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CLASSES AND PROGRAMS September, June,
October,
June,July,
July,
November
August 2017
August 2018
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REGISTRATION INFORMATION
CLASSES AND PROGRAMS visit CMNH.org
or call the Education Division at
216-231-4600 x3214
LECTURES AND EVENTS, visit CMNH.org
or call the Box Office at 216-231-1177
MENTOR MARSH programs,
call the Nature Center at 440-257-0777
photos by Laura Dempsey
CLASSES AND PROGRAMS
SPECIAL EVENTS
SCIENTIST SATURDAYS THINK & DRINK WITH THE EXTINCT OWLS AND HOWLS
Have you ever wanted to speak to Third Thursday of each month, Saturday, October 27
scientists about their career? On select October through May 10 am to 3 pm
Saturdays from 11 am to 1 pm meet her or 6 to 10 pm Dress up in your Halloween costume and
him to pursue a career in science. They Join us on the third Thursday of the join us for a day filled with crafts, activities
will share their research with you through month from October through May for the and lots of animal fun! Kids under 12 in
hands-on activities and conversation. brainiest night out in Cleveland! Enjoy a costume are admitted for free!
Topics range from Anthropology to Zoology drink and participate in unique experiences As an added bonus this year you can sign up
and everything in between! Be curious and that change each month ranging from to drop into our classroom from 10 am to 1 pm
bring your questions. This is an informal, Fantastic Animals to Fermentation. More to learn about bat conservation and work with
drop-in program fun for all ages! information at CMNH.org! our Outdoor Education team to make and take
No registration required. For dates and topics Please note: November’s Think and Drink is on home your own Bat Box! Families must pre-
visit CMNH.org. the second Thursday. register online for this added experience by
Free with Museum admission. Members: Free; nonmembers: October 17. $10 fee per bat box.
$10 advance online tickets, $12 at door.
REEL SCIENCE Student discounts available.
What happens when movie magic is Sponsored by:
made at the expense of scientific fact?
Reel Science, a series in partnership with
Cleveland Cinemas, pairs popular films
with experts to bring entertainment and ARCHAEOLOGY AND EARTH
education together at Cleveland Cinemas SCIENCE DAY
locations. Join us on this sometimes Saturday, October 13
shocking, often hilarious and always
10 am to 4 pm
illuminating journey into Reel Science.
Join us for this special day where we
Museum or Cleveland Cinemas Marquee
celebrate the fields of Archaeology
Rewards members: $6; nonmembers: $8.
and Earth Science. Guests can enjoy
Tickets available through the theater box office
unique artifacts and specimens from
at clevelandcinemas.com.
our collections, have fossils and artifacts
identified, interact with local archaeological
STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME and Earth science organizations and
Hosted by Planetarium Manager much more.
Jason Davis
Free with Museum admission.
Wednesday, October 3 at the
Capitol Theatre
7 pm
WALKING WITH DINOSAURS –
FAMILY MATINEE!
Hosted by Vertebrate Paleontology
Saturday, December 8 at the
Cedar Lee Theatre
11 am
To register, visit CMNH.ORG
September,
December 2015, October,
June, July,
January, November
August2016
February 2018
FAMILY
MONARCH MIGRATION AND TAGGING
Friday, September 14
10 am to 2 pm
Instructors: Judy Semroc and Larry Rosche
Join us for a visit to North Kingsville Sand Barrens to search for Monarch adults and caterpillars. We plan to tag the adults and search for
other notable nature.
Members: $10; nonmembers: $14; Families:$25. for up to 4 people. Limit: 25.
ANIMAL SUPERHEROES: FAMILY WORKSHOP
Saturday, November 3
10 am to 2 pm
Families with children in grades K-6, come discover how animals have adapted to survive and how humans take inspiration from them.
Explore our special exhibit Built to Survive: Biomechanics, then work together as a family to complete one biomechanics and one biomimicry
challenge through exploration of these amazing animal superheroes. There will be a break for lunch. Please bring a packed lunch or money
for the café.
Fee is per person.Members: $10; nonmembers: $12. Limit: 30.
SHAFRAN PLANETARIUM RALPH MUELLER
Tickets are available online and at the Admissions desks.
Please visit CMNH.org/planetarium-shows for show times. OBSERVATORY
Visit the Museum’s observatory!
