Ken Wiersema instructing nest box class—Photo: Dee Renee Ericks

Nest Box Building Class

Saturday, Feb 28, 2026 - 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Dungeness River Nature Center

Fee: $40 per nest box for DRNC and OPAS members, $50 for non-members; class size will be limited (fee covers materials & supports Center’s programs). Individuals and families are allowed to work on a box together.

Must pre-register - 18 nest boxes available

It's the 26th year that OPAS and the River Center have offered this family-friendly experience!

In this class you will learn why we build nest boxes, and how to build your own.

A short presentation will be followed by hands-on assembly of your box that you can take home and install in your yard. Materials, tools, and expert assistance provided! Children are encouraged to participate in the building process with family guidance and supervision.

Since 1998, Olympic Peninsula Audubon Society has offered classes on the design and fabrication of nest boxes. Once again this year, we are offering our annual class to our local community. In this class you will learn why we build nest boxes, which birds use them, and how to build your own! Class includes a short, illustrated presentation followed by hands-on assembly of a box from a precut kit that attendees will take home to install near their homes. Class fee includes: Illustrated presentation, a nest box kit (cut from local rough-sawn cedar), assembly materials, needed assembly tools, and expert assistance. This is a family event—no carpentry skills required! Please bring light work gloves if you are allergic to raw cedar wood. Program will be led by Ken Wiersema, a volunteer instructor in our Center for over 25 years, assisted by several local craft folks.