The Buzz About Pollinators with Hailey Horan, Flanders Nature Center
2025-09-06 10:00 - 23:30 (America/New_York)
Saturday, September 6, 2025
Pollinators are essential to our environment. The ecological service they provide is necessary for the reproduction of nearly 70 percent of the world’s flowering plants, including more than two-thirds of the world’s crop species. In many places, the essential service of pollination is at risk from habitat loss, pesticide use, and introduced diseases. Learn about the many obstacles our pollinators face with Hailey Horan from Flanders Nature Center. This fascinating program gives you the buzz about beekeepers, insect life cycles, plant pollination, and the global decline of bees. 10:00 a.m, A. B. Ceder Room, Members: $5.00 Non-Members: $10.00, Pre-registration is required. Please register here: The Buzz About Pollinators Registration

Llama Walk with Debbie Labbe, Country Quilt Llama Farm
2025-09-06 10:00 - 11:00
From November 2025 through March 2026!
Llama Walks are back!! Walk your own llama on the Cranberry Pond Trail, 87 Webster Road. Minimum 4 walkers. $55.00 per person ages 8 and up, $35.00 ages 4 – 7. Cash or Venmo on the day of the walk. Call Debbie to reserve your llama at 860-248-0355. A portion of the fee will be donated to White Memorial.

Nature's Nursery Series, Summer 2025
2025-09-04 16:00 - 17:00, 2025-08-14 16:00 - 17:00 | White Memorial – A.B. Ceder Room
Thursday, July 3, August 14, September 4
Nature’s Nursery, Summer 2025
4:00pm
Ages 3-6 years
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, and an activity or craft. Some of our activities might be outside, so dress for the weather and wear good walking shoes. Advanced registration is required. To register, visit whitememorialcc.org or call 860-567-0857. Space is limited. Meet in the A.B. Ceder Room. We require that one parent/caretaker stay for the duration of the program, but our room cannot accommodate more than one adult per child. Please inquire about financial aid as needed. Members: $9/child per session or $24/whole series, Non-Members: $13/child per session or $36/whole series
REGISTER HERE: https://form.jotform.com/242346434329154/prefill/66cca6983836358ebb3319ed97fb

Fresh Start Hiking Club
2025-09-02 07:30 - 09:00, 2025-08-05 07:30 - 09:00
Tuesdays, January 6, February 3, March 3, 2026
Hop out of bed and head to White Memorial 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 miles of trails from which to choose, you never know where Gerri will take you! 7:45 a.m. – 9:00 a.m., Meet in the A. B. Ceder Room. FREE…but you must pre-register online: Fresh Start Hiking Club Registration Donations will be accepted to help defray the Conservation Center’s programming expenses.

Labor Day
2025-09-01 07:00 - 17:00
Monday, September 1, 2025
Offices and Museum Closed

Loving Haight with Gerri Griswold
2025-08-30 10:00 - 12:00
Saturday, August 30, 2025
Pack a snack and some water! Explore this beautiful piece of property that is laced with babbling brooks, towering trees, a bevy of birds, and a view of the vineyard. 10:00 a.m., Meet in the Museum. Please pre-register:Loving Haight Registration
FREE…donations will be accepted to help defray the Conservation Center’s programming expenses.

Pajama Parade!
2025-08-29 18:00 - 19:30
Friday, August 29, 2025
You don’t have to be a kid to participate in this fun event! Put on your favorite jammies and take an easy stroll (geared towards kids) around the main area. Look out for bats! Perhaps you’ll hear frogs, owls, and katydids. Our destination is Ongley Pond, a cozy campfire, S’Mores, and family fun!.6:00 p.m., Meet in the A. B. Ceder Room. Suggested donation: $5.00. Please pre-register: Pajama Parade Registration
We encourage you to carry a festive flashlight or lantern and bring a picnic supper on the Ceder Room lawn before our parade!

Meet Our Riveting Reptiles! with Colleen Harrak
2025-08-23 10:00 - 11:30
Saturday, August 23, 2025
FOR ALL AGES!
Experience up-close encounters with our reptilian residents, such as Peaches the Honduran Milk Snake and Rocky the Box Turtle. We’ll teach participants just what characteristics make a reptile a reptile, as well as discuss the life cycles and adaptations of various species of reptiles in CT. You’ll also hear the interesting stories behind how our live reptiles became education ambassadors for their wild counterparts. 10:00 a.m., Meet in the A.B. Ceder Room. Members: FREE, Non-Members: $5.00, Pre-registration is required.
Register online: Riveting Reptiles Registration

Beaver Fever Talk and Walk with Gerri Griswold
2025-08-23 06:00 - 08:30
Saturday, August 23, 2025
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 and then head out on foot to a few of our resident beaver haunts with the hope of seeing these industrious creatures in action! 6:00 a.m., Meet in the Museum. Members: FREE Non-members: $10.00 pre-registration and pre-payment are required. Register online: Beaver Fever Registration

Museum Children Free Week
2025-08-17 09:00 - 2025-08-23 17:00
August 17 – 23, 2025
Courtesy of Tara and Arthur Diedrick Honoring Ann and Arthur Diedrick. Free admission to children ages twelve and under when accompanied by an adult.

