Notes about your surroundings.

Children’s Nature Programs--The Oak Canyon Nature Center in Anaheim is sponsoring a series of weekday nature classes this fall for children attending school on a year-round basis.

Preregistration is highly recommended for the classes, which begin the last week of September.

Activities are designed for children ages 6 to 10; children must have completed kindergarten in order to participate.

Each class is from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The class topics are:

COAST WEEK

* “What Are Oceans,” Sept. 28

* “At the Oceans’ Depths,” Sept. 29

* “Rocky Versus Sandy Shores,” Sept. 30

* “Marine Mammals,” Oct. 1

* “People and the Oceans,” Oct. 2

DIRT TO DINOSAURS

* “Rock and Roll Adventure,” Oct. 5

* “Prehistoric Puzzles,” Oct. 6

* “Living Fossils,” Oct. 7

* “Dinosaur Dig,” Oct. 8

* “Dynamic Dinosaurs,” Oct. 9

THE UNHUGGABLES

* “Sticky, Slimy Goo,” Oct. 12

* “Spineless Wonders,” Oct. 13

* “Icky, Sticky, Prickly,” Oct. 14

* “Mysterious Mammals,” Oct. 15

* “Silent Slitherers,” Oct. 16

The cost is $8 per child for each half-day class.

Those interested can register in person at Oak Canyon Nature Center.

To register by mail, send the names of the classes you wish to register for and a check--made payable to the city of Anaheim--to the Anaheim Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department, 200 S. Anaheim Blvd., Room 433, Anaheim, Calif. 92805, Attention: Oak Canyon Nature Center, Fall Intersession Classes.

The center is at 6700 Walnut Canyon Road, Anaheim. Call (714) 998-8380 for more information.