ONE WORLD, ONE SKY: BIG BIRD’S ADVENTURE View the night sky through our vintage
Follow Sesame Street’s Big Bird and Elmo as they explore the night sky with Hu Hu Zhu, a 1899 Warner & Swasey 10½-inch
Muppet from the Chinese co-production of Sesame Street. Children can interact as they refracting telescope.
watch, drawing constellations and counting the time it takes the Sun to set. Wednesdays, September through May
(clear nights only)
COSMIC FRONTIERS – SEASONAL LIVE SHOW 8:30 to 10pm
Experience the Nathan and Fannye Shafran Planetarium’s massive new upgrade. In addition Free with
to improved video projectors, we’ve installed a state-of-the-art system for navigating the general admission.
farthest reaches of the observable universe. Hop aboard for unforgettable high resolution
flybys of planets, galaxies, a black hole… and much, much more!
COSMIC BACKYARD – CHILDREN’S LIVE SHOW
Fasten your seatbelts kids – were going to take a spectacular tour of the solar system and
beyond. With our new video projection system we’ll fly through deepest canyons of Mars,
float among the icy rings of Saturn, and drop down to see where the astronauts walked on
the Moon. Buckle up!
CLASSES AND PROGRAMS
MENTOR MARSH
The Mentor Marsh Nature Center is located at 5185 Corduroy Road in Mentor. November through March, the Mentor Marsh Nature
Center is open 11 am to 4 pm the first Sunday of the month. April through October, the Mentor Marsh Nature Center is open from
noon to 5 pm Saturdays and Sundays.
Free family nature hikes are offered from 2 to 3:30 pm every Sunday the Nature Center is open. Please meet at the Nature Center unless
otherwise indicated. Our programs are a go in all but severe weather, so please come prepared for the weather conditions. Reservations
are requested for all programs and can be made by calling the Nature Center at (440) 257-0777 or emailing rdonaldson@cmnh.org or on
the Mentor Marsh Facebook page.
THE ROYAL COLORS OF FALL MARSH MIGRATION HELPING HANDS!
Sunday, September 2 Sunday, September 30 Sunday, October 28
Join us as we bask in the violet and golden With upland forest and open marsh Swamp Milkweed is a native wetland
glow of fall wildflowers. habitats, our preserve offers excellent plant vital for Monarch butterflies and
birding opportunities. Let’s go see what’s beneficial for many other pollinators. Some
SEEDS ARE NEAT! migrating and stopping in at the Marsh this animals use the plant fibers for nesting
Sunday, September 9 fall. Beginner birders welcome! materials, and we enjoy the beautiful
Hike with us and look for the different pink blooms in summer. Help us increase
strategies plants use to spread their AMAZING AUTUMN ANTICS biodiversity in Mentor Marsh by spreading
seeds. Learn about native plants, their Sunday, October 7 milkweed seeds along our boardwalk! All
seeds and help us collect seeds for future The plants and animals of the marsh materials provided.
restoration projects. undergo some pretty amazing changes to
get ready for the upcoming winter. Hike MIGRATORY WATERFOWL
WHAT’S FOR DINNER? with us to see what preparations we can Sunday, November 4
Sunday, September 16 discover along the way. Join us to scope out the waters in and
What do the wild things in Mentor Marsh around the Marsh to see what kinds of
eat? Let’s explore the Marsh and learn ‘TREE’RIFIC COLORS IN THE MARSH! migratory waterfowl are using our wetlands
about food webs and who eats what. Sunday, October 14 as a stopover habitat as they migrate south
Enjoy the Autumn change of colors in to wintering grounds. Bring binoculars if you
WILD WETLANDS Mentor Marsh as we hike along one of our have them; we’ll provide a spotting scope.
Sunday, September 23 trails. We will discuss the reasons behind
Discover our swamp forest and compare these and other seasonal changes as LOOKIN’ AT LICHEN
it to our marsh. Find differing wetlands we explore. Sunday, December 2
around the Marsh and learn why each is Let’s search for seasonal greenery in our
special. We’ll be at the water’s edge, so WONDERFUL WETLANDS WILDLIFE woods, checking out lichens. We’ll work on
wear boots for off-trail explorations. Sunday, October 21 identification of these overlooked groups
What wildlife can we discover in the and marvel at their subtle beauty. Bring
Marsh? Hike our boardwalk with a your sense of adventure as we’ll ramble off
Naturalist and see what we can find! trail finding lichens and more!
To register, visit CMNH.ORG
September, October,
June, July,
November
August 2018
SMEAD DISCOVERY CENTER
All programs in the Smead Discovery Center are free with Museum admission. No registration is required. Space in the Discovery Center
is limited and first come first served.
Hours: Monday through Saturday 10 am to 4:30 pm; Wednesday 10 am to 8 pm; Sunday 1 to 4:30 pm
NATURE AND KIDS CONNECT!
Every 4th Saturday come enjoy special hands-on activities in the Discovery Center that connects kids with nature or ways we can help nature.
