New Exhibition Open Now!
Sun, January 1st, 2012 - Mon, December 31st, 2012
Tools For Change is The Ecology Center’s new interactive exhibition that explores the myriad instruments—literal and figurative—that can be used to achieve positive ecological change and a culture of sustainability at the household and community level.
Starting December 3, Tools For Change will be open to the public on Saturdays and Sundays, from 11 AM – 5 PM, and by reservation for school groups Monday through Friday.
Fruit Tree Pruning & Grafting
Sat, February 18th, 2012 at 1:00 PM
Winter is the time of the year for fruit tree, both for pruning and planting new trees. This year we've teamed up both activities in a general fruit tree care 101. In this February's Backyard Skills, you'll learn the basic principles of fruit tree grafting, pruning, and care with our local fruit tree expert Doug Hibbard.
All participants will take home their very own grafted apple tree!
Household Water Retrofitting
Sat, March 24th, 2012 at 1:00 PM
Tools of the Trade: Household Water Retrofitting
In celebration of World Water Day (March 22), we're hosting a FREE Tools of the Trade on how to design simple water re-use strategies for the home. Specifically, we learn how to install both a rainwater catchment system and a greywater system with The Ecology Center’s Evan Marks.
Eco-Labs
Fri, June 22nd, 2012 - Fri, June 22nd, 2012
The Eco-Labs are a series of outdoor learning stations that collectively demonstrate the cyclical nature of humans’ impact on the environment in five focus areas: water, food, waste, energy, and shelter. Designed to be experienced sequentially, each Eco-Lab station promotes participatory learning, systems thinking, experimentation, and observation. The lab activities and curriculum are intended to offer enough flexibility so that The Ecology Center docents and/or teachers themselves can tailor the Eco-Lab experience to age groups ranging from 5 to 18 years old, making our message of environmental stewardship relevant to visitors of all ages.
The Eco-Labs consist of five learning stations:
The Water Lab demonstrates the hydrologic cycle, including a greywater system, rainwater harvesting catchment and a bioswale as opportunities to complete the cycle at home. The Water Shed serves as our mobile, interactive, water education piece that compliments the outdoor lab.
The Food Lab features a greenhouse, raised vegetable beds and an outdoor classroom, where participants learn about seed germination, soil quality, the life cycle of plants, and food harvesting and preparation.
The Waste Lab, which includes a chicken coop, orchard, vermicomposting bins, and a recycling demonstration—shows participants how waste is an important part of natural cycles. Students feed worms and scraps to the chickens, and then collect manure to fertilize the trees in the orchard.
The Energy Lab encourages participants to explore the different energy sources and needs of The Ecology Center’s home, the historic Congdon House. Participants learn about passive solar orientation, energy efficiency and alternative technologies, such as our solar panel system.
The Shelter Lab is the final station of the Eco-Labs series, and includes native plants and a traditional kiiche shelter. Here, participants learn about the historical relationship between people and plants and how those living in the area before us relied on their knowledge of native landscape and environmental cycles for survival.
The Eco-Labs serve as the focus of our school field trips, for general visitors during public open hours, and for other special events throughout the year.
Eco-Labs
Sun, July 22nd, 2012 - Sun, July 22nd, 2012
The Eco-Labs are a series of outdoor learning stations that collectively demonstrate the cyclical nature of humans’ impact on the environment in five focus areas: water, food, waste, energy, and shelter. Designed to be experienced sequentially, each Eco-Lab station promotes participatory learning, systems thinking, experimentation, and observation. The lab activities and curriculum are intended to offer enough flexibility so that The Ecology Center docents and/or teachers themselves can tailor the Eco-Lab experience to age groups ranging from 5 to 18 years old, making our message of environmental stewardship relevant to visitors of all ages.
The Eco-Labs consist of five learning stations:
The Water Lab demonstrates the hydrologic cycle, including a greywater system, rainwater harvesting catchment and a bioswale as opportunities to complete the cycle at home. The Water Shed serves as our mobile, interactive, water education piece that compliments the outdoor lab.
