The Nature Museum’s Annual Earth Day Celebration & Open House

Saturday, April 19th from 10AM - 4PM

No registration needed, donations are encouraged

Join us for our annual Earth Day Celebration & Open House at The Nature Museum! There will be day-long opportunities for nature-themed exploration, play, and creativity for everyone to enjoy, as well as free programs throughout the day. During our programs we’ll meet live raptors with our friends from the Vermont Museum of Natural History, have a chance to view the daytime skies through a solar telescope with the Southern Vermont Astronomy Group (conditions dependent), and learn more about identifying trees on our grounds with our museum educators. All day activities include a bioblitz, seed ball making, scavenger hunts, and nature-inspired craft making.

Guests are welcome to play in the Magic Forest playscape, wander through the awakening grounds to see the ongoing wetland restoration and pavilion project, have lunch at the picnic tables, or take a hike in the nearby Grafton Village Park. Head indoors to continue learning about what makes our wildlife neighbors and natural landscape worth celebrating with our interactive exhibits on Vermont flora, fauna, and geology.

Free Programs: 

11:00 - 12:00: Tree ID Walk – Join Education Director Jay DeGregorio on a walk through the woods to meet the various trees that make up the Vermont forests we all know and love. Take away tips and tricks for identifying these trees in any season!

2:00 - 3:00: VT Raptors: live animal program with Vermont Museum of Natural History. Meet the birds of prey! Several live hawks, owls and falcons will come for a face-to-face exploration of what it takes to be a raptor.

All Day Activities: 

Southern Vermont Astronomy Group solar telescope viewing (Conditions dependent!)

Nature Craft Making

Seed Ball Making

Bioblitz

Learn more about Vermont Museum of Natural History and Southern Vermont Astronomy Group