SEED BALLS OWLS AND HOWLS UPCYCLED CRAFT
Saturday, September 22 Saturday, October 27 Saturday, November 24
10 am to 4 pm 10 am to 4 pm 10 am to 4 pm
Make seed balls for the Museum’s nature The Discovery Center will participate in Make an upcycled craft and play a recycling
preserves and for your own backyard, then this Museum-wide event. Learn how bats game. Learn about upcycling and recycling
join us at Mentor Marsh on October 28th for and spiders are beneficial to humans, not and how your family can reduce, reuse,
a free family nature hike and throw the seed harmful. Overturn misconceptions about recycle, while having fun!
balls to help restore native plants. these fascinating creatures. Sponsored by
Upcycled
Parts Shop
EARLY CHILDHOOD
TINY TREKKERS (AGES 3 THROUGH 6 WITH AN ADULT)
Instructor: Kate Iverson
Our youngest Museum visitors will enjoy learning side-by-side with their favorite adult. Discovering new things about nature is fun and
easy with games, hands-on activities, stories and crafts. Mini tours often complete each program.
Members: $8; nonmembers: $12. Fee is per child/adult pair.
Limit 12 children per session.
Fridays OR Saturdays: 10 to 11 am
September 14 or 15 October 19 or 20 November 16 or 17
OUR BIG LAKE ANIMAL MOVEMENT: INSIDE THE HUMAN BODY
CREEP, CRAWL, RUN, AND FLY
CLASSES AND PROGRAMS
YOUTH
Overnight Trip
NATURE QUEST: BUGS!
(GRADES 3 THROUGH 5)
Saturday, September 8
10 am to 2 pm OVERNIGHT CAMPING TRIP
Instructors: Julia Swanson and Beth Joyave TO PENN-DIXIE FOSSIL PARK
Creepy and Crawly and totally COOL! Join
us as we dive into the world of bugs and AND NATURE PRESERVE
learn how different insects creep, crawl, (GRADES 6 THROUGH 12)
buzz, and even swim all around us. We Saturday, September 29, 10 am
will be learning about the research of our through
Curator & Head of Invertebrate Zoology, Sunday, September 30, 3 pm
Dr. Gavin Svenson. Instructors: Doug Dunn, Julia
Registration: $20. Members recieve 20% off. Swanson and Mark Kollecker
Limit: 12. Join Museum staff for an
overnight program at Penn-Dixie
Fossil Park and Nature Preserve
JUNIOR TROUT CLUB in New York. Explore this
(GRADES 5 THROUGH 8) geological treasure and collect
Saturdays 9 am to 3 pm: and keep Devonian fossils from 385 million years ago! We will camp at Evangola
September 15 State Park and sightsee the natural Lake Erie shoreline environment.
October 20 This program is for middle school and high school students. Program content will differ for
November 17 different age ranges.
December 15 Members: $75; nonmembers: $90. Limit: 18.
February 9
March 9
GIRL SCOUT CAMP-IN STUDENT NATURALISTS:
April 13
Friday, October 5, 6 pm GEOLOGY ROCKS!
May 18
Instructors: Julia Swanson, Beth Joyave and through (GRADES 6 THROUGH 8)
Museum Trout Club Members Saturday, October 6, 8 am Saturday, October 13
Become a member of this exciting year- Instructors: Beth Joyave, Lee Gambol and
9 am to 3 pm
Mark Kollecker
round club to expand your knowledge of the Instructors: Julia Swanson and Beth Joyave
Join us for an evening full of science
beautiful waterways of Ohio. Membership Are you on the hunt for awesome rocks?
experiments, night skies, and flashlight
to the Junior Trout Club includes attendance Join us for this program to explore the
tours. Sleep under a T-rex, a polar bear, or
to eight programs throughout the year geology of Ohio. Students will hike and
Dunkleosteus! Some programs will meet
along with experienced fly fishing and climb the conglomerate ledges, discover the
partial badge requirements. All scouts will
fly tying instruction. Upon completion of fossils of the Cleveland Shale, make a rock
receive a participation patch.
the program (attendance at minimum six column craft, and even bust open a geode
Bedding is not provided, please bring an air
sessions) students will receive their own rod to see what’s inside!
mattress or cushion if you like. Tents not
and reel for a lifetime of great catches! The Registration: $30. Members recieve 20% off.
permitted. Sleeping will be dormitory style on
final day will include a celebration BBQ! Limit: 12.
gallery floors. Fee includes crafts, activities,
Junior Trout Club is made possible by generous
planetarium show, observatory viewing
support from the Cleveland Museum of Natural SCOUTING SATURDAY: STUDY SKINS
(weather permitting), Friday evening snack
History Trout Club and the Ohio Department of Saturday, November 10
and Saturday morning continental breakfast.
