ecoEXPLORE in the Garden
April 20, 2024
11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Join us as we find wonderful things in the museum's gardens with an ecoEXPLORE expert from the NC Museum of Natural Sciences - Whiteville. Earn a badge, learn about nature, and become a community scientist!
April will be Botany Season. Check out the ecoEXPLORE website for more details:
*Free lemonade and cookies will be available in the general store for program participants.
ecoBLAST!
April 27, 2024
10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
As part of the 2024 North Carolina Science Festival, we will host a free, public event called ecoBLAST! This will be a fun, educational, family-friendly celebration of our planet. Exhibits, food trucks, live animals, art and educational activities, and demonstrations are planned for the public to enjoy.
A Journey Through Deep Time:
Dinosaur Bones, Rocks, and Fossils
Ongoing
In our renovated "Rock Room" gallery, see some of the fossils in the museum's collection and loaned specimens, such as an Allosaurus bone, Triceratops frill, and an American mastodon tusk.
The Duplin County Beekeepers Association has put up an apiary with two beehives located near our tobacco barn. The hives are not close to the main outbuildings and botanical garden.
However, the bees are certainly busy with all the flowers we have on the grounds, so please be(e) aware of their presence and that they are doing important work as pollinators.
The North Carolina Science Trail (NCST) is a STEM collection of about 60 partners across the state of North Carolina. The mission of the NC Science Trail is to inspire exploration of NC’s varied science landscape all year long. NCST aims to build awareness of science processes, cultivate appreciation for the role of science in our everyday lives, and encourage care for the natural world.
NCST's primary goals are:
The Joann Cowan Brown Botanical Garden is a HotSpot in the ecoEXPLORE program!
Ongoing
ecoEXPLORE (Experiences Promoting Learning Outdoors for Research and Education) is an incentive-based citizen science program for children in grades K-8. Developed by The North Carolina Arboretum, this innovative program combines science exploration with kid-friendly technology to foster a fun learning environment for children while encouraging them to explore the outdoors and participate in citizen science.
* It's currently herpetology season (May - June). Herpetology is the study of reptiles and amphibians.
Complete challenges to earn a badge and share observations of wildlife belonging to this season for a bonus point!
Fun Fact:
Western North Carolina is known as the “Salamander Capital of the World” because there are more species of salamander there than anywhere in the world.
Source: https://www.ecoexplore.net/
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