WHITE MEMORIAL CONSERVATION CENTER
Saturday, June 8, 2024 Please join us from 9 am until 5pm as we celebrate Connecticut Open House Day with FREE ADMISSION all day! Now in its 20th year, Connecticut Open House Day is an annual event held on the second Saturday of June. Its purpose is to inspire Connecticut residents to learn about all […]
Saturday, June 8, 2024 For All Ages Join Pam Velez on a jaunt to find those sleek and slimy creatures we call amphibians. We’ll look under rocks and boards and visit a pond armed with dip nets in order to reveal as many frogs, toads, and salamanders as we can. After identifying and marveling at […]
Sunday, June 9, 2024 Museum Closed
Saturday, June 15, 2024 Naturalists and Conservation Center Favorites, Pete and Barb Rzasa lead you through the laurel laden trails of the Five Ponds Complex to view Connecticut’s State Flower at its peak. Along the way the Rzasas will also identify other wildflowers. Environmental Educator, Colleen Harrak will enhance the hike with her knowledge of […]
Saturday, June 15th 2024 Join White Memorial’s Honey Bee Docents Sandy McKean and Jay Hubbell on a walk through the main area to visit honey bee hives au natural! Learn about the nature of these important insects. Sandy and Jay have been keeping bees for years. They play a crucial role in maintaining our Honey […]
Saturday, June 15, 2024 There are some animals, like the passenger pigeon, that we have lost for good, and others that remain on the brink of extinction. Join us as we explore these extinct and endangered animals. You will even get to meet a couple of live animals that are listed as “Species of Special […]
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 […]
Friday, June 21, 2024 Members of the Litchfield Hills Amateur Astronomy Club and the Mattatuck Astronomical Society organize this astronomy program Weather permitting; there will be star gazing after the program. 8:00 P.M., A.B. Ceder Room. Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. You are invited to bring your own telescope or binoculars. […]
Saturday, June 22nd, 2024 Join Kelly Orr to experience the outside world at a child’s pace! You and your child will explore each new bud and flower, climb each rock and log, and probably get a little dirty in the process! This program is geared towards children ages newborn-5 years old and will encourage them […]
Saturday, June 22, 2024 Join Sophia for a family friendly investigation of our Ongley Pond residents! Armed with a net, you'll dip into the pond (the net ....not your body...we hope!) Sophia will help you identify its contents. Will there be crayfish? Tadpoles? Water scorpions? Giant Water Bugs? or a zillion snails and macro invertebrates? […]
