Upcoming Events
February - March 2005
MEDIA CONTACT: Sally Anne Giedrys
Communications Manager
sgiedrys@ecotarium.org
(508) 929-2738
(WORCESTER, Mass.) - Think you know all about turtles? This winter, the EcoTarium challenges you to find out! Come play a life-sized board game and travel New England habitats from a turtle's point of view. You'll meet some baby terrapins, try on a turtle shell, find out why the turtle crossed the road- and much more!
Turtle Travels
Special Exhibit Opens Saturday, February 19
Turtles take amazing journeys and they need your help along the way. Have you ever spied a Swiss Army Turtle? Or tracked a turtle with telemetry? Wander through a life-sized board game and see firsthand what it's like to travel through a turtle's terrain. Get an inside look at life in the slow lane! See life from their point of view. Free with museum admission. EcoTarium, 222 Harrington Way, Worcester, MA (508) 929-2700. www.ecotarium.org
Special Guest: David M. Carroll
Sunday, February 20. 2 p.m.
Join turtle expert David M. Carroll- acclaimed author and illustrator of the natural histories The Year of the Turtle and Self Portrait with Turtles- for an engaging look at one cool creature. Carroll's presentations on turtle ecology, wetland habitats and workshops on nature-journaling have been featured in elementary schools, colleges, universities, conservation institutions and libraries. Free with museum admission. EcoTarium, 222 Harrington Way, Worcester, MA (508) 929-2700. www.ecotarium.org
Turtles on the Move!
February Vacation Week Activities
Tuesday, February 22 &endash; Friday, February 25
Imagine what it would be like to live inside a shell! Put one on and try to walk- or challenge our turtles to a race. Meet a live turtle with a beak and even a box on its back! Or a tortoise with yellow feet or spurs on its thighs! We'll read about turtles, play turtle games, hold a shell without a turtle and find out whether slow and steady really does win the race. Activities below free with admission. To confirm times, call (508) 929-2700 or check online at www.ecotarium.org.
- Have you ever seen a yellow-footed or spur-thighed tortoise? Come meet one and find out how slow or fast these creatures really are.
- Look for turtles and other animals with shells around the museum.
- Touch a turtle shell and check out the cool patterns turtles carry on their backs.
- Make turtle shell vests to take home.
- Play a game to find out what turtles are afraid of and try your hand at walking like a turtle or racing like a rabbit.
- Hear the famed tale of The Hare and the Tortoise
Wild Toys
Sunday, February 27, 2 p.m., Also offered on March 28 at 2 p.m.
Make a toy for a fox and watch it play. What would entertain an otter? Or a tortoise? From special scents to puzzling feeders, our animal care staff gets pretty creative, and you can be a part of it. Here's your chance to head behind-the-scenes and add something special to an animal's daily life. Participants should dress for walking outdoors. Ages 6 and up; $5 plus admission. Members, $4. 90 minutes. EcoTarium, 222 Harrington Way, Worcester, MA. (508) 929-2703. www.ecotarium.org
EcoTarium, a center for environmental exploration, is a unique indoor/outdoor museum with exhibits dedicated to exploring nature, indoor and outdoor wildlife habitats for non-releasable animals, interpretive trails, an award-winning meadow, a planetarium, the region's only treetop adventure, and a narrow-gauge train. The museum, located at 222 Harrington Way in Worcester, Mass., is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sundays 12 to 5 p.m. Regular museum admission is $8 adults, $6 child 3-18, seniors and college students. Free parking available. For information, call (508) 929-2700 or email info@ecotarium.org.