The arrival of spring is cause for celebration!
Join us for a series of free activities, nature walks, regional community science bioblitz, and habitat restoration plantings and projects.
Burlington’s wild and natural areas are amazing places to celebrate the change of seasons! Join us in celebration of these places, experience the rhythms of nature and the diversity of life that surrounds us.
Take part in engaging with the more-than-human world in the greater Burlington area this April and May!
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City Nature Celebration began in April of 2021 and has become an annual event series coordinated by Burlington Wildways with the support of a variety of community partners.
April, when the leaves begin to emerge, birds return, and the hope of spring fills the air, is the perfect time to celebrate!
Spectacular Nature Day is the big celebration, kicking off a number of events across Burlington.
Pick your own adventure and browse this year's event offerings where you'll get to explore the natural world with others in the wild places of Burlington!
What’s Happening?
All events are free for the community, so come explore and see what you can discover! Join us for our kickoff event, Spectacular Nature Day at the Intervale Center. You can dive into our Bioblitz to help track early-season bees and butterflies as part of a community science effort, or sign up for a guided nature walk to enjoy the best of spring in Vermont.
Spectacular Nature Day
4.26.26 10 am- 2 pm
Intervale Center, 180 Intervale Rd
A spectacular day of fun for all ages! Participate in the bioblitz, help with planting projects, sample foraged foods, enjoy a variety of activities from birdwatching to finding aquatic insects to a kid's activity table, and much more!
The Spring Bees and Butterflies Bioblitz
4/26/-5/31/26
Burlington · Winooski
Explore the springtime in Burlington and Winooski by helping make observations of early-season bees and butterflies using the Naturalist app!
Sunset Series
Afternoon and evening nature walks with Burlington Wildways and community partners in the wild places of the Greater Burlington area.
Wildflowers, geology, natural area exploration, tree identification, and birding!
Woodland Wildflowers in Spring
TBA
Explore Winooski River Floodplain restoration at Saint Michael’s College
TBA
Saint Michael’s College Natural Area campus trailhead, 35 Knight Hl Rd, Colchester, VT 05439
More events to be announced!
Check back soon for nature walks and other ways to get involved.
In the meantime, follow us on Instagram @burlingtonwildways to hear about event announcements.
Speakers Series
View recordings from the 2021-2024 speakers series made possible by the Main St. Landing Performing Arts Center and the Media Factory.
Community science: discoveries from the world of birds, butterflies, & plant-pollinator interactions
Slimy, scaled, and spectacular: a peek into herpetology in Vermont
The Bees of Burlington
Spiny Softshell Turtles of Lake Champlain
Mammals in the Queen City: The Top of Burlington's Food Chain?
City Nature Celebration & Tracking the Seasons
Insects and Pollinators
