Izzy Janzen joined the Chewonki Waypoint Program in September as the leader of the third cohort of Regional School Unit 1 (RSU 1) students to participate in this experimental program. Janzen is leading the seventh-grade cohort this year in extra-curricular activities designed to support them and help them develop high expectations of themselves. Janzen works […]
Izzy Janzen: Finding Her Way to Waypoint Read More »
Chewonki Traveling Natural History Program educators are looking forward to giving people a greater appreciation for American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) with the help of our two new resident crows, A and Z (proper names to come). They arrived at Chewonki from a Verona, Pennsylvania, wildlife rehabilitation center, where both were delivered as hatch-year birds in
Join Chewonki wildlife educator Jess Woodend to learn all about the skeletons of the largest animals on our planet: whales!
A Whale of a (Skeleton) Tale! Read More »
Join Chewonki wildlife educator Kyle Wonser to talk about amazing animal senses. They see, hear, and feel things we would never notice!
Animal Senses, They’re Amazing! Read More »
Join Chewonki farm and woodlot manager Megan Phillips to learn about our yearling cows.
Meet our Yearling Cows Read More »
The wonders of nature are all around us… including overhead! Join Kyle Wonser for a fascinating chat about the night sky and the constellations wheeling above us.
Turn Your Eyes to the Skies with Kyle Read More »
Join Lisa Beneman and Megan Philips for this live demonstration of horse-powered plowing, featuring Bob!
Plowing the Fields with a Suffolk Draft Horse Read More »
Come visit Sparky the owl in his home at the Chewonki Wildlife Center! See how we design these homes to remind the animals of their wild homes.
At Home With Sparky, the Great Horned Owl Read More »
Join Chewonki wildlife program coordinator Emma Balazs and a handful of delightfully wiggly friends.
Wiggly Worms, Our Earth-bound Friends Read More »
Join Chewonki farm/educator Lisa Beneman to learn all about winter cultivation of greens in a high tunnel.
Spinach in the Winter?! Growing Greens in a High Tunnel Read More »
August 21-23, 2026. Join us at Chewonki for a fun-fulled weekend of connection and activities. Cabins and camping available.
