Events for July 2023

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Prairie Ridge Summer Nature Adventures for Upper Elementary Students (grades 3-5)

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Prairie Ridge Summer Nature Adventures for Upper Elementary Students (grades 3-5)

Noisy Bird Sing-A-Long StoryWalk®

Learning to Love Lichens (and Air Quality!)

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Prairie Ridge Summer Nature Adventures for Upper Elementary Students (grades 3-5)

Lunchtime Discovery: The Evolution of Environmental Education and Public Science Programs Through COVID and Beyond

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Prairie Ridge Summer Nature Adventures for Upper Elementary Students (grades 3-5)

Summer Blast Off! Rocketry and Astronomy at NCMNS

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Prairie Ridge Summer Nature Adventures for Upper Elementary Students (grades 3-5)

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Bug Walk (Ages 8 and up)

Nature Walk (for Adults)

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Prairie Ridge Summer Nature Adventures for Early Elementary Students (grades K–2)

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Prairie Ridge Summer Nature Adventures for Early Elementary Students (grades K–2)

Science Conversations

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Prairie Ridge Summer Nature Adventures for Early Elementary Students (grades K–2)

Join the Ladybug Challenge! (NC Climate Change Challenge)

Museum Untold After-Hours

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Adult Field Camp

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Prairie Ridge Summer Nature Adventures for Preschoolers

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Prairie Ridge Summer Nature Adventures for Preschoolers

Myths and Minibeasts: Moths! (Virtual)

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Prairie Ridge Summer Nature Adventures for Preschoolers

Lunchtime Discovery: Secrets of the NC Museum of Natural Sciences

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Prairie Ridge Summer Nature Adventures for Preschoolers

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Prairie Ridge Summer Nature Adventures for Preschoolers

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Summer Scavenger Hunt (Ages 8 and up)

Join the Ladybug Challenge! (NC Climate Change Challenge)

What’s the Buzz? (Ages 10 and up)

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Join the Ladybug Challenge! (NC Climate Change Challenge)

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Lunchtime Discovery: Adventures in Astrobiology

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Science Cafe: Weird Tales of Spider Romance

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Butterflies! (Ages 8 and up)

Art of Science: Moths and Block Prints

Moth-ing for Science!

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Moth-ing for Science!

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Naturalist’s Choice (Ages 8 and up)

Lunchtime Discovery: The Truths and Myths of Recluse Spiders

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Let’s Explore Bugs! (for early childhood)

Let’s Explore Bugs! (for early childhood)

Museum Movie Night: Men in Black

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Carolina’s Wild Butterflies: Identification and Monitoring

Nest Explorations (Ages 12 and up)

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Nature Walk

Lunchtime Discovery: Wildlife Movements and Migrations

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Little Stream Explorers (for early childhood)

Little Stream Explorers

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Great Sunflower Project (Ages 10 and up)

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