The evening begins with an inspirational peek at how Mystic Aquarium's animals use painting as an enrichment activity. Not just on video - there'll be one right here for you to watch! Get up-close to this marvelous creature and learn about the species during a private meet-and-greet session. Guests will be entered into a raffle…
The evening begins with an inspirational peek at how Mystic Aquarium's animals use painting as an enrichment activity. Not just on video - there'll be one right here for you to watch! Get up-close to this marvelous creature and learn about the species during a private meet-and-greet session. Guests will be entered into a raffle…
From 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Avalonia Land Conservancy will have a program for 2 to 4 year olds with stories, crafts and coloring. From 2:00 to 3:00, we will have a program for 5 year olds and older with books, recycled art and activities.
From 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Avalonia Land Conservancy will have a program for 2 to 4 year olds with stories, crafts and coloring. From 2:00 to 3:00, we will have a program for 5 year olds and older with books, recycled art and activities.
Join the Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center at the grand opening of the John E. Avery Farmhouse & Welcome Center and the Jules X. Schneider Nature & Creative Arts Barn. A few speeches and tours of the house, barn, and property. Light refreshments.
Join the Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center at the grand opening of the John E. Avery Farmhouse & Welcome Center and the Jules X. Schneider Nature & Creative Arts Barn. A few speeches and tours of the house, barn, and property. Light refreshments.
Warm and Fuzzy Animal Adventures! The Mystic and Noank Library will be hosting a petting zoo featuring Warm and Fuzzy Animal Adventures, on the Library lawn on October 1st. Stop by the library anytime between 3:30pm and 5:00pm to meet some fuzzy friends.
Warm and Fuzzy Animal Adventures! The Mystic and Noank Library will be hosting a petting zoo featuring Warm and Fuzzy Animal Adventures, on the Library lawn on October 1st. Stop by the library anytime between 3:30pm and 5:00pm to meet some fuzzy friends.
All are welcome to Avalonia Land Conservancy's winter gathering at Mystic Congregational Church. Pot luck dinner, “Edible Wild Plants in and Around Southeastern CT” program, door prizes, raffle, silent and raffle!
All are welcome to Avalonia Land Conservancy's winter gathering at Mystic Congregational Church. Pot luck dinner, “Edible Wild Plants in and Around Southeastern CT” program, door prizes, raffle, silent and raffle!
Join DPNC for a unique opportunity to explore the intimate connection between nature and music. Maggie Jones, Executive Director, will lead an informative woodland walk around the varied DPNC habitats, and discuss the importance of tuning our senses as we look, listen and connect to nature. Following the walk there will be a special performance…
Join DPNC for a unique opportunity to explore the intimate connection between nature and music. Maggie Jones, Executive Director, will lead an informative woodland walk around the varied DPNC habitats, and discuss the importance of tuning our senses as we look, listen and connect to nature. Following the walk there will be a special performance…
Stroll the trails in search of wooden eggs and say hello to DPNC’s egg-laying friends as you go! Bring your eggs back to our Creation Stations to paint and decorate in your own unique way. Meet the Wild Easter Bunny and enjoy a few sweet treats. Bring your own basket to collect your eggs. Families…
Stroll the trails in search of wooden eggs and say hello to DPNC’s egg-laying friends as you go! Bring your eggs back to our Creation Stations to paint and decorate in your own unique way. Meet the Wild Easter Bunny and enjoy a few sweet treats. Bring your own basket to collect your eggs. Families…
Celebrate Earth Day with the family at your library! Join the Avalonia Land Conservancy at the Mystic & Noank Library on April 22 for a special family program, “Protecting Our Waters”. Starting at 3:00p.m. you’ll learn about the watersheds and aquifers that give us all our drinking water, as well as the pollutants for which…
Celebrate Earth Day with the family at your library! Join the Avalonia Land Conservancy at the Mystic & Noank Library on April 22 for a special family program, “Protecting Our Waters”. Starting at 3:00p.m. you’ll learn about the watersheds and aquifers that give us all our drinking water, as well as the pollutants for which…
Have a grown-up night out and give the children a night out with nature. Our enthusiastic and knowledgeable educators will provide a fun, educational and entertaining program! Enjoy games, team building activities, exhibit exploration, a night hike, and lots of fun! We provide dinner and s’mores around the fire. (Please share dietary restrictions at least…
Have a grown-up night out and give the children a night out with nature. Our enthusiastic and knowledgeable educators will provide a fun, educational and entertaining program! Enjoy games, team building activities, exhibit exploration, a night hike, and lots of fun! We provide dinner and s’mores around the fire. (Please share dietary restrictions at least…
This is our 3rd Annual Butterfly Extravaganza! Come learn about the butterfly lifecycle, and how to create a garden to sustain bees, butterflies, moths and other beneficial pollinators. Visit our butterfly and moth house to get up close with different types of native butterflies, caterpillars and the flowers and food plants they like and require.…
This is our 3rd Annual Butterfly Extravaganza! Come learn about the butterfly lifecycle, and how to create a garden to sustain bees, butterflies, moths and other beneficial pollinators. Visit our butterfly and moth house to get up close with different types of native butterflies, caterpillars and the flowers and food plants they like and require.…
$5 per family Celebrate summer outside with a picnic, good people, a roaring fire, and s’mores! We’ll provide the s’mores and the fire, all you need to bring is a picnic and yourselves! After dinner, take a self-guided tour of this amazing cultural landscape and discover it’s hidden gems. This is a drop-in event, come…
