Museum CLOSED for Holiday
Museum CLOSED for Holiday
Family Fun Science Night
(Primarily for families of elementary students)
Cost: $2.00 per person
Museum Members Free with current membership
Live Animals!
Come Explore: Science Fair Projects, Wildlife, Fossils, and much more!
Enjoy FREE refreshments
Register for FREE door prizes
Explore a Touch Tank
Watch a Diver feed the Fish- 7:00pm
FREE educational resource materials
Receive a 10% discount in the Dragonfly Gift Shop
Family Fun Science Night will be an exciting time for all families to experience science fun!
Discover hands-on science and have fun learning!
An Oil Spill Professional Development Program for Formal and Informal Educators
Educators will hear from experts in four states on current topics, to include a basic overview of oil; toxicity, bioavailability, and biodegradation; dispersants; and the impacts on birds. A hands-on activity will be conducted and lesson plans will be provided.
Click here for details and registration information.
Animal Secrets!
Explore the hidden habitats and secret lives of forest animals. Click here...
Summer Camp Registration for MMNS Members opens
See www.msnaturascience.org on February 1
or call 601-576-6000 for registration form.
3rd Annual Back to Nature Photography Contest deadline for submissions
Annual contest guidelines
Contest
Enter the 4th Annual Back to Nature Photography Contest
Designed to encour¬age visitors to venture out and capture the natural beauty of the wildlife and habitats seen on the museum grounds, and along the trails of Lefleur's Bluff State Park. Click here for official guidelines and entry.
Fish Friday
Come to Fishy Friday for fabulous fish facts and fun and fantastic fishy crafts.
Something Fishy Saturday
It's gonna be fishtastic!! Make crafts and learn fishy fun facts.
Got Fish?
A panel of experts will answer your questions on fish.
"The Secret Lives of Birds: Little-known and Seldom-seen Avian Wonders"
Speaker: David J. Ringer, Communications Director, Gulf Coast and Mississippi Flyway, National Audubon Society, Baton Rouge. Birds have fascinated and delighted humans for millennia, but how much do we really know about their daily lives? Join speaker and photographer David J. Ringer on a journey of discovery that will take you from the forests and waters of Mississippi to the islands of the South Pacific and the tropics of Africa. Along the way, you'll meet birds both familiar and unfamiliar and discover surprising secrets about each one.
Arbor Day
WOOD you like to know more about trees? Make crafts and learn about the importance of trees.
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Giant National Geographic Map of Asia:
The map measures 26 feet by 35 feet and is designed as a giant game board to introduce students to the diverse geography of Asia. To book a giant map session for your school or group, please call the museum at 601-576-6000.
Parents & Kids Camp/Education Connection
Get Your Camp On! Mississippi Style! For this one-stop shop for parents. Determine which camps and summer programs are best for your child.
Giant National Geographic Map of Asia:
The map measures 26 feet by 35 feet and is designed as a giant game board to introduce students to the diverse geography of Asia. To book a giant map session for your school or group, please call the museum at 601-576-6000.
Giant National Geographic Map of Asia:
The map measures 26 feet by 35 feet and is designed as a giant game board to introduce students to the diverse geography of Asia. To book a giant map session for your school or group, please call the museum at 601-576-6000.
Project WET Teacher Workshop
$15.00 registration fee:
Click here for registration form
Summer camp Registration for non-members opens
See www.msnaturasci¬ence.org on March 1
or call 601-576-6000 for registration form.
Fossil Road Show
Fossil experts will help visitors identify their fossils and determine more about their own fossil collections.
"Timberdoodle: The Secret Life of the American Woodcock"
Speaker: Adam B. Butler, Wildlife Biologist, Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks.
With its cryptic camouflage, nocturnal lifestyle, and tendency to live in the thickest of cover, the American Woodcock is a bird with which most Mississippians are unfamiliar. Yet, our state is a primary wintering area for the species, and its unusual habits are certain to interest all who take the time to learn more about its enigmatic life. So whether you call them woodcock, timberdoodles, mudbats, or snipe, come join us to discover more about the natural history of this peculiar little bird.
