{"id":4634,"date":"2026-02-08T18:58:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T23:58:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepember.org\/?page_id=4634"},"modified":"2026-04-04T22:00:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T02:00:19","slug":"nature-programs-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thepember.org\/index.php\/nature-preserve\/nature-programs-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Nature Programs 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"page-header\">\n<h1 class=\"page-title entry-title font-inherit\"><strong style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\">All programs take place at the Porter Schoolhouse (our Nature Center \u2013 6937 State Route 22, Hebron) unless otherwise noted. Please note that parking is limited. The Preserve is open from dawn to dusk, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Enjoy!<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content clearfix\">\n<p>Please note that program dates are subject to change.<\/p>\n<p>Upcoming Preserve Programs:<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4656\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/thepember.org\/index.php\/2026\/04\/04\/preserve-programs-2\/5292-b-oriole-ob-deck\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepember.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/5292-b-oriole-ob-deck-scaled-e1775353513265.jpg?fit=1450%2C1092&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1450,1092\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot SX740 HS&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1683448733&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;87.5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"5292 b oriole ob deck\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepember.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/5292-b-oriole-ob-deck-scaled-e1775353513265.jpg?fit=800%2C602&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-4656\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepember.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/5292-b-oriole-ob-deck-scaled-e1775353513265-300x226.jpg?resize=300%2C226&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepember.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/5292-b-oriole-ob-deck-scaled-e1775353513265.jpg?resize=300%2C226&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepember.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/5292-b-oriole-ob-deck-scaled-e1775353513265.jpg?resize=800%2C602&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepember.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/5292-b-oriole-ob-deck-scaled-e1775353513265.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepember.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/5292-b-oriole-ob-deck-scaled-e1775353513265.jpg?resize=768%2C578&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepember.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/5292-b-oriole-ob-deck-scaled-e1775353513265.jpg?resize=510%2C382&amp;ssl=1 510w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepember.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/5292-b-oriole-ob-deck-scaled-e1775353513265.jpg?resize=1080%2C813&amp;ssl=1 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepember.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/5292-b-oriole-ob-deck-scaled-e1775353513265.jpg?w=1450&amp;ssl=1 1450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bird Walk<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Sunday, April 12<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>8:00-9:30am<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Join us for an early morning bird walk beginning at the nature center (old Porter Schoolhouse) for a walk down Schoolhouse Trail and the South Loop. We will listen to birds and determine which ones have migrated back to this area. Expertise is not required. All ages welcome. If it&#8217;s snowing or raining hard, the walk will be cancelled but if it&#8217;s just drizzling rain, we are on! Registration is not necessary. Dress accordingly and spray for ticks.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4657\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/thepember.org\/index.php\/2026\/04\/04\/preserve-programs-2\/img_1417\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepember.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_1417-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1920&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot A1200&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1331806315&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_1417\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepember.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_1417-scaled.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-4657\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepember.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_1417.jpg?resize=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepember.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_1417-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepember.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_1417-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepember.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_1417-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepember.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_1417-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepember.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_1417-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepember.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_1417-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepember.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_1417-scaled.jpg?resize=510%2C382&amp;ssl=1 510w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepember.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_1417-scaled.jpg?resize=1080%2C810&amp;ssl=1 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepember.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_1417-scaled.jpg?w=2200&amp;ssl=1 2200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bird Nests Walk<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Sunday, May 3<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>9:00-10:30am<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll walk the trails to look high and low for bird nests. How many do you think we&#8217;ll find? Join us as we begin our walk at the nature center (Porter Schoolhouse). All ages welcome. Registration is not required. If it&#8217;s raining hard, the walk will be cancelled but if it&#8217;s just drizzling rain, we are on! Dress accordingly and spray for ticks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All programs take place at the Porter Schoolhouse (our Nature Center \u2013 6937 State Route 22, Hebron) unless otherwise noted. Please note that parking is limited. The Preserve is open from dawn to dusk, 7 days a week, 365 days <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/thepember.org\/index.php\/nature-preserve\/nature-programs-2026\/\"><span class=\"more-msg\">Continue reading &rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":261,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4634","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/PaqQSS-1cK","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepember.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4634","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepember.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepember.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepember.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepember.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4634"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/thepember.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4634\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4661,"href":"https:\/\/thepember.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4634\/revisions\/4661"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepember.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/261"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepember.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4634"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}