The Food Lab features a greenhouse, raised vegetable beds and an outdoor classroom, where participants learn about seed germination, soil quality, the life cycle of plants, and food harvesting and preparation.
The Waste Lab, which includes a chicken coop, orchard, vermicomposting bins, and a recycling demonstration—shows participants how waste is an important part of natural cycles. Students feed worms and scraps to the chickens, and then collect manure to fertilize the trees in the orchard.
The Energy Lab encourages participants to explore the different energy sources and needs of The Ecology Center’s home, the historic Congdon House. Participants learn about passive solar orientation, energy efficiency and alternative technologies, such as our solar panel system.
The Shelter Lab is the final station of the Eco-Labs series, and includes native plants and a traditional kiiche shelter. Here, participants learn about the historical relationship between people and plants and how those living in the area before us relied on their knowledge of native landscape and environmental cycles for survival.
The Eco-Labs serve as the focus of our school field trips, for general visitors during public open hours, and for other special events throughout the year.
Eco-Labs
Wed, August 22nd, 2012 - Wed, August 22nd, 2012
The Eco-Labs are a series of outdoor learning stations that collectively demonstrate the cyclical nature of humans’ impact on the environment in five focus areas: water, food, waste, energy, and shelter. Designed to be experienced sequentially, each Eco-Lab station promotes participatory learning, systems thinking, experimentation, and observation. The lab activities and curriculum are intended to offer enough flexibility so that The Ecology Center docents and/or teachers themselves can tailor the Eco-Lab experience to age groups ranging from 5 to 18 years old, making our message of environmental stewardship relevant to visitors of all ages.
The Eco-Labs consist of five learning stations:
The Water Lab demonstrates the hydrologic cycle, including a greywater system, rainwater harvesting catchment and a bioswale as opportunities to complete the cycle at home. The Water Shed serves as our mobile, interactive, water education piece that compliments the outdoor lab.
The Food Lab features a greenhouse, raised vegetable beds and an outdoor classroom, where participants learn about seed germination, soil quality, the life cycle of plants, and food harvesting and preparation.
The Waste Lab, which includes a chicken coop, orchard, vermicomposting bins, and a recycling demonstration—shows participants how waste is an important part of natural cycles. Students feed worms and scraps to the chickens, and then collect manure to fertilize the trees in the orchard.
The Energy Lab encourages participants to explore the different energy sources and needs of The Ecology Center’s home, the historic Congdon House. Participants learn about passive solar orientation, energy efficiency and alternative technologies, such as our solar panel system.
The Shelter Lab is the final station of the Eco-Labs series, and includes native plants and a traditional kiiche shelter. Here, participants learn about the historical relationship between people and plants and how those living in the area before us relied on their knowledge of native landscape and environmental cycles for survival.
The Eco-Labs serve as the focus of our school field trips, for general visitors during public open hours, and for other special events throughout the year.
Eco-Labs
Sat, September 22nd, 2012 - Sat, September 22nd, 2012
The Eco-Labs are a series of outdoor learning stations that collectively demonstrate the cyclical nature of humans’ impact on the environment in five focus areas: water, food, waste, energy, and shelter. Designed to be experienced sequentially, each Eco-Lab station promotes participatory learning, systems thinking, experimentation, and observation. The lab activities and curriculum are intended to offer enough flexibility so that The Ecology Center docents and/or teachers themselves can tailor the Eco-Lab experience to age groups ranging from 5 to 18 years old, making our message of environmental stewardship relevant to visitors of all ages.
The Eco-Labs consist of five learning stations:
The Water Lab demonstrates the hydrologic cycle, including a greywater system, rainwater harvesting catchment and a bioswale as opportunities to complete the cycle at home. The Water Shed serves as our mobile, interactive, water education piece that compliments the outdoor lab.
The Food Lab features a greenhouse, raised vegetable beds and an outdoor classroom, where participants learn about seed germination, soil quality, the life cycle of plants, and food harvesting and preparation.
The Waste Lab, which includes a chicken coop, orchard, vermicomposting bins, and a recycling demonstration—shows participants how waste is an important part of natural cycles. Students feed worms and scraps to the chickens, and then collect manure to fertilize the trees in the orchard.
