Events for December 28, 2024

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Leave it Pigment

Do you wonder why leaves are green in the spring and summer, but change to red, yellow and orange in the fall?  How do trees use water and how does that change in the winter?   We'll investigate the different colored pigments in leaves, identify different leaves, and perform an experiment to show how one color […]

Norristown Around-the-Island Tour

Norristown Around-the-Island Tour Circumnavigate Barbadoes! Did you know the largest island in the entire 130-mile Schuylkill River lies between Norristown and Bridgeport? Barbadoes was part of the original manor owned by William Penn, Jr. that included the "Town of Norris". On this one-of-a-kind tour, we will hike and paddle from Norristown to Bridgeport and back, viewing […]