April 16-18, 2019 Mill Mountain Zoo’s Spring Break Zoo Venture is back! As in years past, each day has a special theme and is chocked full of fun and educational activities. There will be hands-on interactions with animals, guided zoo tours, games, art activities, stories and more. To make it easy for any schedule, parents…
Blue Ridge Discovery Center Below is a list of our most popular summer camps for youth aged 9-15! (Ages vary by camp; see individual camp descriptions.) Do you know a budding birder? If so, check out our Ornithology Camp where participants will have the opportunity to discover the birds of the Blue Ridge with expert birders. Does…
As the air grows chillier and the days get shorter, there are fewer bugs. That doesn’t mean these bugs necessarily die, however. Many insects survive Wisconsin’s cold winters as eggs. Spider eggs can’t survive being frozen, so these arachnids have come up with different ways to stay alive during the winter months, said Mike Draney,…
…the critters have spread to at least eight states—New Jersey, Virginia, West Virginia, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and Maryland…So far the ticks haven’t caused any diseases that we know of, but the CDC is still trying to contain the spread as much as possible. In Asia, longhorned ticks can carry all kinds of…
December 12: Vanessa Guerra “Beyond Informality: A new approach to inclusive cities” As cities deal with the effects of climate change and population growth, informal practices have become more common over the years. Although these practices are often stereotyped as urban mistakes, acknowledging the potential of the informal sector, and paying attention to what we can…