Volunteer Tree Planting Day
Lend a hand to plant the new meadow landscape with natives.
New England Botany Hike Series
A series of three hikes in May, June and August to deepen your knowledge and awareness of native plants.
Bellows Falls Fish Ladder and Visitors Center
Step under the waves and see migrating shad, eel, and lamprey. Free nature-based programs for kids every Friday and Saturday at 10 with Summer Unplugged beginning at the end of June.
Invasive Plant Workshop with Long View Forest
Learn to identify and safely remove the most common invasive plants
Herricks Cove Wildlife Festival
Live animal programs, exhibits, and activities for children.
Earth Day Open House
Featuring a live animal presentation by the Southern Vermont Natural History Museum
Solar Eclipse Viewing Party & Open House
Join us between 12 and 5 to celebrate this exciting event
Winter Break Camp for Ages 6 -11
Three days of classic winter fun and learning during the February school break
Books and Nature, Fall Series
Join us to meet your neighbors and discuss the best of nature-based writing.
The Growth of Trees with Michael Wojtech
Learn how trees interact with their environment across days, weeks, seasons, and years and over varying scales.
Benefit Concert with Big Woods Voices
A benefit concert for The Nature Museum with Big Woods Voices, an a cappella group singing American roots genres and world folk styles.
Webinar -- The Nature of Oaks with Doug Tallamy
An oak tree supports more life forms than any other tree in North America - learn how to plant and care for them on your property to support a wide web of native species.
POSTPONED -- Invasive Plant Workshop with Long View Forest
Learn to identify numerous common invasive species and why they should be removed to enhance ecosystem function. A hands-on workshop on the grounds of The Nature Museum.
Alosada Kpiwi: An Immersive Guided Hike with Rich Holschuh
Led by Rich Holschuh, join a conversation among ourselves and with All of Our Relations, exploring other ways of seeing and being in relationship with place.
Wild Medicinals Walk & Extract Making Workshop with Allison Turner
Learn how to identify beneficial plants and turn them into medicine with Dr. Allison Tunrner.
Fairy Houses -- Week Seven of Summer Unplugged
Free programing for kids at local libraries and the Bellows Falls Fish Ladder
Rabbits and Hares -- Week Six of Summer Unplugged
Free programing for kids at local libraries and the Bellows Falls Fish Ladder
Super Scat -- Week Five of Summer Unplugged
Free programing for kids at local libraries and the Bellows Falls Fish Ladder
Predators and Prey -- Week Four of Summer Unplugged
Free programing for kids at local libraries and the Bellows Falls Fish Ladder
Fern Identification With Local Forester and Naturalist Lynn Levine
Get to know the ferns that have successfully adapted to changing conditions over millions of years.
Black Bears -- Week Three of Summer Unplugged
Free programing for kids at local libraries and the Bellows Falls Fish Ladder
Exploring Timber Rattlesnakes of New England: A Story of Their Natural History and Conservation Featuring Ecologist Mark P. DesMeules
Ecologist Mark P. DesMeules takes us into the world of the special timber rattlesnake, and its storied natural history right here in Vermont and New England.
Reptiles -- Week Two of Summer Unplugged
Free programing for kids at local libraries and the Bellows Falls Fish Ladder
Raptors -- Week One of Summer Unplugged
Free programing for kids at local libraries and the Bellows Falls Fish Ladder
Pride Outside: A Hike for Queer-Identifying Folks
Celebrate Pride Month by getting outside on a hike for queer-identifying folks.