Welcome to Ernie Miller Nature Center

Gatherings such as weddings, graduations, corporate events, and birthdays are welcome. To ensure the use of a shelter, reservations are recommended.

Public Input Open House Notice: ADA Transition Plan Update Project to be presented on Feb. 11

The Johnson County Park and Recreation District will hold a public input open house to review the update to the agency’s ADA Transition Plan. The meeting will be held on Monday, Feb. 11, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. The open house will be held in the Sun...

JCPRD Summer Camp Guide available online Jan. 21 and registration begins Jan. 28

Summer may seem a long way off, but it will be here before you know it and now is the time to start planning for summer camp!

Before the end of the day on Monday, Jan. 21, you’ll be able to find a digital version of our 2019 Summer Camp Guide and everythin...

Sunday Family Series begins Jan. 6 at Ernie Miller Nature Center

Bring the family to the Johnson County Park and Recreation District’s Ernie Miller Nature Center in January for Sunday Family Nature Programs. Presentations  begin at 2 p.m., last about 45 minutes, and are designed for all ages. A charge of $3 pe...

Free Coffee with the Birds program offered at Ernie Miller Nature Center

Come enjoy winter bird watching from the comfort of an indoor wildlife viewing room during an informal program being offered for ages 18 and older at the Johnson County Park and Recreation District's Ernie Miller Nature Center.

With the lack of foliage and...

Learn about 1920s fashion during Lunch and Learn session at Johnson County Museum on Jan. 23

Learn about the iconic 1920s fashion during the next Lunch & Learn program, which will be presented at the Johnson County Museum in late January.

This Lunch and Learn is titled 1920s Fashion: Iconic Changes. During this hour-long session,  Kan...

Johnson County Museum to present free Lanesfield School Valentine's Day event

Drop in to experience a old-fashioned Valentine’s Day event being presented eight times in late January and early February by the Johnson County Museum at the Lanesfield Historic Site.

The program is called Lanesfield School Valentine's Day  and i...

Celebrate Kansas Day on Jan. 26 by meeting the animals of Kansas

Celebrate Kansas Day at the Johnson County Museum on Saturday, Jan. 26, by learning more about and meeting some of the iconic animals of the Sunflower State. 

Meet the Animals of Kansas at the Johnson County Museum is the name of this event in whi...

New Horizons Band offers new season of band rehearsals for 50 Plus beginning Jan. 29

Calling all music lovers! Dig out your old instrument and join a group of fun-loving musicians age 50 and older in the New Horizons Band. The group will begin band rehearsals starting Jan. 29 at the Roeland Park Community Center, 4850 Rosewood Dr., Roelan...

Deadline approaching for May regional trip to Pella Tulip Time Festival for 50 Plus

Jan. 30 is the deadline for an early May regional trip to Pella, Iowa, being offered in Early May by the 50 Plus Department of the Johnson County Park and Recreation District.

Pella Tulip Time Festival is the name and destination of this three-day trip, w...

Celebrate National Hot Chocolate Day during new special event on Jan. 31

Young children and a parent are invited to celebrate National Hot Chocolate Day in late January during a new special event being presented by the Johnson County Park and Recreation District.

The event is called Yummy Hot Chocolate & Marshmallow Molding...

Sunday Family Series continues during February at Ernie Miller Nature Center

Bring the family to the Johnson County Park and Recreation District’s Ernie Miller Nature Center in February for Sunday Nature Programs. Presentations begin at 2 p.m., last about 45 minutes, and are designed for all ages. A charge of $3 per pers...

Take part in Jazz Storytelling during new special event on Feb. 2

Jazz up a Saturday morning in early February by taking part in a new special event being presented at the Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center.

Jazz Storytelling at the Johnson County Museum is the name of this program, which is for all ages. This int...

Ages 18 and older can Learn to Row in class beginning Feb. 2

Adults can row, row, row their way to fitness and health with an exercise class being offered beginning in early February at the Johnson County Park and Recreation District's Mill Creek Activity Center.

Titled Fitness Learn to Row, this moderate intensity ...

Animal Tales Storytime sessions continue on Feb. 6, 19, & 20

Beavers, sparrows, and owls are the themes of February Animal Tales Storytime sessions being presented at two locations by the Johnson County Park and Recreation District’s Outdoor Education Department.

February Animal Tales presentations include...

Learn about Johnson County inventions and innovations during next Homeschool History Adventures

Learn what bumper stickers and cowboy boots have in common during the next Homeschool History Adventures programs presented by the Johnson County Museum in early February.

During these programs, which are for ages seven to 13, participants will examine art...

Observe Laura Ingalls Wilder’s birthday with Laura’s Legacy program

Observing the birthday of Laura Ingalls Wilder, early Kansas Pioneer and author of the beloved “Little House on the Prairie” books, is the purpose of a special event planned at the Ernie Miller Nature Center in early February.

Laura’s Legacy is the name of...

Learn about the community at 18th and Vine during History on Tap session on Feb. 12

The 18th & Vine District was the cradle of Kansas City’s jazz scene, as well as African American culture and business. This area is also the topic of the next History on Tap program being presented by the Johnson County Museum.

History on Tap...

“The Little Red Caboose” is subject of next museum Retro Storytime program on Feb. 13

Parents and their preschoolers will love stories and illustrations from long ago, read by a special guest from the 1950s All-Electric House during a series of programs being offered monthly from January through April at the Johnson County Museum.

"The...

New Celebrate Laura Ingalls Wilder program for 50 Plus is Feb. 13.

Reminisce about a childhood favorite and celebrate the Feb. 7 birthday of Laura Ingalls Wilder during a new special event for 50 Plus being offered in mid-February by the Johnson County Park and Recreation District.

Celebrate Laura Ingalls Wilder is the na...

Valentine’s Day Dinner & Bingo special event for 50 Plus set for Feb. 14

Make new friends and enjoy a full meal, prizes, fun, and 12 games of bingo during a special event bingo presentation in mid-February by the 50 Plus Department of the Johnson County Park and Recreation District.

This program is called Valentine’s Day Dinner...

Museum Launches After-School Care Program for 2018-2019

It's New!  Be a part of the inaugural Museum Explorers Club -- an After-School Care program featuring cultural enrichment activities and outdoor play.  Enrollment starts on Monday, May 6 for the 2018-19 school year for children enrolled ...

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