Boy Scouts Indian Lore Merit Badge
Examine artifacts from the Tlingit, Hopi, Lakota, and Iroquois in Alcoa Foundation Hall of American Indians. Compare and contrast traditional dwellings, tribal government, language, and many other aspects of these […]
Storytime and More
Powdermill Nature Reserve 1795 Route 381, Rector, PA, United StatesIf You Find a Rock Resting rocks, crossing rocks, hiding rocks—so many kinds of rocks! Come listen to this lyrical book as we discover different ways to enjoy rocks. After […]
Historic herbarium specimens used to understand the source and origins of the Irish famine pathogen, Phytophthora infestans
Speaker Jean Ristaino, NC State University To take place in the Earth Theater
Lecture and Cocktails
Studying the Impact of the 66 Million-Year-Old Asteroid Strike on Mammal Evolution Armed with four years of National Science Foundation funding, John Wible and an international team of collaborators are […]
Scientists Live: Mason Heberling
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Mason Heberling, will do a broadcast on Facebook Live to share the importance and power of museum specimen digitization! Botanists at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History […]
Science and Nature Program and Nature Explorers
Powdermill Nature Reserve 1795 Route 381, Rector, PA, United StatesDrones in the Geosciences Featuring Julia Carr Julia Carr, PhD candidate in Geosciences at Penn State University, will join us to share some of her research made possible by drones. […]
The Evolution of Sex and Gender
Speaker Chase Mendenhall, Assistant Curator of Birds at Carnegie Museum of Natural History In recent decades plants and animals have revealed far more diversity in their bodies and behaviors than […]
Storytime and More
Powdermill Nature Reserve 1795 Route 381, Rector, PA, United StatesLeaves Fall As winter approaches, the air gets colder, and we don our mittens and scarves, it’s time for fall to leave. Come read and explore with us as we […]
Training the next generation of conservation scientists: field courses in Borneo
Speaker Jen Sheridan, Assistant Curator of Amphibians and Reptiles at Carnegie Museum of Natural History This talk focuses on how field courses draw students in to studying natural history and […]
Lecture and Cocktails
Beyond the Forest and the Trees In recent years, our Powdermill Nature Reserve facility has initiated a number of programs relating to plant ecology that complement its famous avian research […]
Super Science Saturday: Holidays Around the World
Travel around the world as you explore holiday-themed stations throughout the museum. Learn about the holiday traditions of other cultures through amazing artifacts, festive holiday foods, and hands-on crafts.
Science and Nature Program and Nature Explorers
Powdermill Nature Reserve 1795 Route 381, Rector, PA, United StatesPreparing for Winter Explore winter survival techniques of plants and animals found at Powdermill Nature Reserve. Learn about the strategies used by different trees and flowering plants that help them […]
Titanic After Dark
Titanic… After DarkFriday, December 14th, 6 - 10 p.m. Tickets $15 ($13.50 for Members) All aboard! Don your finery and take a journey on The Unsinkable Ship at Carnegie Museum […]
Bee Health in the Anthropocene
Christina Grozinger, Penn State Taking place in the Earth Theater
January Nature Lab
Join us in January as we brush up on our birding skills in preparation for the National Audubon Society’s annual Great Backyard Bird Count. Categorize birds by shape and physical […]
Expedition: Antarctica
Travel to Antarctica with Paleontologist Dr. Matt Lamanna to search for fossils in a family-friendly, interactive documentary about finding dinosaurs in one of the most remote places on Earth.
Storytime and More
Powdermill Nature Reserve 1795 Route 381, Rector, PA, United StatesNight in the Country As the sun sets in the country, night moves in. Without streetlights, glowing shop windows, and lots of cars on busy roads, the country night is […]
“Humans, Climate, and Fire: Deciphering the Past to Understand the Present and to Predict the Future.”
Rose-Marie Muzika Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Powdermill Nature Reserve
Dinosaurs Tour
Discover the fascinating stories behind the dinosaurs in our renowned hall Dinosaurs in Their Time! Meet the real Dippy (Diplodocus carnegiei) type specimen that sparked people's interests in paleontology around […]
Dinosaurs Tour
Discover the fascinating stories behind the dinosaurs in our renowned hall Dinosaurs in Their Time! Meet the real Dippy (Diplodocus carnegiei) type specimen that sparked people's interests in paleontology around […]