Natural Resources. 9 am to noon
Ages 7 and up with an adult (maximum ratio
Members: $125; nonmembers: $150. Limit: 10. Instructors: Beth Joyave and Nancy Howell
of four children per one adult).
Members: $38 (ages 7-17), $33 (ages 18+); Learn and Earn!
nonmembers: $48 (ages 7-17), This three-hour class will give Girl Scouts
$43 (ages 18+). Limit: 100. and Boy Scouts hands-on time making
study skins in the lab as well as behind-
the-scenes access to tour the vertebrate
(animals with backbones) collection! Scouts
will learn how specimens are prepared and
catalogued in the Museum from our own
Roberta Muehlhelm, assistant curator of
vertebrate zoology. We will cover badge
requirements 1, 4a, and 4e in the Mammal
Study merit badge for Scouts BSA.
This program is only for scouts 13 years of age
and up due to the use of scalpels and other
tools in the lab. Scouts will receive a fun patch
for participation. Parents are not required to
stay for the program.
Members: $10; nonmembers: $15. Limit 25.
To register, visit CMNH.ORG
September, October, November 2018
ADULT
Classes
BEGINNER STEELHEAD FLY TYING TYING ADVANCED FLY PATTERNS FOR STEELHEAD
Saturdays, September 15 and 22 Wednesdays, October 10, 24 and November 7
1 to 4 pm 7 to 9 pm
Instructor: Ara Hamamjian Instructor: Jerry Darkes
Learn to tie a series of basic flies that will catch steelhead trout in Learn to tie a series of steelhead fly patterns involving more
our local rivers and around the Great Lakes. Students will review steps in their construction and for special conditions. Several Egg,
the basics of fly tying and then be taught simple-to-tie patterns Nymph, and Streamer patterns will be covered. There will also be
that will catch fish. Enjoy creating a fly and then catching a trophy- discussion of how to rig and fish these patterns properly. Knowing
sized fish on it! special patterns can help you catch steelhead when they are
Anyone with an interest in fly fishing and our local steelhead fishery ignoring normal offerings.
is welcome. Students should have previous fly tying experience and know basic
Members: $100; nonmembers: $125. Limit: 8. tying techniques.
Naturalist Certificate Hours (B&C): 6 Members: $100; nonmembers: $125. Limit: 8.
Naturalist Certificate Hours (B&C): 6
Day Trips
Please use the following rating system to gauge the physical activity level on our field outings.
Easy: Well-established trails. Moderately Difficult: No trails, some slopes
and wet spots.
Moderate: Mostly level with some wet areas
and off-trail walking. Strenuous: Steep slopes and/or
unavoidable wet spots.
BIOMIMICRY SAFARI LAKE VIEW CEMETERY ROCKS – BIKING TOWPATH SUMMIT TO STARK
Saturday, October 6 NORTH Wednesday, September 12
10:30 am to noon Sunday, September 2 10 am to 2 pm
Join us at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo 1 to 3:15 pm Instructors: Judy Semroc and Larry Rosche
for an in-depth look into the evolution Instructor: Joe Hannibal Join us on a late summer excursion from
and functional morphology of animals This walking trip examines stone used for Barberton to Canal Fulton. The canalway
in conjunction with our newest traveling Wade Chapel, the Elliott Ness monument, is rich with bird and insect life. We will
exhibition, Biomechanics: Built to Survive, on the Haserot Angel, and the gravestones travel approximately a 15-mile round trip
display September 29, 2018 through April of paleontologist John Newberry and at a leisurely pace. We will stop at Oser’s
21, 2019. This special tour, given by experts archaeologist Charles Whittlesey—who are Dairy in Canal Fulton for ice cream and
in the field of biomimicry, will highlight buried near features they studied in life. We then return to Vanderhoof Road parking
the evolution of the various adaptations will also visit the large dam in the center of area. If folks wish, we can stretch it out a
exhibited by mammals, birds, and other the cemetery. little farther south into Stark County before
organisms while showing us how engineers Registration: $18. Members recieve 20% off. returning north to Summit County.
can recreate sustainable solutions to Limit: 28. Registration: $14. Members recieve 20% off.
human challenges by emulating nature’s Naturalist Certificate Hours (ES&A): 2 Limit: 12.
