Take part in these interactive, nature-based activities led by our Educators!
EcoStation Research Pavilion
Picnic Science is a series of ongoing activities held outside at the The W.T. & Louise J. Moran Foundation picnic tables near the EcoStation.
March 25: Canceled
April 1: Create a Nature Journal!
Explore nature by creating your own journal for leaf rubbings and presses!
o Sessions starting at 3:00pm and 4:00pm
o Location: The W.T. & Louise J. Moran Foundation Picnic Tables
April 8: Start your gardens!
Learn how to start your garden by using soil, a seed, and a recycled toilet paper roll!
o Sessions starting at 3:00pm and 4:00pm
o Location: The W.T. & Louise J. Moran Foundation Picnic Tables
April 15: Animal Identification!
Join our Wildlife Expert, Devon, to learn how to identify animals based on their droppings!
o Sessions starting at 3:00pm and 4:00pm
o Location: The W.T. & Louise J. Moran Foundation Picnic Tables
April 22: Create a Nature Journal!
Explore nature by creating your own journal for leaf rubbings and presses!
o Sessions starting at 3:00pm and 4:00pm
o Location: The W.T. & Louise J. Moran Foundation Picnic Tables\
April 29: Nature Scavenger Hunt!
Go on a scavenger hunt around EcoStation to identify plants, animals, bugs, and things in the sky! Nature Constantly changes, so you could find something unique on each hunt!
o Sessions starting at 3:00pm and 4:00pm
o Location: The W.T. & Louise J. Moran Foundation Picnic Tables
May 6: Bug Identification!
Time for a bug hunt! Locate and learn how to identify bugs in our EcoStation with an Entomologist – a scientist who studies bugs!
o Sessions starting at 3:00pm and 4:00pm
o Location: The W.T. & Louise J. Moran Foundation Picnic Tables
May 13: Marshmallow Molecules!
Explore the tiny world of molecules by creating your own marshmallow molecules!
o Sessions starting at 3:00pm and 4:00pm
o Location: The W.T. & Louise J. Moran Foundation Picnic Tables
May 20: Creature Feature: Bugs!
Join our Wildlife Expert, Devon, where she’ll be showing off our real-life Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches and Millipedes!
o Sessions starting at 3:00pm and 4:00pm
o Location: The W.T. & Louise J. Moran Foundation Picnic Tables
May 27: Creature Feature: Texas Rat Snake!
Join our Wildlife Expert, Devon, where she’ll be showing off our real-life Texas Rat Snake, Gertrude!
o Sessions starting at 3:00pm and 4:00pm
o Location: The W.T. & Louise J. Moran Foundation Picnic Tables
EcoStation Research Pavilion
The W.T. & Louise J. Moran Foundation