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Thursday, September 16
- 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
- Trails Forever Volunteer Trail Workday (map)
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park, near Cherokee
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Trails Forever is a partnership program between Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Friends of the Smokies. The volunteer component of Trails Forever gives individuals the opportunity to work with professional trail workers to make lasting and important improvements to trails throughout the park.
Volunteers will work with NPS staff to complete a variety of trail maintenance and trail rehabilitation work from installing drainage structures (waterbars, check dams), rehabilitating trail surfaces, constructing turnpikes (raise trail segments), to removing brush and vegetation. While these jobs may vary in complexity, all Trails Forever volunteers must be able to hike, safely perform manual labor, and be comfortable using hand tools (shovels, fire rakes, Pulaski/axes, sledgehammers, etc).
NPS staff will provide all the tools and safety gear necessary for the project (gloves, eye protection, hearing protection). Volunteers are expected to bring everything they need for a day in the woods – a day pack with food, water (at least 2 liters), clothing, rain gear etc. Volunteers will meet NPS staff at the designated trailhead and begin the day with a safety briefing.
If you are interested in participating this event you MUST RSVP to the Christine Hoyer, Trails & Facilities Volunteer Coordinator (828-497-1949 or christine_hoyer@nps.gov), at least 5 days before the workday. Meet at Forney Ridge Trail – Clingmans Dome Parking Lot Trailhead.
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- This event is free to participants.
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- 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
- The Science and Art of Wine making (map)
- Shelton Vineyards, Dobson
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Tour a state-of-the-art working winery and learn about the art and science of wine making in North Carolina. Tour will end with a tasting of 5 wines (must be 21 years of age to sample) and participants will receive a souvenir glass. Tours start every thirty minutes from 10 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. daily.
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- Cost: $5.00 per person
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- 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
- Explore More Life Lab at Discovery Place (map)
- Discovery Place, Charlotte
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Immerse yourselves in our Explore More Life Lab, which is an interactive biology wet lab, featuring a touch tank with live animals from the ocean, fascinating focus stations, and a hands-on unit, featuring Insects during the month of September. Learn how insects eat, make noise, move, and how they differ from other bugs, such as spiders. Have fun creatively experimenting while you learn about these creepy crawlies.
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- Cost: Free with museum admission.
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- 10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
- Storytime (map)
- NC Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh
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Spend quiet time listening to your favorite nature tales and meet live animals.
From alligators to opossums, come face-to-face with a new live animal each week.
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- This event is free to participants.
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- 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
- Zoomers (map)
- Ashe County Public Library, West Jefferson
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An active storytime for tots where we will discover things that zoom through the sky.
Children will decorate and create fun flying machines to take home. Watch the rocket soar! - Event Web site
- This event is free to participants.
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- 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
- NC Estuarium River Roving Tours (map)
- NC Estuarium, Washington
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River Roving Educational River Tours- Learn about the history and habitats of the Washington waterfront. These boat tours cruise the Pamlico River Wednesday through Friday at 10:30 and 12:45, and Saturdays at 10:30. No admission fee or other cost is involved for the tour, but advance reservations are required. Riders should check in 15 minutes in advance. Children must be at least 6 years old to ride; a responsible adult must accompany children under 16. Call 252-948-0000 for reservations. Please call ahead for program information as space may be limited. The Estuarium is a Partnership for the Sounds facility, an organization promoting eco-tourism and sustainable economic development in the Albemarle-Pamlico region.
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- This event is free to participants.
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- 10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
- A World Apart (map)
- Discovery Place, Charlotte
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Learn about the tropical rainforest ecosystem and the species that call it home during “A World Apart”.
Get acquainted with a variety of species that call the rainforest habitat home and explore the unique features that help them thrive in this one-of-a-kind environment. Keep your eye out for the ball python, a constrictor that uses its 200 vertebra to twist and turn around the rainforest exhibit. You also could meet an iguana hailing from Central and South America that uses its third eye to sense the presence of predators – and friendly Museum visitors.
Step in to a world where the seasons change from hot to hotter, frogs roam freely and a 20-year old blue and gold macaw looks on as you experience the wonders of the tropical rainforest.
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- Cost: Free with museum admission.
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- 11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
- Meet the Animals (map)
- NC Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh
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From alligators to opossums, come face-to-face with a new live animal each week.
