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Marion Natural History Museum59 viewsThe Marion Natural History Museum's nature journaling group met Saturday, April 4. We discussed different prompts we might use in adding to our own journals. These included adding descriptive details, creative writing samples, and poetry. We went to Bicentennial Park to find a subject that inspired us to not only draw but to create a narrative to our pages. Despite the chilly weather, we had fun drawing, painting and adding fun details to our journal pages. Many thanks to Tricia Cassady for leading our grou
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Marion Natural History Museum55 viewsOn Saturday, the Marion Natural History Museum’s nature journaling group experimented with shading objects with pen and ink. We had a fun group and learned about showing dimensions with stippling and cross hatch. Next get together for this group will be in early-April. Check the museum’s website, www.marionmuseum.org for additional programs. Photo courtesy Elizabeth Leidhold
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Marion Natural History Museum46 viewsOn Wednesday, April 8, the Marion Natural History Museum's afterschool group welcomed Marianne Piche, Habitat Biologist with Massachusetts Division of Fish and Wildlife. Marianne helped us to explore the importance of Young Forests. Young forests are areas which are in the process of restoration after a fire or timber harvesting event. These forests provide unique habitat for a variety of wildlife which rely on the tender shoots and herbaceous vegetation that will not be found in a more mature forest. The m
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Front Street in Marion46 viewsFront Street in Marion. Photo by Ruth A Griffin
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Marion Natural History Museum45 viewsOn Wednesday, April 8, the Marion Natural History Museum's afterschool group welcomed Marianne Piche, Habitat Biologist with Massachusetts Division of Fish and Wildlife. Marianne helped us to explore the importance of Young Forests. Young forests are areas which are in the process of restoration after a fire or timber harvesting event. These forests provide unique habitat for a variety of wildlife which rely on the tender shoots and herbaceous vegetation that will not be found in a more mature forest. The m
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Marion Natural History Museum40 viewsOn Wednesday, April 15, the Marion Natural History Museum's afterschool group had fun learning about the parts of a flower that produces pollen and the important role that pollinators play in our everyday lives. By dividing the group into three different types of insect species, Bees, Wasps, and Butterflies, the kids had fun playing a relay game to collect pollen. We then created flower seed "bombs" to take home and plant. Many thanks to museum volunteer Maggie Payne, monarch butterfly and pollinator enthus
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Marion Memorial Day40 viewsTechnical Sergeant Sean Givens addresses Monday’s Memorial Day gathering at Sippican Elementary School in Marion.
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Marion Memorial Day38 viewsTechnical Sergeant Sean Givens addresses Monday’s Memorial Day gathering at Sippican Elementary School in Marion. Photo by Robert Pina
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Ram Island36 viewsWe had fun at our final spring after-school get together exploring and mapping the many landscape features of Ram Island. Thank you to Dr. Moore for showing us and explaining important aspects of his salt marshes and salt pond and exploring many tidal animals and plants. We found the north, south, east, and west poles and were able to locate the osprey nests accordingly. Thank you Dr. Moore for the wonderful trip! Upcoming summer programs, including Coastal Explorations half-day program, may be found on our
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Boston Post Cane35 viewsRoy Wilson "Will" Wingate is Marion's eldest resident, and he was honored last week with the Boston Post Cane in celebration of his 101st birthday.
A Boston Post Cane is a gold-headed ebony cane periodically offered to the eldest citizen of a New England town. The now-defunct Boston Post newspaper began the tradition in 1909. The canes belong to the town, but they are passed from one eldest resident to the next.
Wingate's daughter was in attendance along with his 100-year-old wife Ann.
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Ram Island34 viewsWe had fun at our final spring after-school get together exploring and mapping the many landscape features of Ram Island. Thank you to Dr. Moore for showing us and explaining important aspects of his salt marshes and salt pond and exploring many tidal animals and plants. We found the north, south, east, and west poles and were able to locate the osprey nests accordingly. Thank you Dr. Moore for the wonderful trip! Upcoming summer programs, including Coastal Explorations half-day program, may be found on our
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