WHITE MEMORIAL CONSERVATION CENTER
Thursday, April 4, 2024 Heavy rains and impermeable surfaces can lead to significant stormwater run-off on our residential, agricultural and commercial properties. Join Cynthia Rabinowitz from the Northwest Conservation District for a presentation that illustrates the issues with stormwater runoff, and what can be done to manage it. Various solutions will be discussed, such […]
April 6 - 12, 2024 In Memory of Author and Conservationist David K. Leff from his Many Friends. Free admission to children under the age of 12 when accompanied by an adult.
Saturday, April 6, 2024 From the CT DEEP FISHERIES DIVISION: Sorry folks, we are cancelling this Saturdays learn to Fish with CARE class at White Memorial. There are just a few people registered and with water temperatures still very cold, weather predicted to be close to freezing and the fish not yet too active – […]
Saturday, April 6, 2024 Come see and learn about Shakespeare and Ophelia, our resident Barred Owls. Do owls have personalities? Can an owl talk to you? Can you have an owl as a pet? Find out the answers to these questions and any others you want to ask. Family-friendly event.Space is limited! Members: FREE Non-Members: […]
SAVE THE DATE! Monday, April 8, 2024 The Litchfield Hills Amateur Astronomy Club and the White Memorial Conservation Center are partnering to celebrate the 93% total eclipse that will pass through Litchfield on Monday, April 8! A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby obscuring the image of the […]
March 14, April 11, May 9, June 6, 2024 Get your body moving more! Skip that Happy Hour cocktail and calorie-laden appetizer, and take a walk with Gerri! Each one-hour walk will cover a different trail on the property. At the end of each hike, you’ll receive a recipe for a healthful, tasty, easy recipe […]
Saturday, April 13, 2024 Once the most abundant species of bird on our planet, in less than a century all Passenger Pigeons were gone. Learn the story about a bird whose numbers blackened the skies in feathery ribbons that stretched for miles, inhaled crops, and whose sound was so deafening, one could not hear or […]
Tuesday, April 16-Friday, April 19 “Sense-sational” Spring Break Camp Grades 1-3: 9:30am – 12:30pm Which CT animal has the best sense of hearing? Who can see better: a human or a hawk? Why do owls not mind eating smelly skunks? All of these questions about the senses will be answered and more during our “Sense”sational […]
Tuesday, April 16-Friday, April 19 “Sense-sational” Spring Break Camp Grades 4-6: 1:30pm – 4:30pm Which CT animal has the best sense of hearing? Who can see better: a human or a hawk? Why do owls not mind eating smelly skunks? All of these questions about the senses will be answered and more during our “Sense”sational […]
Tuesday, April 16-Friday, April 19 “Sense-sational” Spring Break Camp Grades 1-3: 9:30am – 12:30pm Which CT animal has the best sense of hearing? Who can see better: a human or a hawk? Why do owls not mind eating smelly skunks? All of these questions about the senses will be answered and more during our “Sense”sational […]
