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Groundhog Day [1]

Sir Walter Wally the groundhogSir Walter Wally and Friends of the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences invite you to participate in the annual statewide celebration of Groundhog Day. Join an esteemed group of local luminaries and see Sir Walter Wally emerge from his winter digs. Learn about groundhogs and hibernation. Meet a variety of live animals and discover how they make it through the winter.

Weather Watch Activity Guide [2] (PDF)*

*Free Acrobat Reader [3] required to view and print this guide.

For more information, contact Bonnie Eamick at 919.733.7450 x554 or bonnie.eamick@naturalsciences.org [4].

Cool Links:

  • Groundhog Day [5] page from the State Climate Office of North Carolina.
  • Check out the Groundhog profile [6] on the Nature Notebook. Learn what groundhogs are really doing when they emerge from their burrows at this time of year!
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Source URL: http://naturalsciences.org/education/learning-resources/groundhog-day

Links:
[1] http://naturalsciences.org/education/learning-resources/groundhog-day
[2] http://naturalsciences.org/files/documents/education/WeatherWatch_Activities.pdf
[3] http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html
[4] mailto:bonnie.eamick@naturalsciences.org?subject=Groundhog%20Day
[5] http://www.nc-climate.ncsu.edu/climate/groundhog/
[6] http://naturalsciences.org/microsites/notebook/mammals/groundhog.html
[7] http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/extremes/2004/groundhog/groundhog.html#selground%20