Clearwater Nature Center staff and volunteers provide a wide variety of seasonal and year-round interpretive nature programs to the public both at our facility and at off-site locations. 

Groups of 10 or more people may arrange for private naturalist-conducted, nature-themed programs. For groups with fewer than 10 people, please check out Clearwater's Programs & Events schedule. Nominal fees and/or group rates apply for programs. 

Year-Round Programs

Animal Encounters

Come meet some of the nature center's resident animals including reptiles, amphibians, and birds of prey. See also, Community Outreach program information below for animal encounters held at your location. 

Amazing Animal Artifacts

Explore and get hands on with the many artifacts we have to share. Learn about the natural history of our native and non/native animals! We'll talk about where they live, what they eat, how they survive and more.

Scout Badge Workshops

A park naturalist can assist your scout/youth group in completing some of the requirements needed for nature related merit badges. Please call at least 2 weeks in advance to schedule a date for a private program for your group. You will need to provide a copy of the merit requirements your group is working on to the park naturalist. Program lasts 1 1/2 hours. Fee: $4/Resident; $6/non-resident scout/youth attending the program. A minimum of 8 scouts/youths is recommended.

Community Outreach Programs

Is your group unable to arrange transportation to come visit us at the nature center? Why not have us come to you! Clearwater Nature Center offers several curriculum-based nature programs for schools and/or community groups that can be presented at your location (sorry, we are unable to come out to private home settings). We are able to customize many of our programs to fit your needs if necessary. Please Note: We do not take our live animals out on programs during the colder winter months (Late October-Late April). Please see our "Amazing Animal Artifacts" Program instead during those months.

Minimum is 25 people
Fee: Resident $5/person, Non-Resident $7/person

Please call at least a month in advance to schedule outreach programs.

Rentals for a Special Occasion

Children's Birthday Parties

Surprise your child with a memorable experience at his or her next birthday party. Party package consists of three (3) hour use of our auditorium (with tables and chairs provided) and a live animal show for your party guests. Weather permitting, use of the outdoor side-deck is also permitted. Maximum room capacity for both children and adults is 40 people. Rental Fee: Resident $200, Non-Resident $260. Please call the nature center for information on rental policies, room availability, and payment. Reservations ideally should be made at least one (1) month in advance when possible (sometimes we are booked up). If you do not already have one, you will also need to set up a PARKS DIRECT account when you come in to pay for the room reservation.

Basic Birthday Party Package (without Animal Show)

A basic party package consists of three (3) hour use of our auditorium (with tables and chairs provided) for your party guests. Weather permitting, use of the outdoor side-deck is also permitted. Maximum room capacity for both children and adults is 40 people. Rental Fee: Resident $150, Non-Resident $200. Please call the nature center for information on rental policies, room availability, and payment. Reservations ideally should be made at least one (1) month in advance when possible (sometimes we are booked up). If you do not already have one, you will also need to set up an account when you come in to pay for the room reservation.

Room Rentals

Clearwater Nature Center offers rental of our auditorium with tables and chairs available for meetings and small group parties or functions. We also have a large pull-down media screen for multi-media presentations (you must supply your own projector and laptop). Weather permitting, use of the outdoor side-deck is also permitted. Room capacity varies, generally the room has a 60 person capacity (chair seating only) and 40 person capacity (with chairs and tables set up). Rental fee: Resident $60/hr, Non-Resident $$78/hr. Please call the nature center for information on rental policies, room availability, and payment. Reservations ideally should be made at least one (1) month in advance when possible (sometimes we are booked up). If you do not already have one, you will also need to set up an account when you come in to pay for the room reservation.