Events

Jean Dorney memorial Guided wildflower walks

Participants will enjoy the spectacular fall wildflower bloom in the piney woods of Morningside Nature Center during a guided walk each Saturday morning in October. Wear comfortable walking shoes and bring water and any field guides you would like to use.

Morningside Nature Center Saturday mornings in October 9:00 - 10:30 am

Perspectives in the park speaker series

Come learn from experts in their field about nature, history, and art, and hear some of their amazing stories! Check out the Nature Operations facebook page for upcoming speakers!

Hogtown Creek Headwaters Nature Park

1st Sunday of each month

Cane boil & Fiddle Fest

This event is held each year the Saturday after Thanksgiving, and combines traditions of giving thanks and fall harvest with old time fiddle music. Join us at the Living History Farm to experience the making and bottling of sugar cane syrup, live string bands, guided nature walks and living history interpreters bringing a country day in 1870 back to life.

Morningside Living History Farm

Saturday, November 25, 10 AM to 3 PM

Barnyard buddies

Visitors can meet and greet farm animals by helping staff with afternoon feeding on the Living History Farm. This program is free, but the animals love donations of carrots, squash, apples, sweet potatoes and melons. Just make sure to give these items to a staff member and not directly to the animals. Preregistration is required. Sign up here!

Morningside Living History Farm Every Wednesday, September–May, 3pm

Fall and Winter Night Hikes

Participants will enjoy a fascinating hike through Morningside Nature Center and the Sweetwater Wetlands. Wear comfortable walking shoes and bring water and any field guides you would like to use.

Morningside Nature Center and Sweetwater Wetlands

FoNP members will be emailed sign-up details

Great Invader
Raider Rally

Be a part of this annual tradition to remove invasive plant species from our natural areas! Under trained leadership, volunteers will work to restore preassigned areas in the morning before heading back to Morningside Nature Center for a celebration including music, t-shirts, prizes, environmental education booths, games and food. Register here!

Saturday, Feb. 24th, 9 - 11:30 am

Frog and Friends Fridays

Come and Learn about our amphibian and reptile friends! At Morningside Nature Center’s picnic pavilion (Screened pavilion located at end of park drive). Preregistration is required.

Morningside Nature Center

1st Friday of the month at 2pm

Living History Farm Tours

Tour the living history farm. The tour is subject to change due to Covid guidelines and preregistration is required.

Morningside Living History Farm

1st Saturday of the month from 10am - 11am

Annual Membership Meeting

The Friends of Nature Parks Annual Membership meeting is March 10, 2024 at Hogtown Creek Headwaters Nature Park from 2-4 pm. Address for the nature park is 1500 NW 45th Ave. in Gainesville.

Citizen Science Sunday

Want to be a scientist? Join us for our Citizen Science Sundays for Kids! Middle School-aged kids (accompanied by an adult) will be able to learn in-depth about some of our local pollinators here at Hogtown Creek Headwaters Nature Park! Check out the Nature Operations facebook page for upcoming topics and to register!