11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

The winter of 2013-14 saw the largest invasion of snowy owls into the eastern United States in perhaps a century – and marked an unprecedented opportunity to learn more about these mysterious Arctic hunters. Author and researcher Scott Weidensaul will share the story of Project SNOWstorm – how a huge, collaborative research effort focused on snowy owls came together in a few frantic weeks, funded with the help of people from around the world, and which has since then grown into the largest and most comprehensive study of this huge raptor in the world.

Neale Pavilion

10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM

Did you know owls fly silently? How else is it different from other birds? Come watch our ambassadors in action and learn about the physics of flight. For the safety and comfort of the birds, the program hall will be closed to latecomers once the program has begun.

Neale Pavilion

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

What’s the difference between these predators? Uncover the unique adaptations of each as you meet a live owl and a hawk.

Neale Pavilion

10:30 AM - 10:50 AM
12:00 PM - 12:20 PM
2:00 PM - 2:20 PM

Listen to a fun and fantastic tale about owls and other nighttime critters with a fantastic puppeteer.

August Pavilion

2:00 PM - 2:45 PM

Join researchers from North Branch Nature Center to highlight recent Northern Saw-whet Owl migration research done in Vermont and across the nation. See how they capture and study the owls, and learn about what’s been recently discovered about this mysterious little predator.

Neale Pavilion

10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM

Join an educator from the Vermont Museum of Natural History as they explore the cultural perception of owls through storytelling with one of their owl ambassadors.

HawkFly

11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM

Meet the naturalists from Squam Lakes Natural Science Center and learn about the owls that live in our backyards with their owl ambassadors.

HawkFly

9:30 AM - 9:50 AM
11:15 AM - 11:35 PM
1:00 PM - 1:20 PM

What makes an owl an owl? Could you be an owl? Join VINS Educators for a fun story telling and play station, and get to meet one of our VINS Ambassadors!

August Pavilion