President's Week Crafts & Activities at Garvies Point Museum

Be a citizen scientist! Participate by counting numbers and species of birds around the preserve and at our birdfeeders. All skill levels welcome. Reference guide and binoculars available. No charge for participation, regular museum admission applies. Data submitted to Cornell Lab & National Audubon Society.

Use your senses to embrace the winter world! Explore the field and woods plus learn some cool snow experiments!

With everyday objects, make your own thermometer to keep track of temperature changes!

Use your power of observation! Learn to identify common animal tracks with or without snow on the ground, how to be a twig detective, and more!

How do plants and animals survive winter? Discover the variety of ways that trees, mammals, & insects have adapted to the winter world! With scavenger hunt!

Many birds are already preparing for Spring! Do all birds fly south for the winter? Discover unique and life-saving adaptations these tiny and not-so tiny animals have.

Discover the properties of minerals and how they make up rocks! Perform scientific tests on mineral samples, discover special properties like fluorescence and double refraction! Rock 'n' roll Painting craft, show off your own rock collection, Garvies Beach Geology walks, Local unique geology, Bring in rock, mineral, fossil for ID!
Geology Film Series: All About Earth, All About Rocks & Minerals, All About Land Formations (25 min. each)