The Energy Lab encourages participants to explore the different energy sources and needs of The Ecology Center’s home, the historic Congdon House. Participants learn about passive solar orientation, energy efficiency and alternative technologies, such as our solar panel system.
The Shelter Lab is the final station of the Eco-Labs series, and includes native plants and a traditional kiiche shelter. Here, participants learn about the historical relationship between people and plants and how those living in the area before us relied on their knowledge of native landscape and environmental cycles for survival.
The Eco-Labs serve as the focus of our school field trips, for general visitors during public open hours, and for other special events throughout the year.
Eco-Labs
Mon, October 22nd, 2012 - Mon, October 22nd, 2012
The Eco-Labs are a series of outdoor learning stations that collectively demonstrate the cyclical nature of humans’ impact on the environment in five focus areas: water, food, waste, energy, and shelter. Designed to be experienced sequentially, each Eco-Lab station promotes participatory learning, systems thinking, experimentation, and observation. The lab activities and curriculum are intended to offer enough flexibility so that The Ecology Center docents and/or teachers themselves can tailor the Eco-Lab experience to age groups ranging from 5 to 18 years old, making our message of environmental stewardship relevant to visitors of all ages.
The Eco-Labs consist of five learning stations:
The Water Lab demonstrates the hydrologic cycle, including a greywater system, rainwater harvesting catchment and a bioswale as opportunities to complete the cycle at home. The Water Shed serves as our mobile, interactive, water education piece that compliments the outdoor lab.
The Food Lab features a greenhouse, raised vegetable beds and an outdoor classroom, where participants learn about seed germination, soil quality, the life cycle of plants, and food harvesting and preparation.
The Waste Lab, which includes a chicken coop, orchard, vermicomposting bins, and a recycling demonstration—shows participants how waste is an important part of natural cycles. Students feed worms and scraps to the chickens, and then collect manure to fertilize the trees in the orchard.
The Energy Lab encourages participants to explore the different energy sources and needs of The Ecology Center’s home, the historic Congdon House. Participants learn about passive solar orientation, energy efficiency and alternative technologies, such as our solar panel system.
The Shelter Lab is the final station of the Eco-Labs series, and includes native plants and a traditional kiiche shelter. Here, participants learn about the historical relationship between people and plants and how those living in the area before us relied on their knowledge of native landscape and environmental cycles for survival.
The Eco-Labs serve as the focus of our school field trips, for general visitors during public open hours, and for other special events throughout the year.
Eco-Labs
Thu, November 22nd, 2012 - Thu, November 22nd, 2012
The Eco-Labs are a series of outdoor learning stations that collectively demonstrate the cyclical nature of humans’ impact on the environment in five focus areas: water, food, waste, energy, and shelter. Designed to be experienced sequentially, each Eco-Lab station promotes participatory learning, systems thinking, experimentation, and observation. The lab activities and curriculum are intended to offer enough flexibility so that The Ecology Center docents and/or teachers themselves can tailor the Eco-Lab experience to age groups ranging from 5 to 18 years old, making our message of environmental stewardship relevant to visitors of all ages.
The Eco-Labs consist of five learning stations:
The Water Lab demonstrates the hydrologic cycle, including a greywater system, rainwater harvesting catchment and a bioswale as opportunities to complete the cycle at home. The Water Shed serves as our mobile, interactive, water education piece that compliments the outdoor lab.
The Food Lab features a greenhouse, raised vegetable beds and an outdoor classroom, where participants learn about seed germination, soil quality, the life cycle of plants, and food harvesting and preparation.
The Waste Lab, which includes a chicken coop, orchard, vermicomposting bins, and a recycling demonstration—shows participants how waste is an important part of natural cycles. Students feed worms and scraps to the chickens, and then collect manure to fertilize the trees in the orchard.
The Energy Lab encourages participants to explore the different energy sources and needs of The Ecology Center’s home, the historic Congdon House. Participants learn about passive solar orientation, energy efficiency and alternative technologies, such as our solar panel system.
