WHITE MEMORIAL CONSERVATION CENTER
The raffle will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Family Nature Day – Saturday, September. 27, 2025. Good luck! There are only 3000 tickets available so your chances of winning are pretty good! Tickets are $10.00 each! Our first prize is an exciting twelve night / thirteen day trip for two to The Galapagos Islands […]
Friday, February 28, 2025 This astronomy program is organized by members of the Litchfield Hills Amateur Astronomy Club and the Mattatuck Astronomical Society. Tonight’s topic is "Marvelous, Mysterious Mars – The Red Planet In Fact, Lore & Fiction" From ancient times, people have noticed Mars and assigned meaning. We’ll cover what ancients thought, its importance […]
December 21 at 10:00 a.m., January 4 at 12:30 p.m., January 19 at 12:30 p.m. February 8 at 10:00 a.m., February 16 at 1:00 p.m., March 1 at 10:00 a.m., March 16 at 1:00 p.m. April 5 at 10:00 a.m., April 19 at 10:00 a.m., May 3 at 9:00 a.m., May 18 at 9:00 a.m., […]
Saturday, March 1, 2025 Spring is just around the corner! How about adding a few healthful offerings to your culinary arsenal! Head off to the Mediterranean with Gerri Griswold for some Bulgarian Shopska salad, Spanish Cod with Chorizo and Fennel, Roasted Chicken with Dates, Citrus, and Olives, and top it all off with a fan-favorite, […]
March 2 – 8, 2025 Courtesy of Arthur and Tara Stacom Diedrick in Honor of Claire and Matthew Stacon. Free admission to children ages twelve and under when accompanied by an adult.
Tuesdays: January 7, February 11, March 4, April 1, May 6, June 3, 2025 Hop out of bed and head to White Memorial for our latest hiking series! Join Gerri Griswold 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 […]
Tuesday, March 4, 2025 Hop in the Conservation Center Van with Education Director, Carrie Szwed and head to Great Mountain Forest in Norfolk to watch maple sugaring in action! For 70 years, Great Mountain Forest has been producing maple syrup. The GMF sap house located near the Forestry Offices in Norfolk, CT produces 75 to […]
Grades 1-3: Tuesdays in March (March 4, 11, 18, 25) Grades 4-6: Wednesdays in March (March 5, 12, 19, 26) After-School Adventures 4:00-5:15pm Bring your kids out to White Memorial for programs designed to awaken curiosity and foster an appreciation for the natural world. Every session brings a new adventure, whether it’s exploring a new […]
Grades 1-3: Tuesdays in March (March 4, 11, 18, 25) Grades 4-6: Wednesdays in March (March 5, 12, 19, 26) After-School Adventures 4:00-5:15pm Bring your kids out to White Memorial for programs designed to awaken curiosity and foster an appreciation for the natural world. Every session brings a new adventure, whether it’s exploring a new […]
The First Wednesday of Every Month, November 6, 2024 through March 5, 2025 Dark of Winter Yoga as a monthly online workshop. Meet the first Wednesday of each month, from November 6, 2024, through March 5, 2025. On these 5 dates - November 6, December 4, January 8 (the second Wednesday), February 5, and March […]
Thursdays: January 2, February 13, March 6, April 10, May 8, June 5, 2025 Start the New Year with a resolution to get your body moving more! Skip that Happy Hour cocktail and calorie-laden appetizer and take a walk with Gerri! It may be cold. It may be dark. It may even be snowing…but you […]
Thursdays, January 2, February 6, March 6 Ages 3-6 Years Nature’s Nursery, Winter 2025 4:00pm Join us on the first Thursday of each month from January – March 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 […]
This hike has been postponed, all that registered have been emailed with the new date and time! Saturday, March 8, 2025 THIS HIKE IS FULL! Please email kelly@whitememorialcc.org to be put on a wait list. Thank you! Take a walk through this historic property in search of bear, deer, and rabbit tracks and sign and […]
Grades 1-3: Tuesdays in March (March 4, 11, 18, 25) Grades 4-6: Wednesdays in March (March 5, 12, 19, 26) After-School Adventures 4:00-5:15pm Bring your kids out to White Memorial for programs designed to awaken curiosity and foster an appreciation for the natural world. Every session brings a new adventure, whether it’s exploring a new […]
Grades 1-3: Tuesdays in March (March 4, 11, 18, 25) Grades 4-6: Wednesdays in March (March 5, 12, 19, 26) After-School Adventures 4:00-5:15pm Bring your kids out to White Memorial for programs designed to awaken curiosity and foster an appreciation for the natural world. Every session brings a new adventure, whether it’s exploring a new […]