An Evening with South Lake Jazz
2025-08-16 19:00 - 21:00
Saturday, August 16, 2025
Bring a picnic and BYOB. Settle down for a sultry summer evening of soothing jazz standards from the American Songbook and more. Gershwin, Porter, Monk, Gillespie…Nobody writes music like this anymore! 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m., Activity Shed. All tickets: $10.00. Please register here: South Lake Jazz Registration

Happy Hour Hiking Club with Gerri Griswold
2025-08-14 16:00 - 17:00, 2025-07-10 16:00 - 17:00
Make 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…snowy…or just plain hot or cold…but you can do it! 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 meal to keep you on track. Dress for the weather. 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. Meet in the Museum. Please pre-register here: Happy Hour Hiking Registration FREE…Donations will be accepted to help defray the Conservation Center’s programming expenses.

Full Sturgeon Moon Paddle with Kelly Orr- FULL
2025-08-09 19:00 - 22:00
Saturday, August 9, 2025
This Paddle is full! Thank you!
Join Kelly Orr for a moon rise paddle along the Bantam River to Litchfield Town Beach. As twilight settles in, look out for our resident beavers, Great Blue Herons, and other animal friends. You must bring your own boat, PFD, and a headlamp. 7:00 p.m., Meet at the Boat Launch on Whites Woods Road, Members: FREE, Non-Members: $10.00
The paddle begins promptly at 7:15 p.m.

Museum Children Free Week
2025-08-03 09:00 - 2025-08-09 17:00
August 3 – 9, 2025
In Memory and Honor of Louise and Gordon Loery
Free admission to children ages twelve and under when accompanied by an adult.

Wildlife Wonders of the Galapagos Islands with Stewart McPherson-SOLD OUT
2025-08-02 18:00 - 21:00
Saturday, August 2, 2025
The Galapagos Islands, a volcanic archipelago in the Pacific Ocean, are famous for their unique wildlife and as a source of inspiration for Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution. These glorious islands are a province of Ecuador and are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Meet British Explorer, Stewart McPherson as he introduces you to the extraordinary animals that inhabit the Galapagos Islands. Stewart’s company, Redfern Natural History Tours has donated a trip for two to the Galapagos as first prize in our annual Family Nature Day Raffle (drawing on September 27)! Meet the man, learn about the islands, buy some raffle tickets!
This event is sold out!

The 15th Annual Celebration for the Bats!
2025-07-26 19:00 - 21:00
Saturday, July 26, 2025
Help Gerri Griswold 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 with Gerri Griswold in the A. B. Ceder Room. Learn about our BAT’S COUNT! Bat Cam project in partnership with the CT DEEP! Then, as darkness sets in, we’ll count our bat colony as it emerges from the Green Barn! There will be music too because our bats deserve to be serenaded! 7:00 p.m. FREE but you MUST pre-register online here: Celebration for the Bats Registration and Donation A suggested donation of $5.00 per person would be greatly appreciated to help defray the Conservation Center’s programming expenses.

Qigong and Yoga in the Garden
2025-07-23 09:00 - 10:00, 2025-07-16 09:00 - 10:00, 2025-07-09 09:00 - 10:00
Wednesday, May 21, 28, June 4, 11, 18, 25, July 2, 9, 16, 23, 2025
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. In the Garden behind the Museum.
In the garden behind the White Memorial Museum, we will practice yoga and qigong as we listen to the birds, feel the morning breezes, and celebrate the warmth of the summer sun. This is an all levels, all ages program and requires no prior yoga or qigong experience! Recent studies have shown the benefits of yoga, which include stress reduction, improvement in strength, flexibility, and balance.
Please bring a mat and water (sunscreen/bug repellant if desired). Each class is $12 (with $1 of each going to White Memorial). Come to one, several, or all! For information and to check in event of rain, please call 860-309-9489 for more information.
Judith Ehrman-Shapiro, PhD, BC-DMT, NCC, RYT is a Board-Certified movement therapist, nationally certified counselor, and a certified qigong and yoga instructor. She operates the Evolving Center, a private practice, in Winsted. She has been sharing her love of movement practices at White Memorial since 2015.

Museum Children Free Week
2025-07-20 09:00 - 2025-07-26 17:00
July 20 – 26, 2025
In Memory of John Howard from his Family and Friends. Free admission to children ages twelve and under when accompanied by an adult.