The Shelter Lab is the final station of the Eco-Labs series, and includes native plants and a traditional kiiche shelter. Here, participants learn about the historical relationship between people and plants and how those living in the area before us relied on their knowledge of native landscape and environmental cycles for survival.
The Eco-Labs serve as the focus of our school field trips, for general visitors during public open hours, and for other special events throughout the year.
Eco-Labs
Sat, December 22nd, 2012 - Sat, December 22nd, 2012
The Eco-Labs are a series of outdoor learning stations that collectively demonstrate the cyclical nature of humans’ impact on the environment in five focus areas: water, food, waste, energy, and shelter. Designed to be experienced sequentially, each Eco-Lab station promotes participatory learning, systems thinking, experimentation, and observation. The lab activities and curriculum are intended to offer enough flexibility so that The Ecology Center docents and/or teachers themselves can tailor the Eco-Lab experience to age groups ranging from 5 to 18 years old, making our message of environmental stewardship relevant to visitors of all ages.
The Eco-Labs consist of five learning stations:
The Water Lab demonstrates the hydrologic cycle, including a greywater system, rainwater harvesting catchment and a bioswale as opportunities to complete the cycle at home. The Water Shed serves as our mobile, interactive, water education piece that compliments the outdoor lab.
The Food Lab features a greenhouse, raised vegetable beds and an outdoor classroom, where participants learn about seed germination, soil quality, the life cycle of plants, and food harvesting and preparation.
The Waste Lab, which includes a chicken coop, orchard, vermicomposting bins, and a recycling demonstration—shows participants how waste is an important part of natural cycles. Students feed worms and scraps to the chickens, and then collect manure to fertilize the trees in the orchard.
The Energy Lab encourages participants to explore the different energy sources and needs of The Ecology Center’s home, the historic Congdon House. Participants learn about passive solar orientation, energy efficiency and alternative technologies, such as our solar panel system.
The Shelter Lab is the final station of the Eco-Labs series, and includes native plants and a traditional kiiche shelter. Here, participants learn about the historical relationship between people and plants and how those living in the area before us relied on their knowledge of native landscape and environmental cycles for survival.
The Eco-Labs serve as the focus of our school field trips, for general visitors during public open hours, and for other special events throughout the year.
Eco-Labs
Tue, January 22nd, 2013 - Tue, January 22nd, 2013
The Eco-Labs are a series of outdoor learning stations that collectively demonstrate the cyclical nature of humans’ impact on the environment in five focus areas: water, food, waste, energy, and shelter. Designed to be experienced sequentially, each Eco-Lab station promotes participatory learning, systems thinking, experimentation, and observation. The lab activities and curriculum are intended to offer enough flexibility so that The Ecology Center docents and/or teachers themselves can tailor the Eco-Lab experience to age groups ranging from 5 to 18 years old, making our message of environmental stewardship relevant to visitors of all ages.
The Eco-Labs consist of five learning stations:
The Water Lab demonstrates the hydrologic cycle, including a greywater system, rainwater harvesting catchment and a bioswale as opportunities to complete the cycle at home. The Water Shed serves as our mobile, interactive, water education piece that compliments the outdoor lab.
The Food Lab features a greenhouse, raised vegetable beds and an outdoor classroom, where participants learn about seed germination, soil quality, the life cycle of plants, and food harvesting and preparation.
The Waste Lab, which includes a chicken coop, orchard, vermicomposting bins, and a recycling demonstration—shows participants how waste is an important part of natural cycles. Students feed worms and scraps to the chickens, and then collect manure to fertilize the trees in the orchard.
The Energy Lab encourages participants to explore the different energy sources and needs of The Ecology Center’s home, the historic Congdon House. Participants learn about passive solar orientation, energy efficiency and alternative technologies, such as our solar panel system.
The Shelter Lab is the final station of the Eco-Labs series, and includes native plants and a traditional kiiche shelter. Here, participants learn about the historical relationship between people and plants and how those living in the area before us relied on their knowledge of native landscape and environmental cycles for survival.
The Eco-Labs serve as the focus of our school field trips, for general visitors during public open hours, and for other special events throughout the year.
