Summer rains summon an astounding variety of gourmet and medicinal mushrooms. Join us on a wild edible mushrooming adventure with The Mushroom Forager, Ari Rockland-Miller. Ari will give a colorful presentation introducing the region’s most distinctive and delicious species, followed by a guided foray in the rich woods nearby conserved by the Windmill Hill Pinnacle Association.

Summer rains summon an astounding variety of gourmet and medicinal mushrooms. Join us on a wild edible mushrooming adventure with The Mushroom Forager, Ari Rockland-Miller. Ari will give a colorful presentation introducing the region’s most distinctive and delicious species, followed by a guided foray in the rich woods nearby conserved by the Windmill Hill Pinnacle Association.

Breakfast with the Bird Diva at the Grafton Inn following the bird walk. The Bird Diva will be joining guests for breakfast in the Inn’s Garden Room. Breakfast reservations are made directly with the Grafton Inn (802-843-2248). Participants are responsible for purchasing their own meals/drinks. Breakfast is not included in the price of the Birding Boot Camp program on Saturday or bird walk on Sunday morning.

The Bird Diva leads an "in the field" Birding Bootcamp walk beginning at The Grafton Trails and Outdoor Center and wherever else the birds call us to explore. This program will help the attendee slow down and develop a deeper connection to birds, a deeper observation skill set, and build a foundation for deeper citizen science. Register early as this will be a small group!

Roost with The Bird Diva and a group of enthusiastic birders at the Grafton Inn! The Bird Diva will join guests at the dinner table in the Inn’s Garden Room. Hotel/Dinner reservations are to be made directly with the Grafton Inn.

Join us at the Grafton Inn to kick off the Birding Boot Camp with a presentation by Bird Diva, Bridget Butler. She’ll take us through a number of fun skill-building exercises, quizzes and drills to prepare us for the spring migration. She'll focus each bird workout on a different area - strength training for our eyes and ears as well as critical thinking to help us on our birding adventures – or just learning to enjoy our backyard birds more. She promises that we'll walk away better, stronger, savvier birders!

It’s our 30th Summer Season! Celebrate with us at noon on Earth Day and stay tuned for more celebrations throughout the summer and fall.

Celebrate an autumnal adventure with the magic of forest fairies! 

Tickets are available online and at the fairy gate ($12 adults, $10 seniors, $5 for children 3-18).

Celebrate an autumnal adventure with the magic of forest fairies! 

Tickets are available online and at the fairy gate ($12 adults, $10 seniors, $5 for children 3-18).

Summer rains summon an astounding variety of gourmet and medicinal mushrooms. Join us on a wild edible mushrooming adventure with The Mushroom Forager, Ari Rockland-Miller. Ari will give a colorful presentation introducing the region’s most distinctive and delicious species, followed by a guided foray in the rich woods nearby conserved by the Windmill Hill Pinnacle Association.

Summer rains summon an astounding variety of gourmet and medicinal mushrooms. Join us on a wild edible mushrooming adventure with The Mushroom Forager, Ari Rockland-Miller. Ari will give a colorful presentation introducing the region’s most distinctive and delicious species, followed by a guided foray in the rich woods nearby conserved by the Windmill Hill Pinnacle Association.

Enjoy a journey to the bottom of the Earth with Will and Laurie Danforth, board members of The Nature Museum, as they share their recent month-long expedition to Antarctica.

Join Vermont Entomological Society member JoAnne Russo on a journey into the darkness to learn about our local night-time jewels. Russo will give a presentation followed by a flashlight hunt to discover these fluttering jewels of the summer sky.

Join Bridget Butler, Bird Diva for a Slow Birding Field session. The group will learn how to use some of the bird language techniques from the book What the Robin Knows by John Young and Dan Gardoquoi. 

For some, birding is an adventure to seek out and document as many bird species as possible. We chase, we check-off our lists, and we move on to to the next exciting sighting. In this evening presentation, Bird Diva, Bridget Butler, will introduce another birding approach that will help us slow down and develop a deeper connection to birds.

Spring rains summon an astounding variety of wild edibles and medicinal mushrooms. Join The Nature Museum at Grafton on a wild edible and mushrooming adventure: "Spring Wildcrafting: Medicinal Mushrooms and Greens,” on Saturday, May 19. This event is focused on the medicinal and edible treasures of springtime.

Spring rains summon an astounding variety of wild edibles and medicinal mushrooms. Join The Nature Museum at Grafton on a wild edible and mushrooming adventure: "Spring Wildcrafting: Medicinal Mushrooms and Greens,” on Saturday, May 19. This event is focused on the medicinal and edible treasures of springtime.

The Nature Museum at Grafton is proud to be a part of this local tradition. On average, over 2,000 nature lovers come out every year to Herrick's Cove on the Connecticut River less than three miles north of Bellows Falls.
 

Enjoy a journey to the bottom of the Earth with Will and Laurie Danforth, board members of The Nature Museum, as they share their recent month-long expedition to Antarctica.

We are all fortunate to live on this pale blue dot that we call Earth. Come celebrate the natural world and learn more about it! Come for the "The Abenaki and Nature" Kindred Spirits Program and stay for a piece of Earth Day cake, delve into the museum, explore the outdoors with an exploration kit, grab a trail map to hike the Grafton Village Trails, or go on a scavenger hunt!