Available Classes and Lesson/Outreach Requests
Fall Nature Pack, 2025
Mondays, Tuesdays, or Thursdays (4:00-6:00 PM)
Location schedule will be sent out closer to the start of the class. **
8-week class in September and October
Step 1: Sign up for class here
Step 2: Please send payment via PayPal or Venmo
@bugsforthebetter
$145
Winter Nature Pack, 2025
Mondays, Tuesdays (3:30-5:30 PM, night hikes) or Saturdays (9:00-11:00 AM)
Location schedule will be sent out closer to the start of the class. **
12-week class in November - February
Step 1: Sign up here
Step 2: Please send payment via PayPal or Venmo
@bugsforthebetter
$215
Spring Nature Pack, 2026
Mondays, Tuesdays, or Thursdays (4:00-6:00 PM)
Location schedule will be sent out closer to the start of the class. **
8-week class in March, April, and May
Step 1: Sign ups begin January 15
Step 2: Please send payment via PayPal or Venmo
@bugsforthebetter
$145
** A parent or guardian must complete a consent form before a child can participate in Nature Pack. Please pack weather-appropriate shoes and clothing, water, and a snack for your child.
Nature Pack Camp 2025
Full week of hikes!
June 9-13th & July 14-18th
Monday-Friday
(9AM-11AM OR 11:30AM-1:30PM)
Location schedule will be sent out closer to the start of the class. **
Puddle Jumpers for Ages 3 - 5
Play and nature-based learning at Millbrook Marsh Nature Center
This registration is done through Millbrook Marsh Nature Center. You can call them at 814-235-7819.
Marsh-ology: The Science of One Wetland
A homeschooling class series at Millbrook Marsh
This program is for 8 to 15-year-olds.
Registration is done through Millbrook Marsh Nature Center. You can call them at 814-235-7819 or register online through the link below!
General Entomology (online)
Weekly group classes for ages 12 - 18 on Mondays at 12:00 pm EST
This class runs regularly every 4 weeks from Late August through Early June (ongoing registration). There will be monthly summer classes to keep interested students connected .
What That? (online)
Weekly group classes for ages 5 - 11.
This class is open upon availability.
Lessons and Outreach
Individual or small group lessons and outreach presentations or workshops for entomology, specialty projects, or other interdisciplinary interests that connect to bugs can be scheduled directly with Ryan! He loves to help expand bug knowledge and relate it to the world around us. In fact, most outreach is done for free simply for the love of bugs! Lessons are offered on a sliding scale. Have a question? Please reach out!