The Nature Museum at Grafton Winter 2015 Calendar Listings

The Nature Museum at Grafton
Winter 2015 Calendar Listings

9:30 AM-12:30 PM
Saturday, February 7, 2015
Tracks and Trees with Lynn Levine
The Nature Museum at Grafton

Join us at The Nature Museum for a snowshoe animal tracking and tree identification hike and workshop with author, tracking expert, and forester Lynn Levine. Lynn will share her collection of scat and fur before an outdoor adventure to search for tracks and practice winter tree identification skills. An expert tracker and consulting forester for over 36 years, Lynn will introduce her new tracking book, Mammal Tracks and Scat: Life-Size Tracking Guide, and use the tree guide she created for identifying trees in the winter. Participants will learn to think like the animals they track and connect with the forested landscape. www.nature-museum.org

9:30 AM-3:30 PM
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Wild Walkers: Ancient Fire Skills
The Nature Museum at Grafton

The Nature Museum is thrilled to announce the fourth gathering of Wild Walkers, a partnership program with the Vermont Wilderness School for kids ages 10 to 14. Be trained in ancient fire making skills in the woods and fields around The Nature Museum. Develop self-sufficiency, emergency preparedness, ecological awareness, and hazard avoidance in the wild. Experienced instructors from The Nature Museum and Vermont Wilderness School guide kids in a safe, fun, respectful experience of living close to the earth. www.nature-museum.org

10 AM-3 PM
Wednesday, February 18, 2015
Brave Bears: Wild Animal Tracking Camp
The Nature Museum at Grafton

This five-hour vacation camp for Brave Bears, younger adventurers aged 6 to 9, will be led by The Nature Museum's experienced and energized environmental educators. We'll start the day by learning tracking skills inside, and then we'll embark on a snowshoeing adventure in forests and fields to identify tracks and prints left by our furry and feathered friends. www.nature-museum.org

10 AM-11:30 AM
Third Thursday of the Month from September to June

Mighty Acorns Preschool Explorers Club
The Nature Museum at Grafton

Join a community of proud parents and budding environmentalists and scientists with The Nature Museum at Grafton's Mighty Acorns Preschool Explorers Club! These creative, exploratory preschool programs celebrate curiosity and encourage a love and respect for the natural world. Upcoming programs include: "Who's at my Birdfeeder?," "Big Feet, Little Feet: Winter Tracking," and "Dinosaurs Big and Little." Programs often include time outside in The Nature Museum's grounds and gardens; dress for all weather! These programs cost $5 per child. www.nature-museum.org