WHITE MEMORIAL CONSERVATION CENTER
Saturday, March 26, 2022 Was it a tiger? A dog? A threat? A monster? It was none of the aforementioned. Learn all about the demise of the Thylacine, AKA Tasmanian Wolf or Tasmanian Tiger, a carnivorous marsupial once indigenous to Australia and Tasmania. Today the animal is a legend, romanticized by many. But when it […]
Saturday, March 26, 2022 He is an extinct species expert and the author of over a dozen books highlighting rare and extinct species. He has co-authored a book with Sir David Attenborough, Drawn From Paradise: The Discovery, Art and Natural History of the Birds of Paradise. He possesses the most enviable collection of Victorian taxidermy […]
Saturday, April 2, 2022 A virtual visit to one of the most remote places on our planet with Stewart McPherson. Stewart will introduce you to the unique and amazing cultures and tribes of New Guinea and surrounding islands, covering: - the crocodile clan of the Sepik River - the Baining fire dancers - the shark […]
Saturday, April 9, 2022 One of the most widely distributed and undoubtedly most fascinating fish species in Connecticut is also one of the least observed—the American Eel. The American Eel engages in spawning migrations exactly opposite of that of the salmon. It swims to sea to spawn. This enigmatic species was found just about everywhere […]
Saturday, April 16, 2022 This powerful film odyssey across America explores the sea of change in our national attitude from pride in big dams as engineering wonders to the growing awareness that our own future is bound to the life and health of our rivers. The film takes an explicit point of view in support […]
Tuesday, April 19 - Friday, April 22 (Thursday is sold out.) "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 […]
Tuesday, April 19 - Friday, April 22 "Sense-sational" Spring Break Camp Grades 4-6: 1:30 - 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 […]
April 20 - 26, 2022 In Memory of Louise W. Willson. Free admission to children under the age of 12 when accompanied by an adult.
Tuesday, April 19 - Friday, April 22 (Thursday is sold out.) "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 […]
Tuesday, April 19 - Friday, April 22 "Sense-sational" Spring Break Camp Grades 4-6: 1:30 - 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 […]
