Programs & Events
Programs & Events
Title |
Program Type | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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: The Story of Honey Bees |
Science Talks | 06/20/2013 - 7:00pm | |
Science Café: To Infinity ... and Beyond! |
Science Talks | Join us to learn about NASA robotic missions currently en route to an outer planet and a former planet. | 06/27/2013 - 7:00pm |
Science Cafe: Why be nice? Cooperation among wild chimpanzees |
Science Talks | How do male chimpanzees achieve a balance between competition and cooperation? Why cooperate if Natural Selection favors those who act in their own self-interest? | 05/30/2013 - 7:00pm |
Science Saturday: A Look at Carolina Bays |
Science Talks | Phillips will discuss Carolina Bays, especially those in southeastern NC. | 06/01/2013 - 11:00am |
Science Saturday: Living With Lemurs |
Science Talks | What exactly is a lemur and what goes on at the Duke Lemur Center? We’ll discuss lemurs, science and conservation with no shortage of adorable lemur photos | 07/06/2013 - 11:00am |
Science Trivia! |
Event | Questions feature a mix of science facts, current news, pop culture and scientific discoveries. | 06/06/2013 - 7:00pm |
The Wonderful World of Mushrooms |
Workshop or Trip | A meeting of the culinary with the scientific, in this class we will explore just what IS a mushroom, its life cycle, and the role it can play in healthy forests, bioremediation, bio-fuels, medicine and yes, cuisine! | 06/06/2013 - 6:00pm |
Urban Naturalists |
Summer Camp | Join us as we explore the plants and animals that are often hidden in plain sight in the urban jungle. | 08/05/2013 - 8:45am |
Walk Through the Seasons |
Family Program | Explore the native plant garden, prairie, and lowland arboretum as you take a leisurely 1-mile walk with a Museum naturalist through the Prairie Ridge Ecostation. | 05/14/2013 - 9:00am |
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