Saturday, March 15, 2025 Come on, Brainiacs! Are you afraid of the challenge brought forth by our team of experts? Cerebrum, Cerebellum, Medulla Oblongata, Hippocampus…How big are yours? Are you even remotely prepared to test your nature knowledge at our 6th Annual Nature Trivia Night? Teams of up to six (we HIGHLY encourage team costumes) […]
December 21 at 10:00 a.m., January 4 at 12:30 p.m., January 19 at 12:30 p.m. February 8 at 10:00 a.m., February 16 at 1:00 p.m., March 1 at 10:00 a.m., March 16 at 1:00 p.m. April 5 at 10:00 a.m., April 19 at 10:00 a.m., May 3 at 9:00 a.m., May 18 at 9:00 a.m., […]
Grades 1-3: Tuesdays in March (March 4, 11, 18, 25) Grades 4-6: Wednesdays in March (March 5, 12, 19, 26) After-School Adventures 4:00-5:15pm Bring your kids out to White Memorial for programs designed to awaken curiosity and foster an appreciation for the natural world. Every session brings a new adventure, whether it’s exploring a new […]
Grades 1-3: Tuesdays in March (March 4, 11, 18, 25) Grades 4-6: Wednesdays in March (March 5, 12, 19, 26) After-School Adventures 4:00-5:15pm Bring your kids out to White Memorial for programs designed to awaken curiosity and foster an appreciation for the natural world. Every session brings a new adventure, whether it’s exploring a new […]
Saturday, March 22, 2025 Travel to the far reaches of Europe with Gerri Griswold and discover the riches of Bulgaria. Griswold and her “traveling triumvirate” were drawn here to experience the annual Surva International Festival of Masquerade Games in Pernik, where, since pagan times, men and now women, dress in elaborate costumes representing spirits who […]
March 23 – 29, 2025 In Memory of Louise W. Willson. Free admission to children ages twelve and under when accompanied by an adult.
Grades 1-3: Tuesdays in March (March 4, 11, 18, 25) Grades 4-6: Wednesdays in March (March 5, 12, 19, 26) After-School Adventures 4:00-5:15pm Bring your kids out to White Memorial for programs designed to awaken curiosity and foster an appreciation for the natural world. Every session brings a new adventure, whether it’s exploring a new […]
Grades 1-3: Tuesdays in March (March 4, 11, 18, 25) Grades 4-6: Wednesdays in March (March 5, 12, 19, 26) After-School Adventures 4:00-5:15pm Bring your kids out to White Memorial for programs designed to awaken curiosity and foster an appreciation for the natural world. Every session brings a new adventure, whether it’s exploring a new […]
Friday, March 28, 2025 This astronomy program is organized by members of the Litchfield Hills Amateur Astronomy Club and the Mattatuck Astronomical Society. Tonight’s topic is "A Brief History of Astronomy - From Ancient Times to the James Webb Space Telescope" What did ancient peoples think when they looked up at night? Who invented the […]
Saturday, March 29, 2025 “Etuaptmumk” is a Mi’kmaw saying that translates to “Two-Eyed Seeing.” This concept refers to learning how to see the strengths of Indigenous knowledge from one eye and the strengths of Western knowledge from the other. Join Environmental Educator Colleen Harrak from White Memorial and Educational Outreach Ambassador Darlene Kascak (Schaghticoke Tribal […]
Tuesdays: January 7, February 11, March 4, April 1, May 6, June 3, 2025 Hop out of bed and head to White Memorial for our latest hiking series! Join Gerri Griswold 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 […]
Thursdays, April 3, May 1, June 5 Ages 3-6 Years Nature’s Nursery, Spring 2025 4:00pm Join us on the first Thursday of each month from April – June 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 […]
December 21 at 10:00 a.m., January 4 at 12:30 p.m., January 19 at 12:30 p.m. February 8 at 10:00 a.m., February 16 at 1:00 p.m., March 1 at 10:00 a.m., March 16 at 1:00 p.m. April 5 at 10:00 a.m., April 19 at 10:00 a.m., May 3 at 9:00 a.m., May 18 at 9:00 a.m., […]
Saturday, April 5, 2025 What makes amphibians so fascinating? They’re mostly small and well camouflaged and easily overlooked as they go about their little lives. But appealing they certainly are. This presentation with photos of our New England frogs and salamanders takes us through a typical season of their emergence in late winter until bedtime in autumn […]
April 6 - 12, 2025 In Memory of Author and Conservationist David K. Leff from his Many Friends. Free admission to children under the age of 12 when accompanied by an adult.
