Family Friendly

Event aims to connect children and families with nature through fun, age-appropriate activities. Free.

Listen for owls, coyotes and rustlings in the brush on this nighttime hike. Bring a flashlight with a red lens to protect night vision while looking for nocturnal animals. $12/members, $14/nonmembers. Registration required: 972-562-5566, ext 241.

Participate in the Audubon's Society's Citizen Science Program. Trinity River Audubon Center, 6500 Great Trinity Forest Way, Dallas. Info, Sahar Sea: 214-309-5813. SSea@Audubon.org.

Story time features crafts, book reading, snack and butterfly release. $10/child, $8/member child. Adults pay regular admission.

Birders of all levels are welcome and needed to help in the Aubudon Society's annual bird count. Cedar Ridge Preserve, Cedar Hill State Park, Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center, Joe Pool Lake and the cities of Cedar Hill, Duncanville, DeSoto and Midlothian. Register required, Tania Homayoun: THomayoun@Audubon.org. 469-526-1986.

20th annual Winter SolstiCelebration featuring ritual, dance, magic, music, poetry, conscious movement, meditation and storytelling. This is the final year for the event. Bring a flashlight to participate in the return of the light ceremony. Bring food pantry and winter wear donations. Cost: Adults - $20/at the door, $17/advance. Children and seniors - $15/at the door, $13/ in advance.

Jeff Corwin, a devoted conservationist known for his popular Animal Planet shows, including The Jeff Corwin Experience and Corwin’s Quest, will speak as part of the museum's Celebrity Lecture Series. $25.

Downtown employers are encouraged to permit a long lunch and herd employees to the new Klyde Warren Park on Friday. Entertainment, food trucks, ping pong tournament, croquet, yoga, mah jong are on the lineup. See complete schedule on website.

Learn how plants and animals survive the winter and prepare for the spring during this hike around the Nature Center. $5 with paid admission.

Learn about woodpeckers and how to identify local species by sight and sound. An optional hike follows. Free with paid admission. Hike is $5.