The Grantville Dawgs in Concert!
2025-07-19 18:30 - 20:30
Saturday, July 19, 2025
Get your dancing shoes ready for an evening of classic oldies! The Grantville Dawgs are a group of friends (Dawgs) that enjoy playing and singing rock, funk, soul, and popular music from the 60`s, 70`s and later. The band hails from the Grantville section of Norfolk. Get ready to raise the roof! Bring a picnic and BYOB! 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m., Activity Shed. All tickets: $10.00 Pre-registration is required: Grantville Dawgs Registration

Iceland Through My Heart with Gerri Griswold
2025-07-19 14:00 - 16:00
Saturday, July 19, 2025
To say Gerri Griswold is obsessed with Iceland is an understatement. (57 trips…with 58 and 59 on the horizon!) Join Griswold as she shares stories and beautiful photos illustrating her deep love for this spectacular country and its people. This dynamic presentation leads you through glacial landscapes and molten lava fields, meet-ups with farmers and their four-footed friends, exposes you to stunning seascapes, and so much more. Griswold first stepped foot in Iceland in 2002. It’s been a love affair with the land and its people ever since! 2:00 p.m., A. B. Ceder Room and Microsoft Teams. Members: FREE, Non-Members: $5.00. Pre-registration and pre-payment are required. Register online: Iceland Registration
A link to the presentation will be sent to you upon receipt of your registration.

Tiny Trekking with Kelly Orr
2025-07-17 10:00 - 11:00
Thursday, July 17, 2025
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 to get hands on in the outdoors. Dress for the weather, we will go rain or shine! 10:00 a.m., Meet in the parking lot at 122 White’s Wood Road (the parking lot north of the main Boardwalk parking lot) The program is FREE! Donations will be accepted to help defray the Conservation Center’s programming expenses. Tiny Trekking Registration or Donation

Wren the Weeping Willow Fairy Hike to the Boardwalk with Kate Kyres
2025-07-12 10:00 - 11:30
Book signing, reading, and reception in the Museum on Friday, July 11, 2025 at 3:00 p.m.
Hike to the Little Pond Boardwalk with Kate Kyres: Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 10:00 a.m.
Author Kate Kyres’ life has been shaped “by countless walks that I have taken on the boardwalk at Little Pond.” Kate has photographed her daughter at the majestic Crack Willow. This willow plays an important role in Kyres’ beautiful, whimsical book, “Wren the Weeping Willow Fairy.”
Come to the Nature Museum on Friday, July 11, 2025, from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 pm for a reading, signing, and reception celebrating Kate’s beautiful book!
On Saturday morning, July 12, 2025 at 10:00 a.m., Join Kate for an interpretive stroll along The Little Pond Boardwalk to Wren’s Willow. Meet at the main entrance to the Little Pond Boardwalk at 121 Whites Woods Road.
Please pre-register for the hike: Wren the Weeping Willow Fairy Hike Registration
FREE… Donations will be accepted to help defray the Conservation Center’s programming expenses.

Reading and Book Signing “Wren the Weeping Willow Fairy” by Kate Kyres
2025-07-11 15:00 - 17:00
Book signing, reading, and reception in the Museum on Friday, July 11, 2025 at 3:00 p.m.
Hike to the Little Pond Boardwalk with Kate Kyres: Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 10:00 a.m.
Author Kate Kyres’ life has been shaped “by countless walks that I have taken on the boardwalk at Little Pond.” Kate has photographed her daughter at the majestic Crack Willow. This willow plays an important role in Kyres’ beautiful, whimsical book, “Wren the Weeping Willow Fairy.”
Come to the Nature Museum on Friday, July 11, 2025, from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 pm for a reading, signing, and reception celebrating Kate’s beautiful book!
On Saturday morning, July 12, 2025 at 10:00 a.m., Join Kate for an interpretive stroll along The Little Pond Boardwalk to Wren’s Willow. Meet at the main entrance to the Little Pond Boardwalk at 121 Whites Woods Road.
Please pre-register for the reception: Wren Reception Registration
FREE… Donations will be accepted to help defray the Conservation Center’s programming expenses.

Summer Saunter to Old Camp Townshend
2025-07-05 10:00 - 11:30
Saturday, July 5, 2025
Pack up some water and bug spray and put on your favorite clamdiggers! Gerri Griswold leads a pleasant saunter along the lovely trails of Camp Townshend along the shores of Bantam Lake. Townshend opened in 1940. By the end of the decade over 700 Girl Scouts visited the property. In its hay day, the camp could house 100 campers and 28 staff members for each two-week session! 10:00 a.m., Meet at the A.B. Ceder Room. The hike is limited to 20 guests. Please pre-register online: Camp Townshend Registration
FREE…donations will be accepted to help defray the Conservation Center’s programming expenses.

Independence Day
2025-07-04 07:00 - 17:00
Friday, July 4, 2025
OFFICES AND MUSEUM CLOSED