$5 per family Celebrate summer outside with a picnic, good people, a roaring fire, and s’mores! We’ll provide the s’mores and the fire, all you need to bring is a picnic and yourselves! After dinner, take a self-guided tour of this amazing cultural landscape and discover it’s hidden gems. This is a drop-in event, come…
Have you ever wondered what makes fireflies glow? Or maybe you have visited a bioluminescent bay in the Caribbean and wondered what makes the water glow? Join us on Thursday, August 3 from 6-7:30pm at DPNC for a fun and fascinating look at jellies, fish, fireflies and other animals capable of producing their own light…
Have you ever wondered what makes fireflies glow? Or maybe you have visited a bioluminescent bay in the Caribbean and wondered what makes the water glow? Join us on Thursday, August 3 from 6-7:30pm at DPNC for a fun and fascinating look at jellies, fish, fireflies and other animals capable of producing their own light…
A magical opportunity at Firefly Farms to camp out with some of the rarest cows in the world. Count the stars as cows chew their cuds and the campfires crackle. Camp Out with the Cows is an annual event held at Firefly Farms on Wintechog Hill Road in North Stonington, CT. For one night only…
A magical opportunity at Firefly Farms to camp out with some of the rarest cows in the world. Count the stars as cows chew their cuds and the campfires crackle. Camp Out with the Cows is an annual event held at Firefly Farms on Wintechog Hill Road in North Stonington, CT. For one night only…
Distinctive and fascinating, this is a mash up of hops and hoots where you’ll learn more about owls and local brews. We’ll meet and greet a few of our bird ambassadors and sample some brews from Barley Head Brewery in Mystic. Participants must be 21 years old Members: $12.75, Nonmembers: $15
Distinctive and fascinating, this is a mash up of hops and hoots where you’ll learn more about owls and local brews. We’ll meet and greet a few of our bird ambassadors and sample some brews from Barley Head Brewery in Mystic. Participants must be 21 years old Members: $12.75, Nonmembers: $15
Stroll the trails of the Nature Center in search of wooden eggs and say hello to our resident egg-laying friends along the way. Bring your found eggs back to our creation station to paint and decorate in your own unique way. Please bring your own basket to collect wooden eggs. Participants are limited to 4…
Stroll the trails of the Nature Center in search of wooden eggs and say hello to our resident egg-laying friends along the way. Bring your found eggs back to our creation station to paint and decorate in your own unique way. Please bring your own basket to collect wooden eggs. Participants are limited to 4…
Coral reefs around the world are vanishing at an unprecedented rate. Divers, photographers and scientists set out on an ocean adventure to discover why the reefs are disappearing and to reveal the underwater mystery to the world. Please join co-hosts RiseUpMystic and the Citizen's Climate Lobby for a showing of the film, Chasing Coral. Wednesday,…
Coral reefs around the world are vanishing at an unprecedented rate. Divers, photographers and scientists set out on an ocean adventure to discover why the reefs are disappearing and to reveal the underwater mystery to the world. Please join co-hosts RiseUpMystic and the Citizen's Climate Lobby for a showing of the film, Chasing Coral. Wednesday,…
Discover breathtaking scenery as you relax aboard the sailing ship ARGIA. Explore the seafaring village of Mystic CT, so rich in maritime history, and the surrounding islands from the spacious wooden deck of the sailing ship, ARGIA. Relax as you sail by scenic coastlines and lighthouses or help the crew hoist and trim the sails…
Discover breathtaking scenery as you relax aboard the sailing ship ARGIA. Explore the seafaring village of Mystic CT, so rich in maritime history, and the surrounding islands from the spacious wooden deck of the sailing ship, ARGIA. Relax as you sail by scenic coastlines and lighthouses or help the crew hoist and trim the sails…
DPNC Executive Director Maggie Jones will lead one of three different groups to look and listen for birds in WLT’s woodland, waterway and grassland preserves. We’ll meet at Westerly Land Trust headquarters splitting into three groups– each lead by an expert birder. Groups will meet after the walks at the Wahaneeta Preserve to present and…
DPNC Executive Director Maggie Jones will lead one of three different groups to look and listen for birds in WLT’s woodland, waterway and grassland preserves. We’ll meet at Westerly Land Trust headquarters splitting into three groups– each lead by an expert birder. Groups will meet after the walks at the Wahaneeta Preserve to present and…
Elm Grove Cemetery is a showcase of local history and flowering trees and shrubs. Enjoy a walking tour of this cultural landmark established in 1853 as a “garden” cemetery– laid out in the shape of an elm tree and designed for strolling. This program is suited for adults and older, interested children. NOTE: This easy…
Elm Grove Cemetery is a showcase of local history and flowering trees and shrubs. Enjoy a walking tour of this cultural landmark established in 1853 as a “garden” cemetery– laid out in the shape of an elm tree and designed for strolling. This program is suited for adults and older, interested children. NOTE: This easy…
An NGC Standard Flower Show at Coogan Farm Friday, May 18, 2018 2:00pm - 5:00pm Saturday, May 19, 2018 10:00am - 3:00pm Come explore historic Coogan Farm to enjoy floral design, horticulture, education and daffodil exhibits created by the Mystic Garden Club displayed throughout buildings and landscape. Fairy Gardens and Land Art created by children…
An NGC Standard Flower Show at Coogan Farm Friday, May 18, 2018 2:00pm - 5:00pm Saturday, May 19, 2018 10:00am - 3:00pm Come explore historic Coogan Farm to enjoy floral design, horticulture, education and daffodil exhibits created by the Mystic Garden Club displayed throughout buildings and landscape. Fairy Gardens and Land Art created by children…
