WHITE MEMORIAL CONSERVATION CENTER
Saturday, April 20, 2024 BATS COUNT! Launches into it second year! https://portal.ct.gov/DEEP/Wildlife/Bats-Count Our Big Brown Bat colony is returning for the summer. In mid-June, Mother bats will give birth to their pups. Tonight, you can become citizen scientists and help Gerri Griswold count the first emergence of bats from our Green Barn. 7:00 pm, Meet […]
April 24 and 25, 2023 Hosted by the Connecticut Community Foundation, Give Local Greater Waterbury & Litchfield Hills is a 36-hour online community giving event that encourages donors to lend their support to the nonprofit organizations that work every day to make our community stronger. Every dollar donated to the Conservation Center from 7 a.m. […]
Friday, April 26 – Saturday, April 27 31st Annual Museum Sleep-In! 4-6th Grade 5:00pm Friday – 12:00pm Saturday Join us for a real-life “Night at the Museum” experience! We’ll have a slumber party amongst the exhibits in the Museum. Plus, we’ll embark on a night hike, gather around the campfire, make special crafts, explore Ongley […]
Saturday, April 27, 2024 Join Birder Extraordinaire and Conservation Center favorite, Fran Zygmont on a walk that can reveal some of our earliest spring arrivals! Keep eyes and ears open for Tree Swallows, Eastern Phoebe, Oven Bird, Kildeer and more! Spring wildflowers will be popping up with the possibility of Wild Geranium, Trillium, and Trout […]
April 27 - May 3, 2024 In honor of Rebecca and Jeremy Greenwood from Jeff and Zoe Greenwood. Free admission to children under the age of 12 when accompanied by an adult.
Tuesdays: April 2, May 7, June 4, 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 […]
Thursday, April 4, May 2, June 6 Ages 3-6 Years Nature’s Nursery, Spring 2024 4:00pm Join us on the first Thursday of each month from April-June 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 […]
Thursday, May 2, 2024 Pesticides and fertilizers used on our plants and landscaping can end up in our rivers, ponds, lakes and groundwater. The cumulative effect of these substances in our waters is a reduction in water quality that have an impact on aquatic life and public health. There are many things you can do […]
Saturday, May 4, 2024 We offer this stellar opportunity to learn about forestry practices in the Five Ponds area of the Foundation with Dr. Jeff Ward and WMF Forest Manager Mike Berry. After meeting your hosts at the trail head, walk past Beaver Pond and learn about the 2020-2021 harvest to learn about tree species […]
May 4 - 10, 2024 In honor of Violetta White Delafield, sister of Alain and May White, from her Grandson, J. Dennis Delafield. Free admission to children under the age of 12 when accompanied by an adult.
