A special event designed to showcase the town’s many natural and cultural offerings.
Join us on the village green to see and hear some exotic tails and tales. Animal Embassy has rescued or adopted more than 500 exotic animals over the years and currently maintains over 100 non-releasable animals in educational exhibits, including small mammals, reptiles, amphibians, birds, arachnids and insects, many of which you'll get to meet. […]
Explore Norfolk with naturalist Susannah Wood. She’ll take you out on the North Swamp Trail (one of Norfolk's less familiar trails) to see what you find. It could be a heron’s nest, a beaver lodge, swallows and other birds, summer wildflowers...and you may be surprised at how much else there is to see. This is […]
There are always clues created by wildlife for us to decipher, telling a story of their habits and lives. We gain insight into Nature's mysteries by learning the language of track and sign. Who left this track? How did this feather get here? Why are the birds all calling from over there? Join Andy Dobos […]
Learn about our native trees and shrubs on a hike through Haystack Mountain State Park sponsored by the Conservation Commission. Norfolk is home to a many native plants: a refuge for 45 species of trees and 69 species of shrubs and woody vines. On this hike you will learn to recognize many of these. Without […]
Matthew Johnson and the Aton Forest ecological field station bring solar observation astronomy to Norfolk using a dedicated solar telescope. The scope observes the H-alpha wavelength, which can show sunspots, the surface’s activity and...most exciting...solar prominences cast off from the sun's surface into space. Matthew will also have information about the International Dark Sky Association. […]
Come explore the magic in an object too small to see with the naked eye. Good microscopes are now in the hands of everyone with a cell phone. DNA sequencing is available to anyone with a Fedex account. Biologist Richard Kessin will introduce you to the science and art of microscopy, and how microscopes and […]
Come to the Great Mountain Forest East Gate lawn to enjoy the dark night sky that Norfolk has to offer. Grab your blankets and bug spray, join us and learn about the constellations above us! Note that the "Road Closed" sign on Route 272 South (Litchfield Road) applies to through traffic only. All events can […]
Matthew Johnson and the Aton Forest ecological field station bring solar observation astronomy to Norfolk using a dedicated solar telescope. The scope observes the H-alpha wavelength, which can show sunspots, the surface’s activity and...most exciting...solar prominences cast off from the sun's surface into space. Matthew will also have information about the International Dark Sky Association. […]