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The Great Backyard Bird Count 2021

Marion Natural History Museum 8 Spring Street, Marion, MA, United States
Virtual Event Virtual Event

Be 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…

Free

Trip to Bird Island

Marion Harbormaster's Office 1 Island Wharf, Marion, MA, United States

With Isaac Perry and the Marion Harbormaster’s office. We will see the habitat of some of the world’s rarest birds. This program fills very fast so please register early! Must bring properly fitting life jacket. May 6 program is FULL Second program scheduled for May 13

This IS Rocket Science

Marion Natural History Museum 8 Spring Street, Marion, MA, United States

Join us while learning about propulsion and lift with Mike Cronin. Each child will have his/her own rocket with motor to assemble and set off. The cost for this program is $20 per participant. Submit payment to Marion Natural History Museum. Space is limited to 12 children. The program is limited to children ages 6…

$20

This IS Rocket Science

Marion Natural History Museum 8 Spring Street, Marion, MA, United States

Join us while learning about propulsion and lift with Mike Cronin. Each child will have his/her own rocket with motor to assemble and set off. The cost for this program is $20 per participant. Submit payment to Marion Natural History Museum. Space is limited to 12 children. The program is limited to children ages 6…

Trip to Bird Island

Marion Harbormaster's Office 1 Island Wharf, Marion, MA, United States

With Isaac Perry and the Marion Harbormaster’s office. We will see the habitat of some of the world’s rarest birds. This program fills very fast so please register early! Must bring properly fitting life jacket. May 6 program is FULL Second program scheduled for May 13

Native Plants of Southeastern Massachusetts

Marion Natural History Museum 8 Spring Street, Marion, MA, United States

With Martha “Mike” Schroeder. Using hands-on experience and role play, Mike hopes to deepen the children’s understanding that Native plants are important and they have adapted to survive where they are. Other native living things, such as birds, insects and mammals have adapted too, and depend on these plants to survive. Let’s see if we…

Vernal Pools

Marion Natural History Museum 8 Spring Street, Marion, MA, United States

Did you know that many animals rely on these temporary pools to breed and leave their young to mature? They in turn are an important food source for many forest animals. Let’s take a look at the nursery of the forest.  

Rain Gutter Regatta

Marion Natural History Museum 8 Spring Street, Marion, MA, United States

With the help of engineer Mark Whalen, participants will be developing a model sailing vessel to "race the clock" as well as each other. The program includes pre-event discussion and demonstration of sailboat engineering and design: buoyancy, stability, lift and drag forces. Program is limited to 20 – SO PLEASE REGISTER EARLY!

Soil Critters

Marion Natural History Museum 8 Spring Street, Marion, MA, United States

With Maggie Payne, Soil Scientist with U.S.D.A. Did you know there are more living organisms in a tablespoon of healthy soil than there are people on earth? We will explore the life beneath our feet and discover the importance of not treating our soils like dirt. There will be hands-on experiments involved so please dress…

Great Backyard Bird Count

Marion Natural History Museum 8 Spring Street, Marion, MA, United States

Let’s get ready for the Great Backyard Bird Count! The 2020 GBBC is from February 14th through the 17th this year. This count is an important citizen science effort that helps researchers at Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the National Audubon Society. In as little as 15 minutes you can help expand scientist’s knowledge of…

Rock Hound 101

Marion Natural History Museum 8 Spring Street, Marion, MA, United States

Jim Pierson will be in to talk about his favorite topic, rocks and minerals. A geology enthusiast, Jim continues to be passionate about fossils, rocks and minerals. He will be sharing his interest with us by showing us some specimens from his own collection, as well as looking at some specimens from the museum’s collections.…

Eat Bugs? What? Who Would Want to Eat Bugs?

It may not be as wild as it sounds. Around the world, consuming insects is the norm. In all countries except for the USA, Canada, and Europe, people consume at least one type of insect. And, when you really think of it, we eat lobsters and lobsters are not that different looking from insects. In…

Nature Walk in Washburn Park

Washburn Park Washburn Park, Marion, MA, United States

We will be meeting at Washburn park to look for frogs, turtles and whatever else we can find. This program will involve walking through brush so please use plenty of insect protection, sunscreen, sensible footwear and a hat. We recommend the students bring something to drink.  

Looking at Lichens

We’ll be taking a woodland walk to inspect these interesting hybrids, conduct an experiment to see what they can tell us about our environment, and take some back to the museum to inspect under our new digital/video microscope.  

Virtual Reality Travel

Travel the world with the museum’s new HTC Vive virtual reality set. Using our new virtual reality set and Google Earth we will allow the students to be immersed into a street level view of various locations.  

Birds of Bird Island

With Carolyn Mostello, Coastal Waterbird Biologist, Mass. Div. of Fish & Wildlife and Isaac Perry, Town of Marion Harbormaster. During this program we will start at the museum to view slides of the restoration effort and learn about the shorebirds that rely on this important island habitat. Then we’ll be walking down to the Harbormaster’s…

Coastal Explorations Summer Program

During our week-long Summer 2019 program (July 8-12) the Museum is offering a half-day summer program to explore some of Marion’s unique natural areas. We will be exploring our rocky inter-tidal shoreline, salt marshes, estuaries as well as freshwater riverbanks, forest, swamps, ponds and bogs. Daily we will take trips to look for the birds,…

All About Worms!

What’s the difference between a nightcrawler and an earthworm?  These important little animals are vital to the health of our soil, and they’re fun to watch! Come join Jim and Madeleine Porter – worm enthusiasts – and explore the world of these creepy crawlies.  

Trip to Bird Island

We will talk about some of the changes being made to the Island to give the birds more nesting area. NOTE: Just a few spots left! All slots are reserved for students.  

Trip to Bird Island

We will talk about some of the changes being made to the Island to give the birds more nesting area. NOTE: Just a few spots left! All slots are reserved for students.  

Herring of Southeast Massachusetts

River Herring play an important role in the culture, ecology, and economies of coastal towns in Massachusetts. Because river herring are so important, many citizens dedicate a great deal of their time to protecting the rivers and ponds these fish spawn in. Rochester Herring Inspector, David Watling, will be coming in to share with us…

Very Basic Computer Mapping

Looking for something else to do with your computer besides playing a game? Let’s explore one of the free programs provided by the state to help explore and create a map of your town.  

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…

Winter Food

Now that winter has removed many of our tree’s leaves, what’s left for animals to eat? We’ll explore the diets of some of our animal neighbors and try our hand at creating a feeder for birds using items found in nature.  

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