time-tested patterns and strategies. Difficulty Level: Naturalist Certificate Hours
Registration: $30. Members recieve 20% off. (B&C): 4
Limit: 20. Difficulty Level:
Naturalist Certificate Hours (ED): 1
Difficulty Level:
CLASSES AND PROGRAMS
BEDROCK AND CULTURAL GEOLOGY AUTUMN AT SAWDUST EXPLORING THE NORTH COAST
OF THE CUYAHOGA GORGE Sunday, September 23 Sunday, October 28
Saturday, September 15 10 am to 2 pm 10 am to 2 pm
10 am to noon Instructors: Garrett Ormiston and Instructors: Garrett Ormiston and
Instructor: Joe Hannibal Stanley Stine Stanley Stine
Summit County’s Cuyahoga Gorge is known Green begins to fade and another season Shades of autumn leaves, waterfowl
for its scenic outcrops of 320–300 million- of growth will be witnessed on this trip, migration and crisp lake breezes all make
year-old Mississippian and Pennsylvanian whether plant or animal. Enjoy nature along for an exciting trip to Sheldon’s Marsh
rocks. We’ll view these stones and talk Mill Creek. along the Lake Erie shoreline.
about their origin as marine muds and river Registration: $14. Members recieve 20% off. Registration: $14. Members recieve 20% off.
sands. We’ll also discuss Mary Campbell Limit: 20. Limit: 20.
Cave, the quarrying of stone for cement Naturalist Certificate Hours (B&C): 4 Naturalist Certificate Hours (ED): 4
during the canal era, and the large dam Difficulty Level: Difficulty Level:
here that is slated for removal.
MIGRATION AT HEADLANDS CAMP PEET AND COVERED BRIDGES –
Registration: $16. Members recieve 20% off.
Limit: 26. Tuesday, September 25 VAN TRIP
Naturalist Certificate Hours (ES&A): 2 8 am to 1 pm Monday, October 29 (rain date: Tuesday,
Difficulty Level: Instructors: Judy Semroc and Larry Rosche October 30)
September offers some of the best birding 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
of the year and if weather is optimal, we Instructors: Judy Semroc and Larry Rosche
LATE SUMMER AT THE SANCTUARY
can see numerous southbound migrants Jump in the van and join the Museum
Saturday, September 15
along the shores of Lake Erie. If conditions naturalist team on a journey to a new
10 am to 2 pm
are favorable, large numbers of Monarch Ashtabula County Metropark. Camp
Instructors: Garrett Ormiston and
Stanley Stine butterflies will also be in attendance. We Peet was preserved in 1928 along the
Join us as we explore the rich habitat on will hike Headlands Beach State Park and Conneaut Creek. It contains a variety
the floodplain and ridges that overlook Mentor Marsh seeking out all there is to of habitats including a stream forest,
the Rocky River at the Museum’s see. Regardless of what we find, this area is floodplains and more. We will investigate
Medina Sanctuary. one of the best sites in Ohio for a variety of all forms of nature and visit some other
Registration: $14. Members recieve 20% off. birds and insects at this time of year. points of interest including the area’s
Limit: 20. Registration: $14. Members recieve 20% off. covered bridges.
Naturalist Certificate Hours (B&C): 4 Limit: 16. Registration: $30. Members recieve 20% off.
Difficulty Level: Naturalist Certificate Hours (B&C): 4 Limit: 10.
Difficulty Level: Naturalist Certificate Hours (B&C): 6
Difficulty Level:
CANOEING THE MAHONING RIVER
Thursday, September 20 BIKING CVNP BOSTON TO BOTZUM FALL AT THE LEDGES
10 am to 4 pm Thursday, October 18 Tuesday, November 13
Instructors: Matthew Smith, Judy Semroc, 10 am to 2 pm 11 am to 2 pm
Dr. Tim Matson and Larry Rosche Instructors: Judy Semroc and Larry Rosche Instructors: Judy Semroc and Larry Rosche
The Mahoning River was designated as Join us on a last ride of autumn (weather Join us on a return to the scenic rock
a State Water Trail in 2012. Paddling this permitting) as we tack on another section formations of Nelson-Kennedy Ledges
water trail will take us through wooded of the beautiful Cuyahoga Valley Towpath State Park in Portage County. We will hike
riparian areas upstream of the Leavittsburg National Park Bike Trail. This trip will be the trails, search for animal signs, and
Dam. Paddlers may see teal in their fall approximately 20 miles in length and will enjoy the awe-inspiring views of the rock
migration, various dragonflies and other pass through numerous historical and formations below.
wildlife. This will be a flat-water adventure natural areas. These sites should provide Registration: $14. Members recieve 20% off.
easily paddled by all experience levels. We ample opportunities to see the wonders of Limit: 16.
will put in at Canoe City MetroPark and pull nature preparing for winter and a look at Naturalist Certificate Hours (B&C): 3
out at Thomas A. Swift Park. travel conditions of long ago. Difficulty Level:
Registration: $60. Members recieve 20% off. Registration: $14. Members recieve 20% off.
