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  • Walking our Fall forest with Jim Rassman

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

    Do you know the difference between a hard or soft wood tree? A deciduous or evergreen? How to tell the age of a tree without cutting it open and counting rings?  Come join us as we walk the woods with Forester Jim Rassman.   Best for grades 2 and up.

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  • Farming cranberries

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

    Pamela Francis has been lecturing about cranberries with the Cape Cod Cranberry Growers' Association for several years. It is a joy to teach about the history of cranberries, how they grow and how they are harvested. Pam's background is in elementary education, however, she is finding all age groups love to learn about how cranberries originated in this area…

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  • Investigating dinosaur fossils

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

    Did you know that the museum has several dinosaur fossils?  Some are from a meat-eating dinosaur called an Eubrontes giganteus: which left the large three-toed tracks of a large predatory theropod. Another is from a duck-billed dinosaur, Edmontosaurus, who was a plant eater. We will also have a replica of a Trex skull on hand. …

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  • Stone Walls as Drylands: Viewing New England’s Landforms as Habitats with Robert Thorson

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

      In early New England history, freshwater wetlands were considered miasma to be loathed, drained, and converted to more productive use. By the early 1970s, however, the values of freshwater wetlands in New England had been recognized and they began to be protected by state and federal regulations, even though the majority had either been…

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  • Annual Holiday and Nature Craft Party

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

    Enjoy relaxing and getting creative with friends at our annual holiday party. Every year we work with natural and recycled materials to design new works of art for gift giving and decoration. Snacks and drinks are provided. Let's have some fun creating new works of art with friends!

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  • Shed Hunting 101

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

    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 dropped antlers are commonly referred to as "sheds" or "shed antlers." Shed hunting is a great opportunity to get outdoors, work your legs, and spend time with family and friends…

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