Programs & Events

Programs & Events

Title	Program Type	Description	Date
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.	05/28/2013 - 9:00am
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
Citizen Science Saturdays at Prairie Ridge	Citizen Science, Family Program	Learn how YOU can contribute to science during our weekly citizen science walks	06/01/2013 - 10:30am
Science Saturday: A Look at Carolina Bays	Science Talks	Phillips will discuss Carolina Bays, especially those in southeastern NC.	06/01/2013 - 11:00am
Animal Architects	Summer Camp	What could be better or more fun than building with LEGOS®-AND meeting live animals?!	06/03/2013 - 8:45am
Backyard Explorers	Summer Camp	Campers will explore common plants and animals that you’ve probably seen around your house – seeds, trees, spiders, box turtles, birds, butterflies, and more.	06/03/2013 - 8:45am
Lunchtime at the Museum	Summer Camp	Join the Museum’s Junior Curators for lunch between your morning and afternoon classes. Each day we will enjoy our lunches and then either play a game, make a craft, or watch a short nature show.	06/03/2013 - 12:15pm
Water Worlds	Summer Camp	In this camp we’ll learn about fish, turtles, and mammals that keep their fins, flippers, and feet wet in a variety of different aquatic environments.	06/03/2013 - 1:30pm
Animal Architects	Summer Camp	What could be better or more fun than building with LEGOS®-AND meeting live animals?!	06/03/2013 - 1:30pm
Backyard Explorers	Summer Camp	Campers will explore common plants and animals that you’ve probably seen around your house – seeds, trees, spiders, box turtles, birds, butterflies, and more.	06/03/2013 - 1:30pm
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
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
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
Electronics for Beginners	Workshop or Trip	Designed for the young and the young at heart… Come explore the basics of electricity, electronics and programming to build your own working gadget.	06/06/2013 - 6:30pm
Science Trivia!	Event	Questions feature a mix of science facts, current news, pop culture and scientific discoveries.	06/06/2013 - 7:00pm
Citizen Science Saturdays at Prairie Ridge	Citizen Science, Family Program	Learn how YOU can contribute to science during our weekly citizen science walks	06/08/2013 - 10:30am
Dragonfly Walk	Citizen Science, Family Program	Join us at Prairie Ridge as we discover dragonflies	06/08/2013 - 1:00pm
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.	06/11/2013 - 9:00am
Phone Photography 101	Workshop or Trip	Learn how to turn your cell phone camera into a tool for recording the world around you!	06/13/2013 - 6:00pm
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

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