Limit: 10. Limit: 16. TINKER’S CREEK GORGE
Naturalist Certificate Hours (B&C): 5 Naturalist Certificate Hours (B&C): 3 Monday, November 19
Difficulty Level: Difficulty Level: 11 am to 2 pm
Instructors: Judy Semroc, Stanley Stine and
Larry Rosche
Join us on a hike along Tinker’s Creek,
which is the largest tributary feeding the
Cuyahoga River. In 1967, Tinker’s Creek
Gorge was designated a National Natural
Landmark. Our travels will take us all
through the trail system and gorge area.
Registration: $14. Members recieve 20% off.
Limit: 16.
Naturalist Certificate Hours (B&C): 3
Difficulty Level:
To register, visit CMNH.ORG
September, October,
June, July,
November
August 2018
Overnight Trips
Ron Mayhew Photography
OWL BANDING AT KELLEYS ISLAND SANDHILL CRANES AND SOUTH FLORIDA: BIRDS, NATURAL
Friday, November 2, Noon through INDIAN DUNES HISTORY, AND CONSERVATION
Sunday, November 4, 4 pm Friday, November 9, 8 am through Sunday, January 13 through
Instructors: Tom and Paula Bartlett, Sunday, November 11, 8 pm Saturday, January 19, 2019
Judy Semroc and Larry Rosche Instructors: Harvey Webster, Judy Semroc Instructors: Dr. Andy Jones,
Join Museum naturalists and Tom & Paula and Larry Rosche Dr. David Kriska, Michelle Leighty-Jones
Bartlett for a unique weekend of bird Join us as we travel by motor coach to and Ashley Hall
banding and hiking on Kelleys Island. We Valparaiso, Indiana to experience the Cold weather and snow got you down?
will band passerines in the morning and spectacular sight of immense numbers Join Museum staff on a tropical trip down
attempt to net Northern Saw-whet Owls of Sandhill Cranes as they gather at the to southern Florida for a week of birding
at night (There is no guarantee that owls Jasper-Pulaski Preserve. Views of their and more! Pack your suitcase and bring
will be there). These diminutive owls can flight, feeding, communication and comical your binoculars as we search for Florida’s
provide a memorable and informative landing patterns are certain to delight all most charismatic and enigmatic birds
nature outing. We will have many who attend! If you have not witnessed this and other wildlife in a variety of habitats.
opportunities to venture about on the island amazing sight, NOW is the time. We will South Florida teems with diversity, all set
and check out the many preserves and sites also venture to Indiana Dunes National against a backdrop of beautiful habitats
there at our leisure. Birding and waterfowl Lakeshore to view the magnificent scenery as well as a complex history of invasive
migration can be quite impressive at Kelleys and experience more birding opportunities. species and habitat loss. We will explore
Island during this time of year. Price includes travel and overnight some of the best-preserved and managed
You will need to provide your own accommodations and a great opportunity sites, from Everglades National Park down
transportation to/from the island. Please to learn from Museum experts. All meals to the Florida Keys. Along the way, we will
check ferry schedule for rates and times. on your own. see a diverse set of birds, including species
Members Only: $250 (double), $325 (single). Members Only: $350 (double), $500 (single). unique to the southeastern United States
Limit: 12. Limit: 40. as well as wintering populations of warblers
Naturalist Certificate Hours (B&C): 16 Naturalist Certificate Hours (B&C): 16 we only see during migration in Ohio. We
Difficulty Level: Difficulty Level: have built an itinerary around seeing many
species of birds in a variety of habitats, but
we will also explore the animal and plant
diversity as we go, and we will discuss their
conservation status and successes along
the way.
Cost includes transportation in Florida,
accommodations, some meals, admission to
parks and sanctuaries, and a great opportunity
to learn from Museum experts. Airfare is NOT
included. Participants should plan to arrive
at Southwest Florida International Airport
(RSW) and depart from Miami International
Airport (MIA). Please plan to arrive to RSW
airport after 12pm on January 13. We will be
driving from Key West and arriving in Miami
between approximately 1 to 2pm on January
19. Please plan your departure flight from MIA
airport accordingly.
Double Occupancy (per person):
Members: $2,250; nonmembers: $2,700.
Single Occupancy: Members:
$2,750; nonmembers: $3,200.
Limit: 13.
