Seasonal Adult Programs

General Information

The New Canaan Nature Center provides a wide variety of programming for adults. Join us for anyone of our seasonal programs – summer, fall, winter or spring!

Yoga with Julie Deery

Thursdays, January 9th – February 6th

Julie teaches a dynamic, breath-driven, alignment base Vinyasa class for all levels! Designed to connect movement with breath, her teaching fosters strength, flexibility, and mindfulness. Whether you’re a beginner or seasoned yogi, her class offers a rejuvenating journey for the body and mind, leaving you feeling grounded, energized, and centered.

Come join her class to connect, release tension, enhance focus, and leave feeling empowered and refreshed.

Cost: $30 per session or $125 for all 5 sessions

Lunch & Learn: How to Live a Healthier Lifestyle with Wendy Dewey

Thursday, January 23
11:30 – 1:00

In a 90-minute wellness discussion, functional nutritionist and health coach, Wendy Dewey,
will illustrate an integrated approach to supporting participants’ overall health by
addressing multiple interconnected systems of the body. We will start with detailed nutritional overview, exploring how whole foods, and targeted nutrient intake can support metabolic function and reduce inflammation. We will then transition to discussing breathing techniques, demonstrating practical methods that can regulate the nervous system, reduce stress,
and improve oxygen utilization.

Movement would be the next focus, incorporating gentle, accessible exercises that promote lymphatic circulation, enhance mobility, and support muscular-skeletal health. Learn how targeted movements, manual techniques, and lifestyle modifications can support the body’s natural detoxification processes, boost immune function, and reduce systemic inflammation.

Cost: $30 Bring your own lunch

Registration Details

Pre-registration is required!
Due to limited spacing at our community programs, fundraising events, and other specialty events, tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable to other time slots or events. For emergency cancellations, please contact the registrar.

General Information

The New Canaan Nature Center provides a wide variety of programming for adults. Join us for anyone of our seasonal programs – summer, fall, winter or spring!

Canoe Tours

Join us for guided canoe tours on scenic local lakes, each of which offers an abundance of birdlife and other wildlife, beautiful scenery, and a chance to paddle and relax. We provide the canoes, equipment, van transportation, and guide. You provide the paddling power.

Gnome Workshop

Using live greens, create an adorable 18″ tall gnome all decked out for the holidays with a festive hat and mittens.

Lake Naraneka Canoe Tour
Saturday, October 15th
10:00am
(Canoe Tours are approx. 2.5 hours in length)

NCNC Canoes: We provide the PFDs (must be worn), paddles, canoes. When you register for an NCNC canoe, you are registering for either a 2- or 3-person canoe. The registration fee includes all the people in the canoe. You are responsible for bringing the necessary people required to paddle your canoe.

Bring Your Own Kayak: A limited number of spaces are available. You must pre-register to participate in the tour. You must bring and transport your own boat, equipment, PFDs, and paddles to the launch site.

Pre-registration Required. No Walk-ins Permitted.

Holiday Wreath Making Workshop

December 1st at 7:00 pm – $65 includes all your supplies

Come join us and create a one of a kind, live green wreath, using a menagerie of nature’s bounty collected in part by our very own New Canaan Nature Center Preschool Students.

Our former Board Member, Lisa Kaine Dunn will be leading the workshop and showing us some of her special tips on wreath making. She designs & creates the Nature Center’s wreath each year for Deck the Walls a holiday exhibit & fundraiser for the Carriage Barn Arts Center.

Gnome Workshop

December 5th at 9:30 am

Join Faith Kerchoff, a longtime NCNC volunteer will teach a Tabletop Gnome Workshop at the New Canaan Nature Center.

Using live greens create an adorable 18″ tall gnome all decked out for the holidays with a festive hat and mittens.

The workshop will be held in the Greenhouse behind the Visitor Center.

Class Cost: $45 (includes materials)

Please register early, space is limited

Floral Arranging with Juliet Howe of Twig Designs

April 21st at 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm

Join us to create an arrangement that celebrates all springtime has to offer! Together with Juliet Howe of Twig Designs, we will learn and practice design fundamentals that will guide us as we make an arrangement of spring’s bounty!

Back to Nature Workshops

Session One – March 8 11:00 am – 12:00pm

Session Two – March 29 11:00 am – 12:00pm

Cost $40 or both for $70

Spring is just around the corner and now is the time to learn how you can improve your outdoor space while also helping the environment. Diego and Claudio of Back to Nature will be sharing simple tools that will help you make a positive impact on your yard, your well-being and the natural world around you.
Join us to learn about:

SESSION ONE: EDIBLE LANDSCAPES AND SOIL
March 8, 2023 11AM-12PM
Cost: $40 or $70 for both sessions

Join us for a “taste” on creating and maintaining an edible landscape in your backyard! We’ll discuss the planning, design, and maintenance of a garden to reap the benefits of growing your own organic vegetables. Soil is the basis of a healthy garden and you’ll leave knowing how to organically build up your soil as well as create a home compost.

SESSION TWO: BEES, CHICKENS, AND PERMACULTURE GARDENING
March 29, 2023 11AM-12PM
Cost: $40 or $70 for both sessions

Keeping bees and backyard chickens is about more than just saving money on honey and eggs! Come learn how bees can help pollination in your garden and chickens will aid your efforts in composting and pest control.
We will also cover the concepts of Permaculture Gardening – Otherwise known as permanent agriculture, this is a way to work with the natural forces of wind, water, and sun to create a more permanent, self-sustaining garden ecosystem in your own backyard!