UPCOMING PUBLIC EVENTS!
The Pool Nature Center will be closed on October 10th.
On-Site Programs
Storywalk
Thursday, October 8, 1pm
A story walk partnership with the Petee Library will kick off with a program focused on owls and a storybook walk-along. The picture book will be left up on the accessible trail for the rest of October for families to read as they stroll the trail.
An Indigenous Name
Monday, October 12, 12pm - 1pm
Did you know that the English word “opossum” comes from a Powhatan word translating to “white” or “shining” creature? Or that the word “moose” is derived from an Abenaki word meaning “bark stripper” or “strips the bark”? Join us for a program dedicated to the local animals who, even now, are known by a version of their indigenous names, such as skunks, raccoons, and chipmunks. Using artifacts and our live animal ambassadors, we’ll discuss these amazing local creatures, touching on historical stories, as well as learning about how these species navigate the modern world.
National Opossum Day
Sunday, October 18
We’re going to spend National Opossum Day celebrating North America’s only marsupial species with opossum themed open hours! Join us any time between 10:00AM and 2:00PM for your chance to learn about these fantastic creatures, make some opossum themed crafts, and, of course, meet Manny, our opossum ambassador.
Spooky Trails
Friday, October 30, 5pm - 8pm
Come celebrate Autumn at the Pool Nature Center. Join us for crafts, games, and touch tables running throughout the event, and a Witchy Wildlife program at 6pm to get familiar with some of our local wildlife often associated with witchcraft and Halloween. Then take a gander along our accessible trail for some trick-or-treating with the denizens of the Vermont Museum of Natural History.
Off-Site Programs
Come say hi at the Wilmington Truck or Treat on October 24th and the Jacksonville Trunk or Treat on October 31st! We won't have any animals with us, but there will be fun decorations!
In addition to our public programs we also do private events.
Email Programs@vermontmuseum.org
to schedule a private program for your group.
In an effort to keep connected with our friends and patrons, the VMNH offers remote programming via the platform of your choice. If you would like to sponsor a public livestream
or schedule a private remote program contact us! .
Thank you for your continued support.