Gary Soper/wildlifeinnature.com Difficulty Level:
CLASSES AND PROGRAMS
COMMUNITY PARTNER PROGRAMS
THE SCIENCE AND NATURE STUDY SEWER UNIVERSITY CUYAHOGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE:
GROUP: LIFE AFTER DEATH Wednesday, October 3 COFFEE WITH A CURATOR
Various Dates at Heights Libraries 7 to 9 pm Wednesday, November 7
The Heights Libraries ever-popular Science Presenter: Northeast Ohio Regional 10:30 am to noon
& Nature Study Group returns this fall Sewer District Presenter: Dr. Yohannes Haile-Selassie,
with a special 4-part series looking at the Sewer University is an introductory level Curator, Department of
science and art behind Museum specimen workshop put on by the Northeast Ohio Physical Anthropology,
preservation practices with the Cleveland Regional Sewer District designed for Cleveland Museum of Natural History
Museum of Natural History. This series Northeast Ohioans interested in learning
will include a book discussion and lecture more about the history and future of TOPIC: SEARCHING FOR
about taxidermy, a field trip to the Museum sewers, water quality, and sustainability ANCIENT FOSSIL REMAINS
to observe bird specimen preparation, in the region. It tells the story from
OF OUR ANCESTORS
and a class where you will make and take the first Crapper toilet, combined and
We are the only survivors of a long
home your own botanical specimen. How separate sewers, life on the Cuyahoga and
evolutionary journey of the human
do Museum specimens inform current tributaries, to modern day wastewater
lineage that started several million
scientific research? Join us and find out. treatment and deep storage tunnels.
years ago: When and where did we
All programs are free and open to the Participants will walk away with a diploma
start? Only ancient fossils can answer
public. Please note that some programs where they graduate, sewer cum laude.
this fundamental question. Fossils tell
require registration. To register or for more Light refreshments will be provided. To
us the story about where we came from
information please stop by the Heights register visit CMNH.org.
and on what journey our primordial
Libraries, visit heightslibrary.org or call Fee: $5 per person.
ancestors traveled. Dr. Yohannes Haile-
216-932-3600. Free parking.
Selassie is a paleoanthropologist who
Naturalist Certificate Hours (H): 2
searches for and studies fossil remains
MIGRATION ALL AROUND US: HOW of ancient human ancestors. He will talk
BIRDS NAVIGATE THE AMERICAS about where he travels in search of the
Various Dates at Cuyahoga Public Libraries fossils and what we know so far based
Presenter: Dr. Andy Jones, on fossil evidence. After the talk, we will
Director of Conservation and take a short behind-the-scenes tour to
Curator of Ornithology, the Physical Anthropology Department
Cleveland Museum of Natural History and laboratory, where Dr. Haile-Selassie
For some five billion individual birds, a trip conducts his research.
to Central or South America from North For more information and to register, visit
America is an essential and stunning Cuyahoga Community College online
annual accomplishment. Why do birds at tri-c.edu/workforce/courses/
undertake this grueling trip? How do course-4117.html or call 216-987-3075,
they find their way to wintering grounds option 1.
they have never seen before? Dr. Andy Naturalist Certificate Hours (ES&A): 2
Jones details how ornithologists study the
phenomenon of migration.
All programs take place at Cuyahoga
County Public Library locations. To register
or for more information visit
cuyahogalibrary.org or call
216-398-1800.
Naturalist Certificate Hours (B&C): 1September, October,
June, July,
November
August 2018
LECTURES AND SOCIETY MEETINGS
INDUCED EARTHQUAKES: FRONTIERS OF ASTRONOMY GUILD OF NATURE ARTISTS
EXPERIMENTING UNINTENTIONALLY Frontiers of Astronomy is a free lecture The Guild of Nature Artists meets on
Wednesday, October 17 series that offers those with an interest in the second and fourth Wednesday of
7 to 9 pm astronomy the chance to learn about the each month from 7 to 9 pm. Participants
Presenter: Dr. Katie Keranen, Assistant latest research in the field. Presentations should bring their own drawing materials:
Professor, Department of Earth & are held in Murch Auditorium. No tickets paper, graphite pencils, colored pencils,
Atmospheric Sciences, Cornell University or reservations are required. On clear pens, and wax crayons (Crayola). Stools
Induced earthquakes are triggered by evenings, the Ralph Mueller Observatory and chairs are provided by the Museum.
humans, either by injecting fluid into the will be open afterward. For a complete Upon arrival, attendees should ask guest
ground, extracting it, or impounding it listing of our lectures please visit services staff where the group is meeting
behind dams. Induced earthquakes have cmnh.org/frontiers. for that evening. (All paints and liquid media
occurred for a century, but in the past including oils, acrylics, watercolors and inks,
decade have become more prevalent in KIRTLANDIA SOCIETY and charcoal, pastels and chalks are prohibited
locations such as Oklahoma than natural Lectures are held in the Rare Book Room at in the Museum.)
earthquakes along most plate boundaries. the Cleveland Museum of Natural History.