Eco-Labs
Fri, February 22nd, 2013 - Fri, February 22nd, 2013
The Eco-Labs are a series of outdoor learning stations that collectively demonstrate the cyclical nature of humans’ impact on the environment in five focus areas: water, food, waste, energy, and shelter. Designed to be experienced sequentially, each Eco-Lab station promotes participatory learning, systems thinking, experimentation, and observation. The lab activities and curriculum are intended to offer enough flexibility so that The Ecology Center docents and/or teachers themselves can tailor the Eco-Lab experience to age groups ranging from 5 to 18 years old, making our message of environmental stewardship relevant to visitors of all ages.
The Eco-Labs consist of five learning stations:
The Water Lab demonstrates the hydrologic cycle, including a greywater system, rainwater harvesting catchment and a bioswale as opportunities to complete the cycle at home. The Water Shed serves as our mobile, interactive, water education piece that compliments the outdoor lab.
The Food Lab features a greenhouse, raised vegetable beds and an outdoor classroom, where participants learn about seed germination, soil quality, the life cycle of plants, and food harvesting and preparation.
The Waste Lab, which includes a chicken coop, orchard, vermicomposting bins, and a recycling demonstration—shows participants how waste is an important part of natural cycles. Students feed worms and scraps to the chickens, and then collect manure to fertilize the trees in the orchard.
The Energy Lab encourages participants to explore the different energy sources and needs of The Ecology Center’s home, the historic Congdon House. Participants learn about passive solar orientation, energy efficiency and alternative technologies, such as our solar panel system.
The Shelter Lab is the final station of the Eco-Labs series, and includes native plants and a traditional kiiche shelter. Here, participants learn about the historical relationship between people and plants and how those living in the area before us relied on their knowledge of native landscape and environmental cycles for survival.
The Eco-Labs serve as the focus of our school field trips, for general visitors during public open hours, and for other special events throughout the year.
Eco-Labs
Fri, March 22nd, 2013 - Fri, March 22nd, 2013
The Eco-Labs are a series of outdoor learning stations that collectively demonstrate the cyclical nature of humans’ impact on the environment in five focus areas: water, food, waste, energy, and shelter. Designed to be experienced sequentially, each Eco-Lab station promotes participatory learning, systems thinking, experimentation, and observation. The lab activities and curriculum are intended to offer enough flexibility so that The Ecology Center docents and/or teachers themselves can tailor the Eco-Lab experience to age groups ranging from 5 to 18 years old, making our message of environmental stewardship relevant to visitors of all ages.
The Eco-Labs consist of five learning stations:
The Water Lab demonstrates the hydrologic cycle, including a greywater system, rainwater harvesting catchment and a bioswale as opportunities to complete the cycle at home. The Water Shed serves as our mobile, interactive, water education piece that compliments the outdoor lab.
The Food Lab features a greenhouse, raised vegetable beds and an outdoor classroom, where participants learn about seed germination, soil quality, the life cycle of plants, and food harvesting and preparation.
The Waste Lab, which includes a chicken coop, orchard, vermicomposting bins, and a recycling demonstration—shows participants how waste is an important part of natural cycles. Students feed worms and scraps to the chickens, and then collect manure to fertilize the trees in the orchard.
The Energy Lab encourages participants to explore the different energy sources and needs of The Ecology Center’s home, the historic Congdon House. Participants learn about passive solar orientation, energy efficiency and alternative technologies, such as our solar panel system.
The Shelter Lab is the final station of the Eco-Labs series, and includes native plants and a traditional kiiche shelter. Here, participants learn about the historical relationship between people and plants and how those living in the area before us relied on their knowledge of native landscape and environmental cycles for survival.
The Eco-Labs serve as the focus of our school field trips, for general visitors during public open hours, and for other special events throughout the year.