Upcoming Topics
Sept. 11: Insects & Arthropods
Sept. 12: Turtles
Sept. 13: What do I eat?
Sept. 14-17: Nocturnal Animals
Sept. 18-19: Turtles
Sept. 20-24: Alligators
Sept. 25-26: Turtles - Event Web site
- This event is free to participants.
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- 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
- SciWorks Planetarium Shows (map)
- SciWorks Science Center, Winston-Salem
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SciWorks planetarium offers several shows throughout the day for various age groups. We also present a live sky tour of the current night sky. Shows and times vary daily so please call ahead. First show at 11:00 a.m. Last show at 3:00 p.m. Several shows daily.
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- Cost: Free with museum admission.
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- 11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
- Meet the Animals (map)
- NC Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh
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From alligators to opossums, come face-to-face with a new live animal each week.
Upcoming Topics
Sept. 11: Insects & Arthropods
Sept. 12: Turtles
Sept. 13: What do I eat?
Sept. 14-17: Nocturnal Animals
Sept. 18-19: Turtles
Sept. 20-24: Alligators
Sept. 25-26: Turtles - Event Web site
- This event is free to participants.
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- 11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
- Live Animal Encounter (map)
- North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island, Manteo
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Come face to face with alligators, snakes, sea turtles and many other live animals in Neptune’s Theater. This program is featured everyday at 11:30 a.m.
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- This event is free to participants.
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- 11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
- Touch Tank Feeding Demonstration (map)
- SciWorks Science Center, Winston-Salem
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Join SciWorks’ animal care staff as they demostrate the unique feeding mechanisms of various marine animals including horshoecrabs, sea urchins and anemones.
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- Cost: Free with museum admission.
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- 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
- Meet-a-Scientist Brown Bag Lunch & Learn (map)
- Morehead Planetarium and Science Center, Chapel Hill
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Mission to Mars: Meet expert Zena Cardman, NASA trainiee, for a one-hour brown bag lunch & learn. Join us for an interactive current science presentation, followed by a discussion with Zena.
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- This event is free to participants.
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- 12:45 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
- NC Estuarium River Roving Tours (map)
- NC Estuarium, Washington
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River Roving Educational River Tours- Learn about the history and habitats of the Washington waterfront. These boat tours cruise the Pamlico River Wednesday through Friday at 10:30 and 12:45, and Saturdays at 10:30. No admission fee or other cost is involved for the tour, but advance reservations are required. Riders should check in 15 minutes in advance. Children must be at least 6 years old to ride; a responsible adult must accompany children under 16. Call 252-948-0000 for reservations. Please call ahead for program information as space may be limited. The Estuarium is a Partnership for the Sounds facility, an organization promoting eco-tourism and sustainable economic development in the Albemarle-Pamlico region.
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- This event is free to participants.
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- 1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
- Meet the Animals (map)
- NC Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh
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From alligators to opossums, come face-to-face with a new live animal each week.
Upcoming Topics
Sept. 11: Insects & Arthropods
Sept. 12: Turtles
Sept. 13: What do I eat?
Sept. 14-17: Nocturnal Animals
Sept. 18-19: Turtles
Sept. 20-24: Alligators
Sept. 25-26: Turtles - Event Web site
- This event is free to participants.
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- 1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
- Animal Encounters (map)
- North Carolina Zoo, Asheboro
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Join the North Carolina Zoo for close-up encounters with animals! Located in the kidZone section of the park.
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- Cost: Free with zoo admission.
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- 2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
- What’s Glowing On? (map)
- Discovery Place, Charlotte
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Grab a seat at “The Stage” and discover the science behind luminescent and incandescent light. By the time the show is over, you’ll be an expert on all that shines.
Put yourself in the spotlight as a contestant in the “Will it Glow?” game show, hosted by one of the Museum’s brightest scientists. Explore the materials that make things glow and take a closer look at items such as the artwork of Vincent Van ‘Glow’ to watch them shine. The show does ‘lights out’ with a BANG! — get a front row seat to the explosive qualities of light.
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- Cost: Free with museum admission.
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- 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
- Citizen Science: Weed Warriors (map)
- McDowell Nature Center, Charlotte
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Make a difference at McDowell Nature Preserve by helping save our native plants! Bring along some gardening gloves and a pair of gardening clippers, to clear the way for our native plants, by pulling out the Exotic Invasive Plants that threaten their natural environment. Ages 5 and older.