These earthquakes create a new hazard Coffee and conversation begins at 9:30 am, TROUT CLUB
and bring public attention, but they also lectures begin at 10 am. Free and open The Trout Club of The Cleveland Museum
create opportunities to study earthquake to the public. For more information visit of Natural History was founded in 1978.
processes at atypical rates. Dr. Keranen CMNH.org. The group’s mission is to foster and
will discuss the sudden rise in induced promote the preservation of local cold
seismicity, the relationship to oil and gas FROM FOREST TO CITY water fisheries and habitats, and to work
production including wastewater disposal closely with the Museum and other
Saturday, September 8
and hydraulic fracturing, mitigation efforts, Speaker: Kathryn M. Flinn, Ph.D., organizations in conservation and stream
and new scientific advances made possible Assistant Professor of Biology, ecology projects. Regular meetings and
by this unintended experiment. Baldwin Wallace University events are held September through May,
Lecture will be held in Murch Auditorium. and feature nationally known speakers
Free with Museum admission. CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE ARCTIC and presenters. Trout Club also sponsors
Saturday, October 13 classes and activities related to fly fishing
EXPLORER SERIES Speaker: Anne F. Schoeffler, Ph.D., and outings to prime angling streams
Appetizers, cash bar and live music begin Polar TREC Teacher at throughout the year. For more information
at 5:30 pm Seton Catholic School, Hudson, OH visit CMNH.org/tc or contact Rick Cooper
Presentations begin at 7 pm at rcooper@nicola.com or 216-377-1658.
The Cleveland Museum of Natural History INSPIRING STUDENT INNOVATION
is pleased to present a new season of its THROUGH BIOMIMICRY WOMEN’S COMMITTEE
Explorer Series. This distinctive forum Saturday, November 10 Since 1940, the Women’s Committee
features acclaimed scientists, authors, Speaker: Becca Varadan, ERC has supported The Cleveland Museum
adventurers and Museum curators Coordinator, Skye Powers-Kaminski, of Natural History through fundraising,
addressing topics relating to natural history, ERC Curriculum Specialist, and event sponsorship, volunteer efforts, and
the natural sciences, human health and Elyria High School Science Teachers community engagement. The Women’s
challenges facing our environment. Jennifer Bechtel and Jenn Smith Committee continues as a co-ed
For a complete listing of our lectures, organization of engaged citizens creating
package rates or to purchase individual MONOGAMY AND a culture of learning, conservation and
tickets, please visit our website at NEOTROPICAL MONKEYS support of the Museum. The Women’s
CMNH.org/explorerseries or call our Saturday, December 8 Committee hosts three annual meetings
Box Office at 216-231-1177. Speaker: Marilyn Norconk, Ph.D., and offers additional workshops and
Sponsored by the Women’s Committee of the Professor Emeritus, activities throughout the year. Women’s
Cleveland Museum of Natural History and Department of Anthropology, Committee membership dues start
PNC Bank. Kent State University at $40 in addition to any Museum
membership category. To join or renew your
HUMAN SKIN AS A STORY BOOK CLEVELAND GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY Women’s Committee membership visit
OF MAMMALIAN EVOLUTION AND Meetings are held the third Wednesday CMNH.org/wc.
of the month at 7:30 pm in a classroom
HUMAN CULTURE on the lower level of the Museum in
Friday, September 14 CLEVELAND ARCHAEOLOGICAL
September and November. Guests are
Dr. Nina Jablonski SOCIETY LECTURE SERIES
welcome. Anyone may bring fossil, mineral
Check out free lectures by nationally
and/or rock specimens to meetings for
TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH FOR recognized authorities on archaeology
identification. Meeting attendees can earn
around the world. Lectures are sponsored
SCIENCE: A LIFE IN EXPLORATION 1 hour of Naturalist Certificate credit if
by the Cleveland Archaeological Society, a
Friday, October 26 the attendee is enrolled in the Naturalist
local chapter of the Archaeological Institute
Dr. Robert Peck Certificate Program. For more information
of America. For more information visit
visit CMNH.org/cgs.
CMNH.org/cas.
PROTECTING HEALTH IN
A CHANGING CLIMATE: KIRTLAND BIRD CLUB
OPPORTUNITIES FOR ACTION Meetings are held one Wednesday a
Friday, November 16 month at 7:30 pm in Classroom A on
Dr. Madeleine Thomson the lower level of the Museum,
unless otherwise noted. Visit
kirtlandbirdclub.org for
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