Nature at Night
Powdermill Nature Reserve 1795 Route 381, Rector, PA, United StatesDusky Discoveries What do most mosquitoes, house cats, and tenrecs have in common? They are crepuscular! Many creatures come out at dusk, when the day is cooling and there is still scattered light. Come learn about the advantages (and disadvantages) of being crepuscular, or active at twilight. After a short presentation, we will hit the […]
Storytime & More
Powdermill Nature Reserve 1795 Route 381, Rector, PA, United StatesFlute’s Journey Go on a journey with Flute, a young wood thrush experiencing his first migration—a long trip from his nesting ground in the Belt Woods in Maryland to his winter home in Costa Rica, and back again. After the story, we will go for a short walk on the trail to look for migrating […]
Live Animal Encounters
Join museum educators in the Earth Theater every day to meet members of the museum’s living collection. Get up close with feathered, furry, and scaly friends while learning about animal habitats, interesting behaviors, and exciting scientific studies. Each day is unique, so you never know what kind of animals will be featured thanks to a […]
Free Thursday Evening
Free Thursday Evenings Bring the whole family! Admission to Carnegie Museums of Art and Natural History is free after 3 p.m. every Thursday in September. Explore the real world of dinosaurs, see Monet’s beautiful water lilies, and experience a new discovery every week. Don’t miss this rare chance to visit two museums, free of admission! […]
Changing Roles of Herbaria in the Anthropocene
Speaker: Bonnie Isaac, Collection Manager of Botany, Carnegie Museum of Natural History Many things have changed due to the effects of humans on the natural history world. Learn what a herbarium is, how the roles of herbaria are changing and what Anthropocene related projects are presently underway in our Museum’s herbarium. This is a Carnegie […]
Science and Nature Program and Nature Explorers
Powdermill Nature Reserve 1795 Route 381, Rector, PA, United StatesA Tale of Two Stations: What We've Learned from Nearly 60 Years of Bird Banding Annie Lindsay, Banding Program Manager at Powdermill Avian Research Center, studies how songbird populations are changing over time and how birds might be coping with or adapting to these changes. Although birds have been migrating for many millennia, they are […]
Rethinking the museum specimen in the digital age
Speaker: Mason Heberling, Carnegie Museum of Natural History Natural history collections are receiving unprecedented attention due to recently developed tools, new perspectives, and perhaps most notably, their increased accessibility through widespread digitization. With nearly 390 million plant specimens collected by thousands of botanists over nearly five centuries in museums worldwide, herbaria (collections of preserved dead […]
Nature Lab
Take flight with us this fall. Drop in to the Nature Lab and learn what to watch for as birds begin their seasonal migrations. Design a wing to test against different air flow patterns, and connect with Bird Safe Pittsburgh to see what you can do to reduce bird-glass collisions in your neighborhood Arrive any […]
Nature at Night
Powdermill Nature Reserve 1795 Route 381, Rector, PA, United StatesThe MESSENGER THE MESSENGER is an artful investigation into the causes of songbird mass depletion and the compassionate people who are working to turn the tide. The film takes viewers on a visually stunning journey revealing how the problems facing birds also pose daunting implications for our planet and ourselves. View the official trailer for […]
Super Science Saturday: Fallfest! 2019
Spend your Saturday at the museum celebrating one of our favorite seasons! Learn more about the critters that live in crunchy leaf piles, make a bird feeder for some winged friends and find out how local animals prepare for the winter months ahead! Super Science Saturdays is a program at Carnegie Museum of Natural History […]
Nature Lab
Take flight with us this fall. Drop in to the Nature Lab and learn what to watch for as birds begin their seasonal migrations. Design a wing to test against different air flow patterns, and connect with Bird Safe Pittsburgh to see what you can do to reduce bird-glass collisions in your neighborhood Arrive any […]
3.5 Billion Years of Microbial Community Interactions
Speaker: John Stoltz, Center for Environmental Research and Education at Duquesne University Life has existed on Earth for over 3.5 billion years. We know this through the preserved remains of microorganisms, as microfossils and microbialites such as microbially induced sedimentary structures (MISS) and stromatolites. Over half of the elements in the periodic table have some biological […]
Stream Ecology in a Changing World: a Multi-Scale Approach to Evaluating Threats to Water Quality
Speaker: Andy Turner, Professor of Biology and Geoscience, Clarion University Pennsylvania holds more than 80,000 miles of flowing water, ranging from small streams to large rivers. These systems are buffeted by an array of environmental challenges. An overview of the research aimed at understanding the consequences of these perturbations will be provided. The approaches span […]
Pittsburgh in the Global Watershed: A Panel Discussion
CMOA Theater Please RSVP to this event as space is limited. Nicole Heller Museum Fellow and Associate Curator of the Anthropocene, Carnegie Museum of Natural History. Jason Scorse Director, Center for the Blue Economy, Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey Caleb McClennen Vice President, Global Conservation, Wildlife Conservation Society Shane Elipot Research Assistant Professor […]
Sensory Friendly Saturday: Booseum Trick-or-Treat
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 big screen! Trick-or-treat around dinosaurs and mummies at stations throughout the museum and wear a costume* to receive a small prize! *Please, no masks, weapons, […]
Storytime and More
Powdermill Nature Reserve 1795 Route 381, Rector, PA, United StatesLittle Owl’s Night Little Owl loves the night, and so do many of his friends. Follow Little Owl as he flies through the night, observing other nocturnal creatures. As morning approaches, he heads back home to Mama, and she shares with him how night ends as he falls fast asleep. After the story, we will […]
21st Century Naturalist
Speaker: Laurie Giarratani, Director of Education, Carnegie Museum of Natural History Anthropocene problem-solving presents an urgent need for creative, community-minded, multidisciplinary thinkers and doers. Addressing concerns like climate change, habitat alteration, and biodiversity loss requires understanding of nature, science and technology, and the ability to examine how these systems are interconnected. With funding from the […]
Free Admission – RADical Day
Carnegie Museums of Art and Natural History will have free admission on Sunday, October 13, 2019 as part of RADical Days. As a thank you each year to the taxpayers of Allegheny county, Allegheny Regional Asset District (RAD), in conjunction with organizations throughout Allegheny county, present RADical Days - a celebration featuring free events, performances, […]
Science and Nature Program and Nature Explorers
Powdermill Nature Reserve 1795 Route 381, Rector, PA, United StatesA Living Museum: A History of the Land at Powdermill Nature Reserve The land at Powdermill has a long history even before the establishment of the nature reserve in 1956. Pamela Curtin, Education Coordinator at the Westmoreland Historical Society, will share an historical overview of Powdermill and how people have used the landscape over time. […]
