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BioBlitz in the Pioneer Valley: Experiential Learning for Novice Naturalists

Organized by Elms College, BioBlitz 2016 offers an important opportunity to engage in citizen science in Chicopee! Designed to identify and record as many species of living things as possible, the BioBlitz provides experiential learning opportunities for novice naturalists!

Category: Citizen Scientist, Hampden County, Nature Based Education, Science, Suggested Activity Tags: BioBlitz, Citizen Science, Collaborations, collaborative consumption, Community Experts, Community Service, Diversity, Natural Science, Nature Based Learning, Science-Based Learning

Amherst Libraries and Museums Collaborate to Support Literacy Through Archaeology

Literacy Meets Archaeology in Amherst This Summer! Do your kids totally dig archaeology? Here’s your chance to tie their interest in dinosaurs, fossils and artifacts into reading this summer… The Jones Library in Amherst along with its branches will be collaborating with two local museums in a free family event, Dig It! A Festival of Art, Books, and Fossils. Dig It! will be held at both the Beneski Museum of Natural History and… Read More