Growing UP WILD Teacher Workshop
$15.00 registration fee:
Click here for registration form
Project WET Teacher Workshop
$15.00 registration fee:
Click here for details and registration form.
WOW! The Wonders of Wetlands Teacher Workshop
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Wild about Endangered Species Teacher Workshop
$15.00 registration fee:
Click here for registration form
Flying WILD Teacher Workshop
$15.00 registration fee:
Click here for registration form
Secret Lives of Winter Stoneflies
Speaker: Dr. Bill P. Stark, Sadler Professor of Biology, Mississippi College.
Stoneflies are an obscure group of aquatic insects known to thrive in unpolluted streams. They are noted for an unusual sound communication method known as drumming, and an unusual adult winter emergence for species in a few families. They have ecological value in their role in the stream ecosystem and they are useful in bioassessment of water quality. In addition, they are sometimes used as live bait or as models for artificial flies by fly fishers.
Museum Closed
NatureFEST!
Features a sloth, snakes, fish, behind-the scenes look at research, guided nature walks, and other outdoor activities.
Nest, Shell, Burrow, Web: Animal Homes from Backyard to Ocean Floor
Speaker: Matt Smith, Author, Naturalist, and GIS Analyst, Jackson.
This talk will plunge into the private lives of animals with an intimate look at some examples, both familiar and exotic, of the places they call home. From the barest scrape on the ground to the greatest spectacles of critter architecture -- beaver lodges, spider webs, eagle nests, termite mounds, and others -- all homes serve one or more of a few basic needs. How and why do animals accomplish these feats, and what can we humans learn from them?
International Migratory Bird Day
Gather for bird watching, nature hikes, and lots of hands-on activities. Join in the fun and help support migratory bird conservation.
Museum Closed
Fun Fridays
Fun Fridays are interactive, hands-on programs offered in June (except June 1) and July from 10am - 12noon. An adult must accompany children. June 8, 15, 22 & 29; July 6, 13, 20 &27
Junior Naturalist Summer Camp
Jr. Naturalist Camp (for the older kids), gives kids a chance to participate in indoor/outdoor activities that focus on the ecosystems of Mississippi. Campers learn about identification, collection, and conservation of our indigenous species. For details, contact Megan Sewall. 601-576-6000; smegaroni@yahoo.com. See www.msnaturasci¬ence.org or call 601-576-6000 for registration form.
Katfishin' Kids at Turcotte Lab
Fun fishing at Turcotte Lab off Hwy 43 at Ross Barnett Reservoir, for ages 15 and under, accompanied by adults. Equipment and refreshments are FREE.
Snake Day
Speaker: BryanFedrick, Herpetologist.
Learn the value of our native snakes and how to distinguish venomous species from non-venomous ones. Live snakes will be exhibited from 10am to 3pm.
Wild about Summer Camp
Camp WILD (for the younger campers) is a place where kids explore the outdoors, make new friends, and delve into nature. For details, contact Nicole Smith. 601-576-6000; nicole.smith@mmns.state.ms.us. See www.msnaturasci¬ence.org or call 601-576-6000 for registration form.
Wild about Summer Camp
Camp WILD (for the younger campers) is a place where kids explore the outdoors, make new friends, and delve into nature. For details, contact Nicole Smith. 601-576-6000; nicole.smith@mmns.state.ms.us. See www.msnaturasci¬ence.org or call 601-576-6000 for registration form.
Wild about Summer Camp
Camp WILD (for the younger campers) is a place where kids explore the outdoors, make new friends, and delve into nature. For details, contact Nicole Smith. 601-576-6000; nicole.smith@mmns.state.ms.us. See www.msnaturasci¬ence.org or call 601-576-6000 for registration form.
Fun Fridays
Fun Fridays are interactive, hands-on programs offered in June and July from 10am - 12noon. An adult must accompany children. July 6, 13, 20, & 27
Teacher Workshops
9am-3pm each day
For details, contact Angel Rohnke at angel.rohnke@mmns.state.ms.us or Megan Sewall at smegaroni@yahoo.com or call 601-576-6000.
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