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Program Type | Description | Date |
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Science Cafe: The Story of Honey Bees |
Science Talks | 06/20/2013 - 7:00pm | |
Science Cafe: Living Dinosaurs |
Science Talks | Join Museum Paleontologist Dr. Lindsay Zanno as she explains how science has recently overcome the fallacy of dinosaur extinction. The truth just may change your view of the planet forever. | 06/13/2013 - 7:00pm |
Science Cafe: Animal Hybrids |
Science Talks | Learn what recent studies have shown about several examples of hybridization of animals ranging from frogs and salamanders to lions and tigers. What are the implications of hybridization for conservation planning? | 05/23/2013 - 7:00pm |
S.T.E.M. to LEAF |
Summer Camp | Campers will explore various aspects of leadership from public speaking to collaboration, reflection and writing. Fun activities like bridge building and field trips will provide opportunities for campers to practice their skills and begin their own path to becoming a successful S.T.E.M. leader. | 06/17/2013 - 8:45am |
Rocks, Minerals, and Fossils |
Summer Camp | Come explore the world beneath our feet. We’ll learn how rocks and fossils are formed, how volcanoes erupt, and how geology is studied. | 06/24/2013 - 8:45am |
Rocks, Minerals, and Fossils |
Summer Camp | Come explore the world beneath our feet. We’ll learn how rocks and fossils are formed, how volcanoes erupt, and how geology is studied. | 07/08/2013 - 1:30pm |
Ready, Set, Get Wet! |
Summer Camp | During this week of camp at Yates Mill Pond, campers will find, identify, touch, and learn about tadpoles and turtles and much more! We’ll play water games, go canoeing, and tour the historic Mill as we discover why water is important for both wild animals and people in Wake County. | 07/15/2013 - 8:30am |
Prehistoric Pals |
Summer Camp | Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have a giant ground sloth in your backyard? How about a wooly mammoth or a dinosaur? We’ll learn all about these “prehistoric pals” that roamed the earth millions of years ago. | 06/17/2013 - 8:45am |
Prehistoric Pals |
Summer Camp | Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have a giant ground sloth in your backyard? How about a wooly mammoth or a dinosaur? We’ll learn all about these “prehistoric pals” that roamed the earth millions of years ago. | 07/15/2013 - 1:30pm |
Prehistoric Pals |
Summer Camp | Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have a giant ground sloth in your backyard? How about a wooly mammoth or a dinosaur? We’ll learn all about these “prehistoric pals” that roamed the earth millions of years ago. | 07/22/2013 - 8:45am |
Picture Creek Lifelong Hike |
Workshop or Trip | We will hike through the world’s largest population of the federally endangered smooth coneflower in peak bloom during this visit to the Picture Creek nature preserve | 06/05/2013 - 7:30am |
Photography for Science |
Citizen Science, Family Program | Your nature photos are a valuable scientific resource — learn how to put them to use! | 05/25/2013 - 1:00pm |
Outer Banks Weekend |
Workshop or Trip | While most summer beach visitors are basking in the sun and playing goony golf, we will be visiting some interesting natural areas with interesting names such as Jockey’s Ridge, Run Hill Dune, Pea Island and Nags Head Woods. | 07/19/2013 - 10:00am |
Nature Drawing |
Family Program | this class, we'll learn how to use illustration and art to explore a wide range of natural life, from creatures that live in your backyard to animals that live in the canopies of the rainforest. | 06/06/2013 - 6:30pm |
Nature Drawing |
Family Program | In this class, we'll learn how to use illustration and art to explore a wide range of natural life, from creatures that live in your backyard to animals that live in the canopies of the rainforest. | 06/13/2013 - 6:30pm |




