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The Great Backyard Bird Count 2021
Marion Natural History Museum 8 Spring Street, Marion, MA, United StatesBe a citizen scientist while having fun in your own backyard or local park! Learn how to participate in the bird count by identifying birds and recording your findings. We'll share resources, apps, tips, and tricks on how to ID birds. The Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) is a free, fun, and easy event that…
The Butterfly Man
Marion Natural History Museum 8 Spring Street, Marion, MA, United StatesJoe Dwelly, a Yarmouth resident, will be visiting the Marion Natural History Museum to share what he knows about our local species of butterfly. Mr. Dwelly will give advice about where they can be found and how community members can attract them to their own backyards. Not only will he teach attendees about particular habitat…
North Atlantic Right Whales with Dr. Michael Moore
+1 moreThe North Atlantic right whale species is in peril. Dr. Moore will discuss the status and trends of the North Atlantic Right Whale: describing how vessel collisions and fishing gear entanglements risk extinction of the species. He will mention recent and proposed changes that could enable the species to recover, and how consumers can enable that change.…
Collections
Do you have a collection? Natural History collections started with individual home collections that were shared with others. Bring in your nature collections, such as shells, rocks, feathers, minerals etc. (no Pokemon collections please) to share with others. We will give you a behind the scenes tour of the museum’s collections and talk about labeling…