Mountain Science Expo 2012: From Beakers to Backyards!
Join us on April 14 from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm for an afternoon packed full of science and fun for the whole family!
Science is all around us, but we don't always know it when we see it. From professional scientists and naturalists, to local businesses and organizations we'll explore the science at play in our mountain community and how to better understand and recognize it. Activities will include live animal demonstrations with Steve O'Neil from Earthshine Mountain Lodge, video presentations using the GeoDome from the Renaissance Computing Institute, guided nature hikes with Arboretum educators, and much more!
To participate in this event as a vendor, sponsor or presenter, contact Michelle Pearce, Environmental Education Specialist.
Be sure to visit the Auditorium for hands-on demonstrations and displays from:
BB Barns
Bent Creek Experimental Forest
Blue Ridge Biofuels
Blue Ridge Naturalists
Colburn Earth Science Museum
Cradle of Forestry in America
Diamond Brand
Discover Life in America
Earth Fare: The Healthy Supermarket
Earthshine Mountain Lodge
Highlands Biological Research Station
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
North Carolina Division of Air Quality
Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute
Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education
Renaissance Computing Institute at UNCA
Riverlink
Sol Food Mobile Farms
Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy
The Compleat Naturalist
Trash, Inc.
Schedule of Events
1:00 Event Begins, Auditorium and EcoLab open to the public for demonstrations, presentations, and experimentations all afternoon!
1:30 Live Animal Program; Wildliflower Walk*; Aquatic Animal and Watershed Walk*
2:00 Native Tree Walk*
3:00 Live Animal Program; Aquatic Animal and Watershed Walk*; Wildflower Walk*
4:00 Event Concludes
*These programs are led by Blue Ridge Naturalist Candidates. Sign-up prior to the program start time is strongly encouraged, and can be done so in the Trellis Classroom beginning at 1:00 pm. For more information on the Blue Ridge Naturalist Involvement follow this link.
This event is in support of the statewide NC Science Festival. For more information and a schedule of regional and statewide events, click here.
