Get ready for Thanksgiving by joining our naturalist, John Foley, for a talk about the iconic bird that was almost selected to be America's national symbol - the wild turkey. He'll talk about the ecology of the wild turkey, its brush with extinction in the early 1900s and subsequent recovery, and even the history of
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In this next installment of our Kids' Nature Night series, we'll take advantage of the clear winter skies to uncover the infinite mysteries of outer space! After we learn the basics of celestial navigation and astronomy, we will use a telescope to find important navigational stars, constellations, and any visible planets. While we stargaze, we
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**THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO RAIN** Come enjoy the last full moon of the year with our naturalist, John Foley, as we take a casual hike through Great Hollow's moon-lit woods and look and listen for creatures of the night. We'll find out why this month's moon is known on the lunar calendar
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**THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO RAIN** Have you ever wondered what those funny-looking things are that grow on the sides of trees? They're lichens! Lichens are actually two different organisms - a fungus and either an alga or cyanobacterium - living and functioning together in a symbiotic relationship. Lichens help keep our air
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Kick off your new year and the brand new decade with a hike in the great outdoors! You can get outside and enjoy the winter beauty of Great Hollow with our naturalist, John Foley, while burning off some of those holiday calories. We will first pay a visit to our resident birds of prey and
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**Registration for this event is currently full**   Adults, join us for a relaxing evening of good conversation and wine while completing a do-it-yourself craft project. In this program, we'll learn how to weave bird feeders and shelters, or small baskets. There will be several different designs to choose from, and as the techniques we’ll
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Did you know that when animals hibernate, they don’t really “sleep” through the winter? Join our naturalist, John Foley, for a winter ecology hike through Great Hollow where we'll learn how specially adapted plants and animals survive the winter. John will also share some tips on how to identify some of our trees and other
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