Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center



Programs at the Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center





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The Center offers a variety of special programs. There's something for everyone regardless of your age or special interests. Please contact the GWDC for a schedule of programs during the time you wish to visit or scroll down to see this weeks schedule.


Keeper Kids - Join us for an exciting activity especially designed for kids ages 5-12. In this unique program, kids first learn about grizzly bear eating habits and then accompany the naturalist and animal keeper into the bear habitat to hide food for some of our resident bears. After the food is hidden, kids get to learn how bears use their sense of smell to search out food. Space in this program is limited, so please sign up with a staff naturalist on the day you want to join in the fun. Keeper Kids is offered twice a day during the summer, and at various times during the fall and winter months. This program does require a $2 partcipation fee, all other programs are included with the price of admission to the Center. 

Birds of Prey - Seven raptors live at the Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center. A variety of local species are represented: golden eagle, rough-legged hawk, great-horned owl, western screech owl, American kestrels and peregrine falcon. Join them and a naturalist for one of our regularly scheduled programs in the theater and learn about these amazing birds.


Programs at the Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center
A naturalist shows visitors the difference
between carnivore and herbivore teeth


Bear Pepper Spray Demonstrations - Does bear pepper spray really work? Join a naturalist for a demonstration with a training canister of bear spray and learn how to use it effectively in a confrontation.

Keeper Kids Summer


Keeper Kids Winter
Young visitors hide food in the bear habitat during Keeper Kids

Programs at the Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center
A staff naturalist holds Ulysses, a Golden Eagle, during a presentation
     Programs at the Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center
A Ranger from Yellowstone National
Park gives a talk about wolves


Safety in Bear Country - Can grizzly bears climb trees? Once each day, animal keepers hang a bird feeder in the bear habitat to demonstrate their resourcefulness.

Yellowstone National Park Ranger Presentation - Several times each week, rangers from Yellowstone National Park  visit the GWDC. Their programs highlight the natural and historical wonders of Yellowstone. Join us for one of these special guest presentations.


WEEKLY PRESENTATION SCHEDULE:

Tuesday, May 15th
  8:45 - Pack Chat
11:45 - Bear Basics
  3:00 - River Valley Wolf Enrichment
  3:30 - Mythology, Legend and the Wolf
  6:00 - Keeper Kids Program
  7:00 - High Country Wolf Enrichment

Wednesday, May 16th 
  8:45 - Pack Chat
  9:30 - Wildlife Watching
11:15 - LIVE Birds of Prey Program
  3:00 - High Country Wolf Enrichment
  6:00 - Keeper Kids Program
  7:00 - River Valley Wolf Enrichment

Thursday, May 17th
  8:45 - Pack Chat
12:30 - Wildlife Watching
  3:00 - River Valley Wolf Enrichment
  3:30 - Mythology, Legend and the Wolf
  6:00 - Keeper Kids Program
  7:00 - High Country Wolf Enrichment

Friday, May 18th
  8:45 - Pack Chat
  9:30 - Wildlife Watching
11:15 - LIVE Birds of Prey Program
  3:00 - High Country Wolf Enrichment
  6:00 - Keeper Kids Program
  7:00 - River Valley Wolf Enrichment

Saturday, May 19th
  8:45 - Pack Chat
10:00 - Keeper Kids
12:30 - Wildlife Watching
  1:00 - LIVE Birds of Prey Program
  2:00 - Eagle Talk
  3:00 - River Valley Wolf Enrichment
  3:00 - Birds of Yellowstone
  4:00 - LIVE Birds of Prey Program
  6:00 - Keeper Kids
  7:00 - High Country Wolf Enrichment

Sunday, May 20th
  8:45 - Pack Chat
  9:30 - Wildlife Watching
10:00 - Keeper Kids
  3:00 - High Country Wolf Enrichment
  3:30 - LIVE Birds of Prey Program
  6:00 - Keeper Kids Program
  7:00 - River Valley Wolf Enrichment

Monday, May 21st
  8:45 - Pack Chat
  9:30 - Wildlife Watching
  3:00 - High Country Wolf Enrichment
  3:30 - LIVE Birds of Prey Program
  6:00 - Keeper Kids Program
  7:00 - River Valley Wolf Enrichment

Tuesday, May 22nd
  8:45 - Pack Chat
11:15 - LIVE Birds of Prey Program
12:30 - Wildlife Watching
  3:00 - River Valley Wolf Enrichment
  3:30 - Living with Bears
  6:00 - Keeper Kids Program
  7:00 - High Country Wolf Enrichment

Wednesday, May 23rd
  8:45 - Pack Chat
  9:30 - Wildlife Watching
11:15 - LIVE Birds of Prey Program
  3:00 - High Country Wolf Enrichment
  6:00 - Keeper Kids Program
  7:00 - River Valley Wolf Enrichment

Thursday, May 24th
  8:45 - Pack Chat
  9:30 - LIVE Birds of Prey Program
12:30 - Wildlife Watching
  3:00 - River Valley Wolf Enrichment
  3:30 - Mythology, Legend and the Wolf
  6:00 - Keeper Kids Program
  7:00 - High Country Wolf Enrichment

Friday, May 25th
  8:45 - Pack Chat
  9:30 - Wildlife Watching
11:15 - LIVE Birds of Prey Program
11:45 - Bear Basics
12:30 - Safety in Bear Country
  3:00 - High Country Wolf Enrichment
  5:30 - Bear Pepper Spray Demonstration
  6:00 - Keeper Kids Program
  7:00 - River Valley Wolf Enrichment

Saturday, May 26th
  8:45 - Pack Chat
  9:30 - Bear Pepper Spray Demonstration
10:00 - Keeper Kids
11:45 - Bear Basics
12:30 - Wildlife Watching  
  3:00 - River Valley Wolf Enrichment
  3:30 - LIVE Birds of Prey Program
  5:00 - Safety in Bear Country
  6:00 - Keeper Kids
  7:00 - High Country Wolf Enrichment

Sunday, May 27th
  8:45 - Pack Chat
  9:30 - Wildlife Watching
10:00 - Keeper Kids
11:45 - Bear Basics
12:30 - Safety in Bear Country
  2:00 - Yellowstone Park Ranger Program
  3:00 - High Country Wolf Enrichment
  3:30 - LIVE Birds of Prey Program
  5:00 - Bear Pepper Spray Demonstration
  6:00 - Keeper Kids Program
  7:00 - River Valley Wolf Enrichment