This Summer, The State Museum of Pennsylvania will offer visitors the opportunity to engage with museum curators and representatives of various Pennsylvania state agencies through its Summer 2019 Nature Lab series. This program will be presented every Wednesday and Thursday at 11:30 AM, June 26 through August 21, and is included with general admission.
Wednesday, June 26 Leaf Identification of Common Trees of Pennsylvania with Ryan Reed, Natural Resource Specialist, DCNR Bureau of Forestry
Thursday, June 27 Dinosaurs in Pennsylvania with Dr. Steven Jasinski, Curator of Paleontology and Geology, The State Museum of Pennsylvania
Wednesday, July 3 Waterfowl: Ducks and Geese of Pennsylvania with The State Museum’s Education Department
Wednesday, July 10 Day/Night Predators: The Red-Tailed Hawk & Great Horned Owl with The State Museum’s Education Department
Thursday, July 11 Invasive Plants & Our Neighborhood Birds with Andrew Rohrbaug, Botanist, DCNR, Bureau of Forestry
Wednesday, July 17 Rockets with The State Museum’s Education Department
Wednesday, July 24 Geology with Simeon Suter, Geologist Supervisor, Groundwater & Environmental Geology Section, DCNR and Dr. Kyle Trostle
Thursday, July 25 Preserving our Past: Archaeology Lab with State Museum’s Section of Archaeology
Wednesday, July 31 Pennsylvania Wildlifewith Dr Walter Meshaka, Senior Curator Zoology & Botany, The State Museum
Thursday, August 1 Measuring and Mapping in Archaeology with State Museum’s Section of Archaeology
Wednesday, August 7 Pennsylvania Wildlife with Dr Walter Meshaka, Senior Curator Zoology & Botany, The State Museum
Thursday, August 8 Chipped Stone and the Prehistoric Tool Box with State Museum’s Section of Archaeology
Wednesday, August 14 Fossil Plants in Pennsylvania with Dr. Steven Jasinski, Curator of Paleontology and Geology, The State Museum of Pennsylvania
Thursday, August 15 Pots of Clay and What They Say with State Museum’s Section of Archaeology
Wednesday, August 21 Wild Cats of Pennsylvania: Cougar & Bobcat
with The State Museum’s Education Department
