What fun we had during Charlotte Nature Museum’s Earth Day Celebration! The vermicompost bins were a huge hit and many of you left with worms and bins ready to start composting at home.
Here are a few tips to help for a successful bin:
- Use old newspapers, paper bags, computer paper for bedding do not use glossy, coated paper or magazines
- Remember to keep the bedding moist using a spray bottle to keep it wet (it should remain as wet as a moist sponge)
- You can add a little soil and eggshells to the bin to provide grit for the worms, (two handfuls should be enough)
- Feed your worms any non-meat food products including vegetables, fruits, egg shells, tea bags, coffee grounds and shredded garden waste
- Do not add too many citrus fruits (as this will make the... Keep reading.
During February’s Creature Feature, The Great Backyard Bird Count, we asked you, citizen scientists, to help us count the birds in our backyard.
The results are in and the data collected from Charlotte Nature Museum combined with information collected across the nation provides a “real-time” snapshot of the current bird population continent-wide.
Museum staff and citizen scientists counted 13 species and 33 birds, including two tufted titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) pictured here.
Do you see a lot of birds in your backyard? What do they look like?
What is the age of our home, Earth? 100 million-years-old? 1 billion? It’s approximately 4.54 billion-years-old. Now, that’s old.
As Earth Day approaches and we prepare to celebrate on April 18, we are thinking of ways to keep our planet healthy for millions of years to come ...
How do you plan to celebrate Earth Day?
Stop by Charlotte Nature Museum’s backyard . . . for Community Science Day.
Meet artist Daniel McCormick who is creating an ecological installation sited at the newly established Carolina Thread Trail (more on that later) adjacent to the Museum's parking area at the edge of Little Sugar Creek.
Plus, Charlotte Nature Museum and Discovery Place Staff will have lots of fun activities on offer including Museum animal encounters and drop-in science stations. And, don’t miss our friends from Queens University of Charlotte, who will be on-hand to help you navigate through the art of science.
What’s the Carolina Thread Trail?
The Carolina Thread Trail is a regional network of greenways and trails that will reach 15 counties and 2.3 million citizens. It will link... Keep reading.
Welcome to the new Charlotte Nature Museum Website. As the leaves begin to don their new fall colors and the beautiful outdoors begin to change we too are changing our look with a new website. The team at Charlotte Nature Museum is busy creating new experiences and activities designed to strengthen you and your family’s connection to the natural world.
You will note the launch of the new HabiTrek Workshop series designed to facilitate learning and play in the outdoors and provide close encounters with the Museum’s resident animal collection.
Also, be certain to drop in and get cozy by the campfire with Grandpa Tree. Our very own talking tree is showing off his new fall colors and introducing new critters roaming around in his 100-year-old forest.
Whether you... Keep reading.
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