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Natural Resources and Programs

Community Gardens

Community gardens are neighborhood green spaces set aside for local residents to grow vegetables for their own consumption.

Nature & Heritage Programs

Native plant sale, seed swap and wildflower walks.

Morningside Nature Programs

Cuddle with critters, get friendly with frogs and experience living history at Morningside Nature Center!

Hogtown Creek Headwaters Nature Center Programs

The Hogtown Creek Headwaters Nature Center contains 180 square feet of exhibit space that visitors can view during regular center hours. Monthly programs hosted here are Perspectives in the Parks for adults and Music and Movement and Bilingual Storytime at the Park for children.

Field Trips & Outreach

The City of Gainesville offers a variety of curriculum-enhancing field trip and outreach programs at one of our city parks or at a location of your choosing.

Gainesville Greenway Challenge

A year-round effort to restore the natural habitat in Gainesville by removing invasive non-native plant species that threaten ecosystem health.

Earth Academy Day Camp

This nature-based day camp is held at Morningside Nature Center and uses hands-on fun to focus attention on natural and cultural history.

Cane Boil & Fiddle Fest

Taste Florida history and merriment among the piney woods of Morningside Nature Center at the annual Cane Boil!

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