Book Wild Nearby!
Our current program, Midwest Wildlife, is a 45-minute presentation featuring:
Birds: Turkey vultures, owls, and other native birds
Mammals: Opossums, skunks, raccoons, and other nocturnal wildlife
Amphibians: Frogs and toads
Pollinators: The small but essential creatures supporting our ecosystems
Reptiles: Native snakes and their ecological importance
Throughout the presentation, students also explore food webs, the impact of human activity on wildlife, and simple, age-appropriate conservation practices they can incorporate into their everyday lives.
Bring the wonder of wildlife into your classroom or community!
Wild Nearby offers engaging, hands-on educational presentations that introduce children to the incredible wildlife living right outside their doors. Through fascinating animal facts, real specimens, and interactive learning, we inspire curiosity, encourage conservation, and help children see the natural world in a whole new way.
Classroom Exploration Sets
This set comes with 10 Barn Owl pellets that have been heat treated, wooden probes, and rodent identification sheets. Student will have fun picking through the pellet to find out what that owl had for dinner last night.
This creates space for discussions on how owls help keep rodent populations down, food webs, and the special skills owls have that make them successful hunters.
This item is an add-on to presentations - to be delivered on the date of presentation.
This set comes with everything you need to create 10 birdseed feeders using sunflower butter, bird seed, cardboard rolls, and twine.
This item is an add-on to presentations — to be delivered on the date of presentation
Wild Nearby does not claim this product is entirely allergen-free, though it does attempt to be inclusive of all students. Please utilize your school/organization’s allergen policies and common sense when handling this product.
This set comes with everything you need to create 10 seed balls: clay powder, soil, and native wildflower seeds.
This creates space for discussions on pollinators and food webs while providing a tangible way to participate in conservation.
This item is an add-on for presentations — to be delivered on the date of presentation.
Children are our future, and at Wild Nearby, we believe a lifelong love of nature begins with simply learning to notice it. Our goal is to inspire curiosity about the wildlife right outside our doors, encouraging children to slow down, look closer, and discover the incredible world around them. By nurturing that curiosity today, we hope to raise a generation that not only appreciates nature but understands the importance of protecting it for tomorrow.
Wild Nearby Books
Wild Nearby: A Midwest Mystery by Sarah Hansen
What if you could understand what animals were saying?
When a classroom receives extraordinary new technology, an ordinary school day turns into an unforgettable adventure! Suddenly, the wildlife just outside their school has stories to tell, and the students are ready to listen.
But when one animal is mistaken for another, the class must race against time to save an innocent creature. Along the way, they'll discover how humans impact the natural world and how even the smallest actions can make a big difference.
Look closer. The wild has a story to tell.
Individual price: $7.99
Classroom set: $5 - minimum order 20
