Adult Programs

Join expert naturalists as we explore local habitats and learn about wildlife. From art workshops to tarantula hikes, there is something for everyone.

Recreating Lost Worlds - Paleoart

Sunday, July 23, 2023 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm , , , ,

Workshop: Ages 12 + Ever wonder how artists create what dinosaurs, mammoths, and other fossil creatures look like? Paleoart connects the present with the past, bringing life back to animals and plants long extinct. Learn how artistic reconstruction of what prehistoric animals looked like is done. Then try your hand at recreating an animal using (more…)

Neon Scorpion Hikes

Saturday, August 12, 2023 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm , , , , ,

Age: 6–Adult Explore the habitat of local scorpions along the north face of Mount Diablo, starting at the Mitchell Canyon Visitor Center. Experience the excitement of finding scorpions glowing like green neon signs in the dark. Discover and observe the diverse plants and animals inhabiting Mount Diablo. Hikes cover a distance of 2 miles. Dates (more…)