North State Parent magazine

Family 2nd Saturday: Nature’s Connections
2026-01-10 10:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Turtle Bay Exploration Park, 844 Sundial Bridge Drive, Redding, CA, United States
Discover the amazing ways nature uses shapes, patterns, and design! In this hands-on Saturday program, we’ll explore how living things—from tiny insects to towering plants—use shapes to build, grow, and survive. Family Second Saturday is an all ages educational program which provides fun activities and projects for the whole family to enjoy.

Free for members | Included with admission

Reptiles Alive!
2026-01-11 14:00 - 14:15, 2026-01-18 14:00 - 14:15, 2026-01-25 14:00 - 14:15 | Turtle Bay — Mill Building in Paul Bunyon’s Forest Camp, 844 Sundial Bridge Dr, Redding, 96001, United States
Head on down to Turtle Bay Exploration Park on a Sunday afternoon now through mid-February for our new exciting reptile program!
Reptiles have existed for hundreds of millions of years, from ancient crocodilians and mosasaurs, to modern snakes and lizards. Join us for a 15 minute program as we introduce you to some living species from this ancient group of animals.
*This event is included with regular Turtle Bay admission!

Aquarium & Pets: Pet Visits!
2026-01-12, 2026-01-16, 2026-01-19, 2026-01-23, 2026-01-26, 2026-01-30 | Aquarium & Pets, 345 S Main St, Red Bluff, 96080, United States
If you are looking for a free way to spend those extra days over the school holiday breaks, head on down to Aquarium & Pets where you and your children can visit and learn about an array of pets, from reptiles and fish to the furrier kind! No purchase necessary to visit!
Regular business hours: 7 days/week, 9am-6pm

Regenerative Arts Learning Center RAD Camp
2026-01-13 09:00 - 15:00, 2026-01-14 09:00 - 15:00, 2026-01-15 09:00 - 15:00, 2026-01-16 09:00 - 15:00, 2026-01-20 09:00 - 15:00, 2026-01-21 09:00 - 15:00, 2026-01-22 09:00 - 15:00, 2026-01-23 09:00 - 15:00 and 4 more dates | Regenerative Arts Learning Cent, 954 Old Stage Road, Mount Shasta, United States
Kids ages 4-12, come join the fun at Regenerative Arts Day Camp! Tuesdays through Fridays, 9am-3pm, now until March 20.

Recycled arts and nature crafts
Kids’ garden and nature studies
Solar cooking
Music and movement
Weekly special guests
Homeschool support
Tutors
After school classes
5:1 child to instructor ratio

Plant Workshop: Indoor Seed Propagation
2026-01-17 10:00 - 12:00 | Turtle Bay Garden Nursery, 1100 Arboretum Drive, Redding, CA, 96003, United States
January is the ideal time to get a head start on spring gardening! Join Turtle Bay Nursery Specialist Emeritus, Lynne Klocke to learn, hands-on, all about indoor home seed starting, planting mediums, different propagation set-ups, and more. for starting plants for your spring garden! Participants will take home planted seeds and seedlings.

$12 for members and $14 non-members
Register at our Event Website link below

26th Annual Snow Goose Festival of the Pacific Flyway
2026-01-22, 2026-01-23, 2026-01-24, 2026-01-25 | Patrick Ranch Museum, 10381 Midway, Chico, CA, 95928, United States
The Sandhill Cranes are calling; heralding the great gathering of winter birds in the northern Sacramento Valley. Join us on four days of action-packed field trips with experienced trip leaders, and more.
Event Highlights:

Over 55 field trips, workshops, educational exhibits, and FREE engaging activities for families
“Gathering of Wings” Banquet at Bell Memorial Union, Chico State University, on Saturday, January 24th
Kate Marianchild, Banquet keynote speaker, is an environmental educator, naturalist, and author of Secrets of the Oak Woodlands
“Perch, Flutter, Soar” Art Exhibit at MONCA (the Museum of Northern California Art) from January 22nd – March 15th

Additionally, Explore.org added a webcam at the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge. Snow Geese, Northern Pintails, and Greater White-fronted Geese can currently be seen! Visit our Event Website for direct access to this link, along with all of the information you’ll need to plan your trip (including registering for specific events, field trips, and workshops).

Plant Workshop: Propagation through Cloning
2026-01-24 10:00 - 12:00 | Turtle Bay Garden Nursery, 1100 Arboretum Drive, Redding, CA, 96003, United States
January is an ideal time to get a head start on spring gardening. Join Nursery Specialist Ed Thomas to learn hands-on about many types of clonal plant propagation for your spring garden! Participants will learn about various propagation techniques, including cutting, division, layering, grafting, and more. Participants will be able to take home cuttings to jumpstart their gardens.

$12 for members and $14 for non-members
Register at our Event Website link below

Friends & Family Nature Walk: Winter Bird Migration Magic
2026-01-27 10:00 - 13:00
Celebrate Winter Bird Migration with a Friends & Family Nature Walk hosted by the Mount Shasta Area Audubon, Siskiyou Land Trust, and Mount Shasta Bioregional Ecology Center. We’ll explore bird language, habitat, patterns of migration, nesting, and bird ID. We’ll have activities for beginning birders and families as well as opportunities for more advanced birders to go deeper. All people, ages, and abilities are welcome to this free event.
Registration is required to attend – Visit our Event Website link today!
*Location details and additional information are available at our Event Website link, or by calling our Event Phone Number.

Voices of Nature
2026-01-31 10:30 - 13:00 | Chico Creek Nature Center, 1968 E. 8th Street, Chico, CA, 95928, United States
Discover the wild side of learning at the Chico Creek Nature Center’s Voices of Nature: Saturday Series — a monthly adventure where curiosity comes alive! Each session spotlights a fascinating theme — from turtles and birds to frogs (Feb), snakes (March), endangered species (April) and field research (May) — brought to life by passionate guest speakers and our Animal Care Naturalists.
Visit our Event Website link below to register today for your session with the specific critter you’re interested in!
*We hold 2 sessions each day, and they last 1 hour each. 10:30–11:30 AM and 12–1 PM
