Museum Children Free Week
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.
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Beaver Fever Talk and Walk with Gerri Griswold
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 […]
Meet Our Riveting Reptiles! with Colleen Harrak
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 […]
Pajama Parade!
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 […]
Loving Haight with Gerri Griswold
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 […]
Labor Day
Monday, September 1, 2025 Offices and Museum Closed
Fresh Start Hiking Club
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, […]
Nature’s Nursery Series, Summer 2025
White Memorial - A.B. Ceder RoomThursday, 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 […]
Llama Walk with Debbie Labbe, Country Quilt Llama Farm
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 […]
The Buzz About Pollinators with Hailey Horan, Flanders Nature Center
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 […]