We Bring Nature and Science Education to Our Community
Our mission is to promote public interest in and knowledge of science and natural history in order to increase our collective awareness of man’s relationship within his environment.
We act as an educational and informational resource for the surrounding area, specializing in the natural history of our local coastal and offshore areas and to relate issues of concern that pertain to those areas through our archives, displays, and outreach programs.
“If a child is to keep alive his inborn sense of wonder, he needs the companionship of at least one adult who can share it, rediscovering with him the joy, excitement, and mystery of the world we live in.”
- Rachel Carson
Museum Limited Reopening
The Marion Natural History Museum is open in a limited fashion. Please visit our COVID-19 page for details.
Hate ticks? Ticks are not just creepy; They can transmit over 10 different diseases with potentially life-altering impacts. Ticks are shrouded in both fear and misinformation. What yard sprays should…
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Holiday Party December 15 Let’s have fun together designing gifts with natural and recycled craft materials. Bring your unique artistic talents and let’s make some gifts for the holidays. Depending…
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Shed Hunting 101 November 17 Shed hunting is the pursuit of finding antlers that have been naturally shed by any antler-bearing mammal such as moose, caribou, elk and deer. These…
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The Plight of Whales and Our Responsibility With Michael J. Moore Relating his experiences caring for endangered whales, a veterinarian and marine scientist shows we can all share in the…
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NECWA Terrapin and Sunfish Rescue with Carol “Krill” Carson, founder and president of New England Coastal Wildlife Alliance November 3 Each late summer and fall, ocean sunfish strand along the…
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