It’s not a joke, it’s our three new Traveling Natural History Program teammates-Kerianne Gwinnell, Tippy the woodchuck, and Sylvie the red-tailed hawk!
A Human, Woodchuck, and Red-Tail Hawk Walk into a Library… Read More »
“Growing up, I spent a lot of time with my grandmother, who grew up on a farm,” says Wright. “One day when I was about ten years old, I asked her if she’d ever wanted a different career, and she said she had wanted to be a veterinarian.” Life got in the way, though, and Wright’s grandmother never got to pursue animal care professionally. The story moved Wright. “I’ve always felt connected to my grandmother; we share a deep love for animals. From that day on, I’ve always wanted to be a vet –to fulfill both of our dreams.”
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On a cold, windy day earlier this year a small crowd watched curiously as Chewonki Science Educator Jessica Woodend, along with her husband, struggled to lift a seventy-pound harp seal into a large crate. Earlier, a passerby had noticed the seal alone and dehydrated, prompting a call to the Marine Mammals of Maine (MMoME) response
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The Chewonki Traveling Natural History Program isn’t exactly jet-setting around Maine this year. But, even though our small fleet of vehicles has hardly left the Neck, our wildlife educators have continued to delight kids and families with the help of an unlikely partnership – the Maine National Guard Child and Youth Services (CYS).
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Chewonki Science Educator Jessica Woodend is working with Teach ME Outside on their new Environmental Education (EE) Evaluation Collaborative. The group was formed earlier this year to better understand the impacts of outdoor education in Maine schools. Teach ME Outside works in partnership with Maine communities to ensure that all Maine youth have access to
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Join wildlife educator Colleen Moureaux to learn more about our resident crows and the training they receive to become animal ambassadors!
Join wildlife educator Kyle Wonser for another live drawing class: owls and turtles!
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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
What’s it like to turn your head 270º around? Find out with Caribou the saw-whet owl and Chewonki wildlife educator Colleen Moureaux!
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This past weekend, thousands of visitors at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City had the chance to interact with a brand-new Chewonki exhibit exploring the “three bears” (black, brown, and polar) as part of a larger series of Arctic-themed displays. Chewonki educators Jessica Woodend and Kyle Wonser captivated guests, large and
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