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SUMMARY:Sensory Friendly Weekend
DESCRIPTION:When: Saturday\, May 3\, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. and Sunday\, May 4\, 12:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.\nWhere: Carnegie Museum of Natural History\nTickets: Free with Museum Admission \nFamilies with members who have sensory processing needs are invited to explore the museum galleries with reduced audio and visual elements. Calming spaces with support materials\, including single-use ear plugs\, sunglasses\, fidget toys\, etc.\, will be available. Museum experts will be on-hand to talk for as little or as long as you want about favorite topics like dinosaurs\, rocks\, gems\, animals\, bugs\, and much more. Every program is designed to welcome all ages and abilities. \nStandard sensory friendly supports are in place during regular hours for all Carnegie Museum of Natural History visitors:\n• Lower lighting in select galleries\n• Video sounds and exhibit background audio turned off in select galleries\n• Calming spaces\n• Takeaway support materials (single-use ear plugs\, sunglasses\, fidget toys\, etc.) \nTo provide the most sensory friendly environment possible\, advance registration is recommended. Pre-registration is available online until 3:00 p.m. on the day prior to the program. All customers who pre-register will receive a welcome packet via e-mail with detailed information about the event. \nRegister for May 3\n[swcheckout site=”6″ item=”134938″] \n  \n  \n  \n\n\nRegister for May 4\n[swcheckout site=”6″ item=”134939″]
URL:https://carnegiemnh.org/event/sensory-friendly-weekend-may/2025-05-03/
LOCATION:At the Museum\, 4400 Forbes Avenue\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15213-4007\, United States
CATEGORIES:Sensory Friendly Hours
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SUMMARY:Family Nature Hike
DESCRIPTION:When: May 3\, 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.\nWhere: Powdermill Nature Reserve\nTickets: Free \nJoin us as we hit the trails for a guided nature walk! We’ll meet in the atrium of the Powdermill Nature Center before heading outside to explore. This family-friendly experience is open to participants of all ages. \nEvents fill up fast! Registration is recommended to guarantee your spot and help us plan timing\, seating\, and/or trail routes. If there are spots available at the time of the program\, non-registered individuals can join on a first-come\, first-served basis. \nPowdermill Nature Reserve is located at 1795 Route 381\, Rector\, PA 15677. \nRegister Today!\n[swcheckout site=”6″ item=”135255″]
URL:https://carnegiemnh.org/event/family-nature-hike-may-3/
LOCATION:Powdermill Nature Reserve\, 1795 Route 381\, Rector\, PA\, 15677\, United States
CATEGORIES:Powdermill
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SUMMARY:Sensory Friendly Weekend
DESCRIPTION:When: Saturday\, May 4\, 12:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.\nWhere: Carnegie Museum of Natural History\nTickets: Free with Museum Admission \nFamilies with members who have sensory processing needs are invited to explore the museum galleries with reduced audio and visual elements. Calming spaces with support materials\, including single-use ear plugs\, sunglasses\, fidget toys\, etc.\, will be available. Museum experts will be on-hand to talk for as little or as long as you want about favorite topics like dinosaurs\, rocks\, gems\, animals\, bugs\, and much more. Every program is designed to welcome all ages and abilities. \nStandard sensory friendly supports are in place during regular hours for all Carnegie Museum of Natural History visitors:\n• Lower lighting in select galleries\n• Video sounds and exhibit background audio turned off in select galleries\n• Calming spaces\n• Takeaway support materials (single-use ear plugs\, sunglasses\, fidget toys\, etc.) \nTo provide the most sensory friendly environment possible\, advance registration is recommended. Pre-registration is available online until 3:00 p.m. on the day prior to the program. All customers who pre-register will receive a welcome packet via e-mail with detailed information about the event. \nRegister for May 4\n[swcheckout site=”6″ item=”134939″]
URL:https://carnegiemnh.org/event/sensory-friendly-weekend-2/
LOCATION:At the Museum\, 4400 Forbes Avenue\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15213-4007\, United States
CATEGORIES:Sensory Friendly Hours
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SUMMARY:Powdermill Avian Research Center Guided Tour
DESCRIPTION:When: Friday\, May 9\, 8:00–9:30 a.m.\nWhere: Powdermill Nature Reserve\nTickets: Free\nEnjoy a free guided tour of the bird banding lab and research facility including the flight tunnel. Visit the bird banding lab and see up-close how researchers safely capture and band birds and learn about the data they gather. Learn about how we’re studying avian perception of glass to provide glass manufacturers and building designers with important information that will help reduce bird-window collisions. This event takes place in an area typically closed to the public—don’t miss it! \nGuests must pre-register for the tour and arrive at Powdermill Avian Research Center by 8:00 a.m. The tour is 1.5 hours long. \nRegister today!\n[swcheckout site=”6″ item=”135574″]
URL:https://carnegiemnh.org/event/powdermill-avian-research-center-guided-tour/
LOCATION:Powdermill Nature Reserve\, 1795 Route 381\, Rector\, PA\, 15677\, United States
CATEGORIES:Powdermill
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SUMMARY:Spring Road Cleanup
