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How Trees Communicate, Exploring the Underground Network of Trees
Marion Natural History Museum 8 Spring Street, Marion, MA, United StatesJoin the Marion Natural History Museum, Friday, August 20 at the Museum, 7 – 8 pm How trees communicate – Exploring the underground network of trees with Valentina Lagomarsino, PhD student, Biological Biomedical Sciences program at Harvard University Trees are considered to be the oldest living organisms on the planet. Over centuries, they have been resilient to…
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…
Intelligent Trees
Marion Natural History Museum 8 Spring Street, Marion, MA, United StatesDo trees speak to each other? Do they have family ties and care for their young? German forester Peter Wohlleben, author of 'The Hidden Life of Trees' and scientist Suzanne Simard (The University of British Columbia, Canada) have been observing and investigating the communication between trees over decades. The museum will be showing the Vimeo…
Wildflowers of Southeastern Massachusetts
Marion Natural History Museum 8 Spring Street, Marion, MA, United StatesWith plant enthusiast Martha "Mike" Schroeder. Mike will be sharing a slide show of locally taken photos of wildflowers thought to have existed in Southeastern Massachusetts since before the arrival of the Europeans. Every flower has its own story. No charge for the program however registration in advance is strongly recommended. The museum is located…
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…