WHITE MEMORIAL CONSERVATION CENTER
Saturday, July 20, 2024 Help Gerri Griswold and Maureen Heidtmann celebrate over three decades crusading for Bats, our planet’s most extraordinary creature! Our festivities begin with bat-themed cupcakes and lemonade in the Activity Shed and a bat chat in the A. B. Ceder Room. Maureen Heidtmann with display her Big Brown Bat AmBATsador! Learn about […]
Saturday, July 27, 2024 THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED. What makes amphibians so fascinating? They’re mostly small and well camouflaged and easily overlooked as they go about their little lives. But appealing they certainly are. This presentation with photos of our New England frogs and salamanders takes us through a typical season of their emergence in late […]
Thursdays, July 11, August 1, and September 5 Ages 3-6 Years Nature’s Nursery, Summer 2024 4:00pm Join us on one Thursday per month from July-September for an engaging program designed just for your young nature lovers. Every session will last 45 minutes – 1 hour and include a story, an encounter with a live animal, […]
Two Fridays a Month, June through September June 7, 21, July 5, 19, August 2, 16, 30, September 13, 27 Join Grace Morzella in the garden behind the Museum for a mix of traditional yoga with a touch of vinyasa . Grace's love for the traditional practice as well as her connection to the flow […]
Saturday, August 3, 2024 There is no better way to begin a day than by launching your boat on the Bantam River and communing with Nature and like-minded friends. Join Kelly Orr for a trip up or down the river. Water level will dictate in what direction we go! Be on the lookout for herons, […]
Saturday, August 3, 2024 Are they the demons portrayed in western art or the Swallows of the Night and symbols of goodness in eastern cultures? Gerri Griswold takes you on a journey through eastern and western art to illustrate how bats have been perceived through world art history dating back 1000 years. 2:00 p.m., A. […]
Exploration Nature Camp Entering Grades 3 & 4: July 8-12 (SOLD OUT!) & July 15-19 (SOLD OUT!) Entering Grades 5 & 6: July 22-26 (SOLD OUT!) & July 29-Aug. 2 Entering Grades 7, 8 & 9: August 5-9 9:30am-3:30pm Kids entering grades 3 – 9 can join us for week-long sessions that immerse them in […]
July 2, August 6, September 3, 2024 Hop out of bed and head to White Memorial for our latest hiking series! Join Gerri Griswold on the first Tuesday of each month for a one-hour hike! It’s the perfect way to engage with Nature, spend time with old friends and meet new friends! With over 40 […]
July 11, August 8, September 12, 2024 Summer is upon us! Maintain a monthly resolution to keep your body moving! Skip that Happy Hour cocktail and calorie-laden appetizer and take a walk with Gerri! It may be rainy. It will definitely be buggy…but you can do it! Each one-hour walk will cover a different trail […]
Saturday, August 10, 2024 Gather in the Museum at dawn’s early light for coffee and muffins in front of our spectacular Beaver Lodge and learn a bit about North America’s largest rodent. Although beavers are abundant today, their story was quite different in the 1800’s. Today you will learn fascinating beaver facts in the Museum […]