Eco-Labs
Mon, April 22nd, 2013 - Mon, April 22nd, 2013
The Eco-Labs are a series of outdoor learning stations that collectively demonstrate the cyclical nature of humans’ impact on the environment in five focus areas: water, food, waste, energy, and shelter. Designed to be experienced sequentially, each Eco-Lab station promotes participatory learning, systems thinking, experimentation, and observation. The lab activities and curriculum are intended to offer enough flexibility so that The Ecology Center docents and/or teachers themselves can tailor the Eco-Lab experience to age groups ranging from 5 to 18 years old, making our message of environmental stewardship relevant to visitors of all ages.
The Eco-Labs consist of five learning stations:
The Water Lab demonstrates the hydrologic cycle, including a greywater system, rainwater harvesting catchment and a bioswale as opportunities to complete the cycle at home. The Water Shed serves as our mobile, interactive, water education piece that compliments the outdoor lab.
The Food Lab features a greenhouse, raised vegetable beds and an outdoor classroom, where participants learn about seed germination, soil quality, the life cycle of plants, and food harvesting and preparation.
The Waste Lab, which includes a chicken coop, orchard, vermicomposting bins, and a recycling demonstration—shows participants how waste is an important part of natural cycles. Students feed worms and scraps to the chickens, and then collect manure to fertilize the trees in the orchard.
The Energy Lab encourages participants to explore the different energy sources and needs of The Ecology Center’s home, the historic Congdon House. Participants learn about passive solar orientation, energy efficiency and alternative technologies, such as our solar panel system.
The Shelter Lab is the final station of the Eco-Labs series, and includes native plants and a traditional kiiche shelter. Here, participants learn about the historical relationship between people and plants and how those living in the area before us relied on their knowledge of native landscape and environmental cycles for survival.
The Eco-Labs serve as the focus of our school field trips, for general visitors during public open hours, and for other special events throughout the year.
Eco-Labs
Wed, May 22nd, 2013 - Wed, May 22nd, 2013
The Eco-Labs are a series of outdoor learning stations that collectively demonstrate the cyclical nature of humans’ impact on the environment in five focus areas: water, food, waste, energy, and shelter. Designed to be experienced sequentially, each Eco-Lab station promotes participatory learning, systems thinking, experimentation, and observation. The lab activities and curriculum are intended to offer enough flexibility so that The Ecology Center docents and/or teachers themselves can tailor the Eco-Lab experience to age groups ranging from 5 to 18 years old, making our message of environmental stewardship relevant to visitors of all ages.
The Eco-Labs consist of five learning stations:
The Water Lab demonstrates the hydrologic cycle, including a greywater system, rainwater harvesting catchment and a bioswale as opportunities to complete the cycle at home. The Water Shed serves as our mobile, interactive, water education piece that compliments the outdoor lab.
The Food Lab features a greenhouse, raised vegetable beds and an outdoor classroom, where participants learn about seed germination, soil quality, the life cycle of plants, and food harvesting and preparation.
The Waste Lab, which includes a chicken coop, orchard, vermicomposting bins, and a recycling demonstration—shows participants how waste is an important part of natural cycles. Students feed worms and scraps to the chickens, and then collect manure to fertilize the trees in the orchard.
The Energy Lab encourages participants to explore the different energy sources and needs of The Ecology Center’s home, the historic Congdon House. Participants learn about passive solar orientation, energy efficiency and alternative technologies, such as our solar panel system.
The Shelter Lab is the final station of the Eco-Labs series, and includes native plants and a traditional kiiche shelter. Here, participants learn about the historical relationship between people and plants and how those living in the area before us relied on their knowledge of native landscape and environmental cycles for survival.
The Eco-Labs serve as the focus of our school field trips, for general visitors during public open hours, and for other special events throughout the year.
Eco-Labs
Sat, June 22nd, 2013 - Sat, June 22nd, 2013
The Eco-Labs are a series of outdoor learning stations that collectively demonstrate the cyclical nature of humans’ impact on the environment in five focus areas: water, food, waste, energy, and shelter. Designed to be experienced sequentially, each Eco-Lab station promotes participatory learning, systems thinking, experimentation, and observation. The lab activities and curriculum are intended to offer enough flexibility so that The Ecology Center docents and/or teachers themselves can tailor the Eco-Lab experience to age groups ranging from 5 to 18 years old, making our message of environmental stewardship relevant to visi