Natural History

16 posts

We’re not just a Native American museum, We’re a Natural History Center too! Learn about interesting things about the world we live in!

15 January 2024; Naming Turtles

The past few weeks, our Facebook Page has been holding a contest. We have three lovely stone turtles inside the entrance to our Nature Trail and they needed names. The numbers are in and we’re happy to present the names that were submitted and then voted for by the public: […]

3 July 2023; Visitor Question on Cypress

We often say at the admission counter to “let us know if you have any questions”, and it brightens our day when folks take us up on the offer. The other day we had a young man ask a question that we weren’t quite sure of. We enthusiastically assured him […]

17 April 2023; See Amber in Rodanthe for Earth Day!

Many of you know Amber from the front admissions, but did you know she will be out in the wild on Saturday from 11am – 2pm at the RWS Community Building in Rodanthe for a Plant Swap event! She will be hosting a table to talk to people about our […]

30 June 2014; Box Turtle Eggs

One of the glorious things about the area, is the wildlife that we get to share it with. On June 10th, we had the pleasure of a box turtle digging a nest. She filled it with eggs and carefully put the dug soil back over the nest. We will wait […]