learn all about trees on August 21 from 10:30am-12pm! Ages 3-6 Parented
Bring your 18mo-3 year old for stories, rhymes, and songs in an outdoor setting.
Bring your 18mo-3 year old for stories, rhymes, and songs in an outdoor setting.
Bring your 18mo-3 year old for stories, rhymes, and songs in an outdoor setting.
Bring your 18mo-3 year old for stories, rhymes, and songs in an outdoor setting.
Bring your 18mo-3 year old for stories, rhymes, and songs in an outdoor setting.
Bring your 18mo-3 year old for stories, rhymes, and songs in an outdoor setting.
Join us for our Wetlands Junior Naturalist day camp July 2-4 from 9am-3pm! Ages 7-12
Join us for our birding Junior Naturalist day camp July 8-11 from 9am-3pm! Ages 7-12
Join us for our Indigenous knowledge Junior Naturalist day camp July 15-18 from 9am-3pm! Ages 7-12
Join us for our art Junior Naturalist day camp July 22-25 from 9am-3pm! Ages 7-12
Join us for our farm Junior Naturalist day camp July 29-August 1 from 9am-3pm! Ages 7-12
Join us for our wildlife Junior Naturalist day camp August 5-August 8 from 9am-3pm! Ages 7-12
Join us for our sensory exploration Junior Naturalist day camp August 12-15 from 9am-3pm! Ages 7-12
Join us for our outdoor skills Junior Naturalist day camp August 12-15 from 9am-3pm! Ages 7-12
Join us for one day of our Wetlands Junior Naturalist day camp July 2 from 9am-3pm! Ages 7-12
Join us for one day of our Wetlands Junior Naturalist day camp July 3 from 9am-3pm! Ages 7-12
Join us for one day of our Wetlands Junior Naturalist day camp July 4 from 9am-3pm! Ages 7-12
Join us for one day of our birding Junior Naturalist day camp July 8 from 9am-3pm! Ages 7-12
Join us for one day of our birding Junior Naturalist day camp July 9 from 9am-3pm! Ages 7-12
Join us for one day of our birding Junior Naturalist day camp July 10 from 9am-3pm! Ages 7-12
Join us for one day of our birding Junior Naturalist day camp July 11 from 9am-3pm! Ages 7-12
Join us for one day of our Indigenous knowledge Junior Naturalist day camp July 15 from 9am-3pm! Ages 7-12
Join us for one day of our Indigenous knowledge Junior Naturalist day camp July 16 from 9am-3pm! Ages 7-12