DESCRIPTION:When: Saturday\, May 10\, 9:00 a.m. –12:00 p.m.\nWhere: Powdermill Nature Reserve\nTickets: Free\nSpring is here\, which means it is time for our biannual road clean up! Please consider joining the Powdermill staff for a morning of comradery and cleaning as we pick up the trash along State Route 381. We will start at the Blair Brothers Railroad Trailhead and work our way north. Trash bags\, gloves\, and visibility vest will be provided. Please wear sturdy shoes that can handle a little bit of mud! \nRegister Today!\n[swcheckout site=”6″ item=”135572″]
URL:https://carnegiemnh.org/event/spring-road-cleanup/
LOCATION:Powdermill Nature Reserve\, 1795 Route 381\, Rector\, PA\, 15677\, United States
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SUMMARY:Moriarty Science Seminar: Michigan Land Snail Distribution Influenced by Past Glaciers
DESCRIPTION:Rolling in the Isles: Michigan Land Snail Distribution Influenced by Past Glaciers\nFeaturing Tim Pearce\, Carnegie Museum of Natural History\nWhen: Monday\, May 12\, 2025\, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. \nWhere: Earth Theater and online via Zoom \nTickets: This lecture is free. Museum admission is not required. \nLearn about scientific discoveries directly from the experts in the field. Carnegie Museum of Natural History’s scientific research staff and invited speakers discuss their latest findings on numerous scientific topics at the R.W. Moriarty Science Seminar series. \nClick here to register to attend virtually via Zoom. Registration is not necessary to attend in person. Museum admission is not included with the lecture. Visitor Services staff can direct you to Earth Theater on arrival. \nAbstract \nDoes past glacial history influence modern species distributions? \nDuring field work on islands in northern Lake Michigan\, Dr. Tim Pearce found that snails were more similar to those in the Upper Peninsula than they were to the nearby adjacent Lower Peninsula. He initially wondered if this pattern could be explained by currently operating ecological principles such as predation or microhabitat.  Applying my training in paleontology\, he then wondered if past events could have influenced modern distributions. \nTo study the glacier hypotheses\, he compared occurrences of the four largest and best studied land snail species in three areas: the (1) Upper and (2) Lower Peninsulas and (3) the 13 islands adjacent to the Lower Peninsula. This comparison showed that all four species occur only on the Lower Peninsula but two of them occur in all three areas\, with minor exceptions. \nThe two species that occur in all three areas appear to be more cold-adapted. In contrast\, the two species restricted to just the Lower Peninsula are consistent with warm-adaptation. \nThis talk examines whether smaller snails show the same distribution patterns as these larger snails. Are smaller cold-adapted species more ubiquitous while smaller warm-adapted species are more confined to the Lower Peninsula? \nThe current distributions of land snails are consistent with a glacial history scenario where 11\,500 years ago\, a glacier covered the area and eliminated the land snails. Then 9\,500 years ago\, the glacial retreat exposed a land bridge from the mainland to the proto-islands. Then with more climate warming\, cold-adapted snails dispersed northwards on the heels of the glacier and crawled to the proto-islands. Subsequent lake level rise isolated the islands from the mainland\, so when the warm-adapted snails migrated into the Lower Peninsula\, their island vacations were stymied. \nAbout Dr. Pearce \nTimothy Pearce is Assistant Curator of Mollusks at Carnegie Museum of Natural History\, where he conducts research on land snails and cares for and promotes use of the huge research collection of snails and clams (1.4 million specimens). His MS in snail paleontology and his PhD in snail ecology give him a valuable perspective on how time has affected the makeup of modern snail communities. \nPearce received his PhD (1994) and MS (1991) in biology from the University of Michigan. His post-doctoral work at SUNY–Stony Brook from 1995–1996 focused on Madagascar’s land snails. He received his MA in paleontology from the University of California–Berkeley in 1988 and his BS in marine biology from Evergreen State College in 1979. \nPrior to his appointment at Carnegie Museum of Natural History in 2002\, he was Assistant Curator of Mollusks at the Delaware Museum of Natural History from 1997–2001. \nPearce’s research focuses on ecology and systematics of mollusks\, especially terrestrial snails and slugs in the northeastern United States. He also pursues the biogeography of land snails on islands in the Great Lakes\, distribution and ecology of land snails on California islands\, and systematics of North American land snails. \nPearce has published more than 55 peer-reviewed scientific papers on mollusks. He has been known to tell snail jokes.
URL:https://carnegiemnh.org/event/moriarty-science-seminar-pearce-2425/
LOCATION:Hybrid: Online and At the Museum
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SUMMARY:Powdermill Avian Research Center Open House
DESCRIPTION:When: Saturday\, May 17\, 8:00–11:00 a.m.\nWhere: Powdermill Nature Reserve\nTickets: Free\nJoin us for an open house at the Powdermill Avian Research Center (PARC)! Although PARC is operational year-round\, it is typically closed to the public. Stop by the open house to get a behind the scenes look at our scientists’ work. See the bird banding processes up close\, learn about how we catch them\, find out what data is recorded\, and more. Advance registration is recommended for this free event. \nRegister today!\n[swcheckout site=”6″ item=”135576″]
URL:https://carnegiemnh.org/event/powdermill-avian-research-center-open-house-13/
LOCATION:Powdermill Nature Reserve\, 1795 Route 381\, Rector\, PA\, 15677\, United States
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