Special Events

Volunteer Tour Guide Training Winter Session

Do you enjoy sharing the wonders of nature with groups of children? Then Tifft wants you as a Volunteer Tour Guide! Register for our two-day Winter Training Session to learn how to interpret the WNY natural environment to thousands of children each school year. Call 716-825-6397 for more information. Ages...

22 Jan

9:30 am - 12:00 pm

Tifft Nature Preserve

1200 Furhmann Blvd

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SciNight: Leatherworking DIY Hair Barrette & Earrings

Design, make, and take home your own unique hair barrette and earrings out of raw leather and wood. Learn how to use leatherworking tools in this introductory indoor workshop. Ages 18+ Advance registration required. Tickets: $35 per person; Buffalo Museum of Science members save 10%

22 Jan

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Tifft Nature Preserve

1200 Furhmann Blvd

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Wellness Walks

Drop by Tifft Nature Preserve every Thursday and join us for a casual, volunteer-led tour of the Preserve. Presented by Independent Health. All ages FREE, $3 donation per person is appreciated. Please call (716) 825-6397 to confirm walk will take place. No advanced registration required.  

23 Jan

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Tifft Nature Preserve

1200 Furhmann Blvd

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Experiment Night! Family Night Out!

Join us for an indoor family night out conducting simple, sometimes messy, but always fun science experiments and hands-on activities for young scientists, from floating parachutes to “elephant toothpaste” and fake snow! Ages 5+ Advance registration required. Tickets: $12 per child with free adult, Buffalo Museum of Science members save...

25 Jan

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Tifft Nature Preserve

1200 Furhmann Blvd

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Wellness Walks

Drop by Tifft Nature Preserve every Thursday and join us for a casual, volunteer-led tour of the Preserve. Presented by Independent Health. All ages FREE, $3 donation per person is appreciated. Please call (716) 825-6397 to confirm walk will take place. No advanced registration required.  

30 Jan

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Tifft Nature Preserve

1200 Furhmann Blvd

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Wellness Walks

Drop by Tifft Nature Preserve every Thursday and join us for a casual, volunteer-led tour of the Preserve. Presented by Independent Health. All ages FREE, $3 donation per person is appreciated. Please call (716) 825-6397 to confirm walk will take place. No advanced registration required.  

06 Feb

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Tifft Nature Preserve

1200 Furhmann Blvd

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Family Winter Twilight Hike

Embrace the golden hour of winter light on a guided twilight hike through woods and boardwalks in search of seasonal wildlife. All ages Advance registration required. Tickets: $10 per person; Buffalo Museum of Science members save 10%

08 Feb

4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Tifft Nature Preserve

1200 Furhmann Blvd

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Summer Camp Job Fair

Tifft Nature Preserve is now recruiting Summer 2025 Camp Counselors and Assistants. Drop-by with your resume and fill out an application. Meet TNP staff and ask any questions you have about this rewarding summer opportunity! We are hiring paid seasonal Counselors (age 18+) and seeking unpaid camp assistants and interns...

09 Feb

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Tifft Nature Preserve

1200 Furhmann Blvd

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Wellness Walks

Drop by Tifft Nature Preserve every Thursday and join us for a casual, volunteer-led tour of the Preserve. Presented by Independent Health. All ages FREE, $3 donation per person is appreciated. Please call (716) 825-6397 to confirm walk will take place. No advanced registration required.  

13 Feb - 13 Mar

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Tifft Nature Preserve

1200 Furhmann Blvd

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SciNight: Full Moon Valentine Meander

Grab your favorite someone and enjoy the crisp night air while we stroll through Tifft’s trails and end with a hot cocoa bar, DIY chocolate-covered strawberries station, and make-your-own Valentine’s Day cards in Tifft’s cozy Education Center (snowshoe rentals are additional $2 per person, weather permitting). Ages 18+ Advance registration...

13 Feb

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Tifft Nature Preserve

1200 Furhmann Blvd

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Birds on the Niagara Indoor Exhibitors

Drop-by and enjoy FREE bird-themed table activities with our WNY community partners as part of the annual Birds on the Niagara: An International Winter Birding Festival! This program is just one of MANY offerings found throughout the region this weekend to celebrate bird biodiversity and the birding community in the...

16 Feb

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Tifft Nature Preserve

1200 Furhmann Blvd

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Winter Wilderness Survival Teen Camp

Tweens and teens, practice wilderness survival skills of firecraft, shelter building, knot-tying, animal tracking, and much more while in the Education Center and on daily outside explorations. Snacks provided. Please bring a water bottle, lunch in a reusable container, and winter apparel. Drop-off from 8:30-9 a.m. Late pick-up arrangements must...

17 Feb

9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Tifft Nature Preserve

1200 Furhmann Blvd

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