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- This event is free to participants.
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- 2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
- Science on a Sphere Program (map)
- North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island, Manteo
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See the Earth like never before with an educational program on our three dimensional sphere at Oceans Revealed. Every day at 2:30 p.m.
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- Cost: Free with paid admission.
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- 3:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
- NC Mountain State Fair (map)
- WNC Agricultural Center, Fletcher
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WNC Agricultural Center, the third largest fair in North Carolina, celebrates the heritage of the Blue Ridge mountains, including agriculture, music, crafts, art, food, entertainment, display of livestock, competitions, and midway amusement rides. The NC Mountain State Fair runs September 10-19, 2010.
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- Cost: $7 for adults/ $3 children 6-12/ children 5 and under free
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- 3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
- A World Apart (map)
- Discovery Place, Charlotte
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Learn about the tropical rainforest ecosystem and the species that call it home during “A World Apart”.
Get acquainted with a variety of species that call the rainforest habitat home and explore the unique features that help them thrive in this one-of-a-kind environment. Keep your eye out for the ball python, a constrictor that uses its 200 vertebra to twist and turn around the rainforest exhibit. You also could meet an iguana hailing from Central and South America that uses its third eye to sense the presence of predators – and friendly Museum visitors.
Step in to a world where the seasons change from hot to hotter, frogs roam freely and a 20-year old blue and gold macaw looks on as you experience the wonders of the tropical rainforest.
- Event Web site
- Cost: Free with museum admission.
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- 4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
- Sub Zero (map)
- Discovery Place, Charlotte
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Join our resident physicist at the “The Stage” to chill out and explore a world below freezing. With materials so cold they can only be touched with cryogenic gloves, you’re in for an icy treat!
The star of the show is liquid nitrogen – a unique element that’s so cold, when poured out of its tank in a room temperature setting; it turns to gas before even hitting the floor – giving you the chance to frolic in a nitrogen cloud. You’ll watch as it makes a surgical glove as delicate as glass, takes the bounce out of a bouncy ball and causes a penny to shatter with one strike of a hammer.
Learn more frosty facts about this important element at “Sub Zero”.
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- Cost: Free with museum admission.
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- 5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
- Williston Gregory Family Science Night (map)
- Williston Middle School, Wilmington
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Be a Scientist for a night! Extract DNA from your own skin cells. Solve a crime with Wilmington’s own CSI. Explore the nervous system through the eyes of a physician. Discover how physics and the arts interact. All ages welcome to join us for the fun-filled and educational evening. See you then!
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- This event is free to participants.
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- 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
- Backyard Gardening: Native Trees and Shrubs (map)
- McDowell Nature Center, Charlotte
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Learn about gardening using native trees and shrubs with Master Gardener, Carol Carraux. Ages 14 and older.
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- This event is free to participants.
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- 7:00 p.m. – 8:15 p.m.
- Current Science Forum (map)
- Morehead Planetarium and Science Center, Chapel Hill
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Here’s your opportunity to explore science topics making national and international headlines and to meet the experts behind the headlines.
Morehead’s Current Science Forums are FREE monthly educational programs for adults and older teens, offering a behind-the-scenes look at cutting-edge research.
Each Current Science Forum features an expert presentation, followed by an informal discussion. Enjoy complimentary coffee or tea and cookies as the conversation flows at your table! Talk, listen and learn.
Morehead thanks Sigma Xi for its ongoing support of Current Science Forums.
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- This event is free to participants.
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- 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
- The Science of Beer (map)
- Museum of Life and Science, Durham
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Join us for an evening learning the Science behind Beer. Explore the Magic Wings Butterfly House* and our outdoor garden while trying your hand at beer experiments and activities. Local breweries and even some home brew enthusiasts will be available to share their expertise. Also, enjoy live music, beer tasting and light snacks. Find a beer you like? Glasses, bottles of beer and additional samples will be available for purchase during the night. This event is for ages 21 and up. Reservations requested, please call 919.220.5429 ext. 313.
Need a babysitter for the kids? Sign them up for Science of Root Beer.
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- Cost: Museum of Life and Science Members $12 per person / Non-members $15 per person
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