Join us for a full day of programs, activities, and exploration to celebrate Earth Day! Discover inside and outside the museum featuring a variety of activities such as seed bomb making, fairy house building, scavenger hunts, a campfire (conditions permitting), and more. Explore the Magic Forest Playscape, wander through the awakening Chapman Meadow, discover the nearby Grafton Village Park hiking trails, enjoy our budding native pollinator garden, and stay for three hour-long programs throughout the day including live animals from The Southern Vermont Natural History Museum at noon.
No sign-up is necessary and admission is by suggested donation. All are welcome!
One Hour Free Programs:
Energy and Ecology (10AM - 11AM)
Participants in this program will learn about how the flow of energy moves from the sun to plants and animals with a focus on the interconnectedness of living and nonliving things in the food web. Using hands-on items, discussion, and games students will study animal adaptations to conserve energy.
Southern Vermont History Museum Program (12PM - 1PM)
Exploring Wildlife and Our Role with The Southern Vermont Natural History Museum
In 1970 Earth Day was created to force issues of clean air and water, preservation of wild places and the sustainable use of our planet’s resources into the forefront of our national consciousness. Since then, the Clean Air Act, Endangered Species Act, Clean Water Act and more have come into being, safeguarding those resources. The Southern Vermont Natural History Museum will explore the wildlife side of these changes in awareness and attitude with the help of some live, non-releasable animals.
Tree ID Hike (2pm-3pm) Learn to read the bark, leaves, seeds, of our most common trees. Get to know the difference between a birch, an oak, and a maple on the walk through the museum wood.
All Day Activities
Fairy House Building
Seed-bomb making
Scavenger Hunts, inside and out
Camp Fire (conditions allowing)
Natural Playscape exploration
No sign-up is necessary and admission is by suggested donation. All are welcome!