Museum Children Free Week
December 21 – 27, 2021 Courtesy of Tara and Arthur Diedrick. Free admission to children ages twelve and under when accompanied by an adult.
WHITE MEMORIAL CONSERVATION CENTER
December 21 – 27, 2021 Courtesy of Tara and Arthur Diedrick. Free admission to children ages twelve and under when accompanied by an adult.
Gigantic plateaus, over 3000 feet high, are home to rare carnivorous plants. It is difficult to imagine and appreciate how massive these table top mountains are. Today we’ll hear the story of exploration, wildlife, landscape and amazing spectacles these lost worlds possess. How and when were they discovered? British Naturalist, Stewart McPherson has explored 25 […]
Tag along with Gerri Griswold (and Museum Dog Bradley) as she leads you to the observation platform overlooking Bantam Lake and the Ice House Ruins. Pass by pretty Butternut Brook and indulge yourself in the sights, scents, and sounds of winter. Dress for the weather! Sturdy boots and hiking poles might be helpful! 10 A.M., […]
Fresh perspective for 2022! After we’ve put the colorful holiday decorations away, it’s nice to take a break from all that vibrancy and start the new year with a fresh white and green palette. Join Susan Spanger of Bloomful Floral Design and exercise your botanical creativity by designing a winter white floral arrangement. Susan will […]
Grab your winter gear, bundle up and join us for the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection’s (DEEP) No Child Left Inside® 15th Annual Winter Festival at Burr Pond State Park, 384 Burr Mountain Road, Torrington. The event is a partnership among No Child Left Inside®, Connecticut Aquatic Resources Education (CARE) and the City […]
For the time he lived in Connecticut, Tom meticulously measured snowfall and snow depth at his home locations. Not a storm past his attention. The data compiled paints a complicated picture of trends and change in this most variable of New England seasons. Learn about the global meteorological factors that affect winter weather in the […]