Celebrate Earth Day at Placer Nature Center!
This Saturday April 22nd is Earth Day! Give back to the earth by joining us at PNC's Volunteer Work Day from 9am-12pm. We'll be doing native plant restoration, clearing trails, working in the garden, and much more!

We invite you to also come walk the PNC Nature Trail! With wildflowers blooming and everything a verdant green, it's sure to be a lovely hike. Just keep an eye out for the prolific native plant Toxicodendron diversilobum (commonly known as poison oak) - because it looks beautiful this time of year!

Got E-Waste?

Be sure to bring your e-waste with you on Saturday because
CCC Placer Center (PNC's neighbors) are holding a free
Electronic Waste Collection Event!
 
The E-waste collection event will be held on Saturday April 22nd from 10 am – 2 pm
at the California Conservation Corps (CCC) Placer Center located at
3710 Christian Valley Rd. Auburn, CA 95602.

SPRING VOLUNTEER WORK DAYS

April 22
May 13
June 10

Get outside with us and help make PNC a better place!

PNC Summer Camp
registration is open!
Prices go up May 31 - register now!

Join the Nature Center for fun in the sun summer camps! Crafts, sing-a-longs, puppet shows, hikes and outdoor learning for campers ages 6-12 and counselors ages 13-18

Summer Camp 2023 Dates

June 13-15: Dirt Made My Lunch
 
June 20-22: Pollinators, Pests and Predators
 
June 27-29: Howlers
 
July 4-6: Dino Days – Prehistoric Creatures
 
July 11-13: Geology Rocks
 
July 18-20: Water Worlds

For more information, dates, and registration forms:

Visit our website

Contact [email protected] with any questions!

All ages enjoyed our hands-on vermiculture workshop last weekend
(Yes, that means we touched worms)! Join us for the last gardening workshop of the spring - Square Foot Gardening on May 20!

Contact us at [email protected] to sign up
(pre-registration required)

PNC has joined the Placer Community Foundation!

The Placer Nature Center Fund for Environmental Education at Placer Community Foundation was established to provide permanent resources to support educational programming that connects young and old with their natural environment. The fund will grow through donations by members in the community. These gifts are then pooled and invested in the Community Foundation’s long-term investment portfolio. As the fund grows, annual support for the Placer Nature Center will grow; enabling the Center’s staff and volunteers to share the wonders of science and nature with children and community members so that they grow to become tomorrow’s environmental leaders.

Placer Nature Center
Placer Community Foundation (placercf.org)

Thanks to the Mackenroth Family
The Placer Nature Center Fund for Environmental Education is established in loving memory of Gail S. Mackenroth, by her husband, David. Gail passed away in April, 2022, but memories of her and her devotion to children, the natural world and the work of Placer Nature Center will live forever through this Fund.
Gail was a lifelong naturalist, educator and passionate birder, and served on the PNC Board of Directors.

Learn more about PNC's Fund - Placer Community Foundation

Plan Now, Give Later

Mary Weeks is our board chair AND an amazing docent!
Be like Mary - join our board and/or become a docent for PNC!

We want You!
To become a docent
and/or board member
with Placer Nature Center!

Help us in our mission to
bring children to nature
and nature to children!

Contact us!