Nature Programs at HSNC

Open year-round, the Helen Schuler Nature Centre is a unique urban escape within minutes of Lethbridge downtown. (The Nature Centre will be CLOSED July 1st. You can join them at Henderson Lake Park to celebrate Canada Day!)
Fall Kids Programs
Big Bird Little Bird | Ages 2 - 5
Celebrate summer and explore nature with your preschooler during these 2 week sessions!
Wednesdays or Thursdays
9:30am - 10:30am or 11:00am - Noon
$10 per session
New topics every week!
- Register here.
Junior Naturalists Club | Ages 6-10
Get outside and enjoy nature-based games and activities
in these 3 week courses!
Saturdays | 10am - Noon
$30 per course | New topics every week!
- Register here.
Teen Programs
Trees!!!
Join Urban Forestry Technician Anna Larney to learn about the trees of Lethbridge and the treemendous role they play in our city.
Together we’ll meet and greet some fascinating species, solve a tree mystery, and help build the urban forest of tomorrow.
Oct 13 | 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Cost: FREE | Ages 11-15
- Register here.
Building Brains Through Play!
Can play really impact our brain?
Join staff from Building Brains Together to discover the power of play!
Try a variety of games and explore how they strengthen your brain.
Nov 3 | 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Cost: FREE | Ages 11-15
- Register here.
Conservation Projects
Help plant 1000 Trees in 2023!
The big trees we enjoy today were planted many years ago by someone like you!
Planting trees is both a legacy project and an act of climate leadership that will benefit Lethbridge for generations to come.
1. Select a tree for your yard or business.
2. Plant that tree in your yard or at your business.
3. Name and register your tree on our website so we can get to 1000!
- For more information, click here.
Exhibit Hours
Tuesday - Friday 9am - 6pm | Saturday - Monday 10am - 6pm
The Nature of Play
In partnership with Lethbridge Plays
Opens August 3!
Beautiful Patterns in Nature
By the Lethbridge Artist Club
August 7 - September 24
Helen Schuler Nature Centre
c/o 910 - 4 Ave S, Lethbridge, AB, T1J 0P6
403-320-3064