Annual Holiday Party
8 Spring Street, Marion, MA, United StatesJoin our annual holiday craft party! We will be celebrating the holidays by making gifts and crafts from natural and recycled materials. Join us for this annual get-together and have fun making crafts, being with friends, and enjoying some snacks to celebrate the end of the year.
Introduction to Forestry
8 Spring Street, Marion, MA, United StatesNovember 30, 2022 – Introduction to Forestry. Join Service Forester Jim Rassman as we learn about the trees of Massachusetts. We will learn about different types of local trees, how to tell how old a tree is, and the benefits that trees and forest provide to us all. If the weather is nice, we will…
Sea Turtle T.L.C.
8 Spring Street, Marion, MA, United StatesSea Turtle T.L.C. with Sara Sperber, Operations and Programs Coordinator, National Marine Life Center. How do you take care of a sick sea turtle? Students will learn about sea turtle strandings, rehabilitation, and release. This program will focus on the National Marine Life Center and their mission of caring for stranded marine animals, focusing on…
Backyard Archaeology
8 Spring Street, Marion, MA, United StatesBackyard Archaeology with Jim Pierson. In celebration of Archaeology Month we will be looking at the basics for finding artifacts in your own backyard. We will be practicing techniques for exploring the remains of the past that you would normally never notice. Grades 3-6th only, program limited to no more than 12.
Fall Bird Walk in Washburn Park
8 Spring Street, Marion, MA, United StatesJoin the Marion Natural History Museum and the Nasketucket Bird Club on Wednesday, October 26 at 8:00 am for a fall bird walk. Great for new birders or those interested in learning more about birds. It will be an opportunity to see and hear local and migrating birds. Walk will be led by Justin Barrett,…
Plastics in the environment, what we know and don’t know
8 Spring Street, Marion, MA, United StatesChris Reddy, Senior Scientist, Department of Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution studies marine pollution, petroleum geochemistry, and develops natural products for the cosmetics industry. Reddy became interested in plastics in 2008 when he collaborated with Dr. Kara Lavender Law at Sea Education Association to study the distribution and chemical composition of plastic in…
Nature Illustration
8 Spring Street, Marion, MA, United StatesLet’s have some fun drawing from nature! Drawing a natural item – a leaf, a shell, an insect – increases your observational skills and knowledge about that item. From the comfort of your own home, you can try your hand at drawing a specimen from the museum’s collections. Images will be available on the website…
Can Seaweed Feed and Fuel the Future?
8 Spring Street, Marion, MA, United StatesAbout 90 percent of our energy presently comes from finite natural resources—oil and gas—whose extraction and use contribute to pollution and climate change. Farmed seaweed, on the other hand, needs only seawater and sunlight to thrive, and can provide carbon-neutral nutrition and energy.
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.…