Posted: November 4, 2020

Celebrating Arbor Day by Exploring the Importance of Richmond’s Trees

Richmond's Arbor Day holiday recognizes the importance of trees, and is a great time to learn about trees, how they are managed using urban forestry, and how you can get some for your community.

Celebrating Arbor Day by Exploring the Importance of Richmond’s Trees
Posted: September 18, 2020

BioBlitz and RVAir: Fill Your Saturday with Community Science!

The Museum is working on two upcoming community science projects on Saturday, Sept. 26, that offer opportunities for citizen collaboration.

BioBlitz and RVAir: Fill Your Saturday with Community Science!
Posted: June 24, 2020

Celebrate Pollinator Week by Learning More about Lepidoptera

Happy National Pollinator Week! While not an official holiday, it’s certainly worth celebrating. Let’s take a look at some interesting facts about one group of pollinators: Lepidoptera.

Celebrate Pollinator Week by Learning More about Lepidoptera
Posted: June 12, 2020

Quarantine Quarrying: Minerals

You did it! You’ve at the end of the rock and mineral tour of Virginia. Nice work, rock hound. Here's the last installment: minerals.

Quarantine Quarrying: Minerals
Posted: May 29, 2020

Quarantine Quarrying: Metamorphic Rocks

It's time for another Quarantine Quarrying series installment. If you’ve been following along, you know we’ve broken this post up into a few parts. Here we’re going to cover metamorphic rocks.

Quarantine Quarrying: Metamorphic Rocks