Homeschool Naturalists Celebrate Spring

by Bailey Zook, Teaching Naturalist On the first Monday of April, MNHC’s amazing volunteer Claudia joined me to facilitate the final Middle School Homeschool Naturalists class for the 2019-20 school year. These students are bright, curious, kind, thoughtful,...

STEEM-ing Virtually

“If every little girl in the world had the opportunity to experience the evolution of growth and confidence the STEEM Sisters are, the world would be a better place!” -Janie Quilici, STEEM parent   On the last Monday in March, MNHC naturalists Kelli...

Signs of Spring Scavenger Hunt

Teaching Naturalist Jenah Mead shares a fun family activity: a Signs of Spring Scavenger Hunt! Look for wildflowers, frog eggs, birds singing, tree buds, insects, bird nests, worms, turtles, woodpeckers drumming, and puddles – and come up with your own signs of...

Nature- and Science-Focused Resources for Self-Isolation

by Ser Anderson, Teaching Naturalist We are all facing a lot of uncertainty and fear right now. The spread of coronavirus and our personal and government-mandated attempts to slow that spread are impacting our lives in large and small ways. There are a lot of...

Make Your Own Phenology Wheel!

Looking for something fun to do while we’re all practicing social distancing? Turn your nature observations into art with your own phenology wheel or phenology journal! Phenology is the observation of the seasonal and cyclic changes in the natural world. When...