Nature 360: April Nature Lab
We know nature is all around us, but sometimes you have to prove it. This April, as part of an event called the 2019 City Nature Challenge, people in cities […]
Storytime & More
Powdermill Nature Reserve 1795 Route 381, Rector, PA, United StatesFinding Spring It’s time to sleep for winter, but a little bear named Maurice cannot contain his excitement for spring! He goes out to find it, then comes home to […]
R.W. Moriarty Science Seminar: From Science to Society: Climate Change Communication and Community-Building
“From Science to Society: Climate Change Communication and Community-Building.” Joylette Portlock Sustainable Pittsburgh
Diving for Dinosaurs: Cretaceous Fossils from Croatia
Speaker: Matt Lamanna, Assistant Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology, Carnegie Museum of Natural History In the late 1980s, Early Cretaceous-aged (~130 million-year-old) dinosaur fossils were discovered in shallow waters of the […]
Science and Nature Program and Nature Explorers
Powdermill Nature Reserve 1795 Route 381, Rector, PA, United StatesDare 2B Tick Aware Chelsea Gross is the West Nile Virus Program Technician at the Westmoreland Conservation District and a certified Dare 2B Tick Aware facilitator. Chelsea is responsible for […]
Nature at Night
Powdermill Nature Reserve 1795 Route 381, Rector, PA, United StatesTimberdoodling Peent! Twitter, twitter, twitter. Peent! That’s the sound of the American woodcock, fondly known as the timberdoodle! Join us for an evening exploration of these fascinating birds. After a […]
Super Science Saturday: Egg-cellent Egg Hunt 2019
Join us for our annual Egg-cellent Egg Hunt! Follow clues that lead to treats, and meet live springtime animals! This event is designed for children 3–10 years old. Scavenger hunt […]
Super Science Saturday: Boo-seum Trick-or-Treat 2019
Join us in investigating the creepy and awesome creatures that call the museum home! Meet live animals, learn spooky facts about our tarantula and enjoy a Halloween movie on the […]
Super Science Series: Holidays Around the World
Travel through holiday-themed stations as we share the traditions of other cultures through crafts, food, and amazing specimens and artifacts! Super Science Saturdays is a program at Carnegie Museum of […]
Sensory Friendly Saturday
City Nature Challenge: Guided Hike
Powdermill Nature Reserve 1795 Route 381, Rector, PA, United StatesAs part of City Nature Challenge 2019 for the Pittsburgh region, join us at Powdermill Nature Reserve for a hike up Porcupine Ridge Trail! ! Mandi Lyon, Education Program Development […]
R.W. Moriarty Science Seminar: The Rise of Mammals after the End—Cretaceous Mass Extinction
“The Rise of Mammals after the End—Cretaceous Mass Extinction.” Sarah Shelley Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Nature 360: May Nature Lab
School’s (almost) out for summer—but we’re not there yet! Swing into the Nature Lab and get ready for the summer break. We’ll talk nets and notebooks, field guides and forests, […]
Storytime & More
Powdermill Nature Reserve 1795 Route 381, Rector, PA, United StatesNot for me please! I choose to act green Luke loves nature and the outdoors. When he sees plastic stuck in a tree, he knows he needs to do more. […]
Lion King After Dark
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World Migratory Bird Day
Powdermill Nature Reserve 1795 Route 381, Rector, PA, United StatesWorld Migratory Bird Day is Saturday, May 11, and we could not think of a better way to celebrate than by inviting you to Powdermill Avian Research Center! Stop by […]
Super Science Saturday: Reptiles: LIVE!
Discover fascinating facts from reptile experts, examine cool museum specimens, and even meet real reptiles from our living collection as we bid farewell to Reptiles: LIVE! during its final weekend […]
Science and Nature Program and Nature Explorers
Powdermill Nature Reserve 1795 Route 381, Rector, PA, United StatesA Plastic Handbasket Plastics have revolutionized our way of life but also have a devastating effect on our planet. In honor of World Migratory Bird Day’s 2019 theme, “Protect Birds: […]
Nature at Night
Powdermill Nature Reserve 1795 Route 381, Rector, PA, United StatesDocumentary & Discussion: Plastics What happens to plastic that gets tossed out a window? Does it break down? Is it harmful? Many plastic items make their way to the ocean, […]
Anthropocene Artist Talk
CMOA TheaterStill from the short film Leafcutters Artist and photographer Catherine Chalmers will join Curator of Photography Dan Leers and Anthropocene Curator Dr. Nicole Heller to discuss Chalmers’ art practice and […]